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wait... does a human breast continue to pump out milk that many yrs later after a woman gives birth?? I thought once estrogen levels come back to pre-pregnancy levels that lactation stops? This seems soooo weird!
You produce milk as long as the baby/child still nurses. There is nothing wrong with nursing your own five year old, if you both so choose. The AAP and the WHO recommend nursing for a minimum of 2 years, then afterward as long as mutually agreeable to mother and child. Since you can't force a child to nurse, it's obviously agreeable to both parties in this instance. I nursed my daughter for 3 1/2 years, after which point we naturally weaned... I was feeling pretty "done" at that point, but if I weren't, and DD still wanted to, I could have continued nursing. I know several people who nurse their 4 and 5 year olds.
Nursing other people's children, though? I guess as long as it's acceptable to the mothers it's okay, but why would anyone want to? I could see doing it in an emergency (you're watching someone else's baby and something happens to the mom and the baby is screaming and hungry), but as a regular part of babysitting other people's kids? Ick!
wait... does a human breast continue to pump out milk that many yrs later after a woman gives birth?? I thought once estrogen levels come back to pre-pregnancy levels that lactation stops? This seems soooo weird!
The beast stops producing milk after the consumption decreases. If you keep using the breast, it will usually continue to produce milk.
As for the story, I've always had a problem with women who breast feed older children.
But I'm mostly blown away by this women breast feeding other people's children.
I wish the story would have provided more details on THAT part.
The beast stops producing milk after the consumption decreases. If you keep using the breast, it will usually continue to produce milk.
As for the story, I've always had a problem with women who breast feed older children.
But I'm mostly blown away by this women breast feeding other people's children.
I wish the story would have provided more details on THAT part.
Why would you care, provided you're not the lactating woman or the older child in question? That would be like me saying "I've always had a problem with women who choose not to breastfeed." It's none of my business, just like it's none of yours!
Why would you care, provided you're not the lactating woman or the older child in question? That would be like me saying "I've always had a problem with women who choose not to breastfeed." It's none of my business, just like it's none of yours!
It was my business because my neighbor exposed me to it against my will. She constantly did it in front of me. We would be having a conversation and her daughter would come running over wanting her breast. She never took into consideration how uncomfortable it made me. I've never been uncomfortable with women breast feeding babies and younger children, but it does make me super uncomfortable when someone breast feeds older children while I'm with them. IMO, her doing that made it my business to form an opinion about how it makes ME FEEL when someone does it in my presence.
Seriously - I can't imagine a 5 year old taking a break from his homework/Nintendo DS/Soccer Game -to breastfeed. He is definitely going to have issues when he starts dating.
i think one needs to look at the whole mother child relationship here----is he going to come home from school looking for breast and cookies??----how is she and the child benefitting psychologically from this?---when will she quit---college,his marriage,--imho----he DOES NOT need the nutrients---so do we have some emotional issues here???
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