As with many things and many folks, longterm nursers
are hidden until you look in the right place.  

I've been leading monthly discussions for mothers
nursing longterm since Jan 1993 through La Leche
League of Salt Lake.  I see many mothers and children
nursing past 4, past 6, past 8.  Twice so far
attendance has been close to 50 at a meeting.  I
rarely meet closet nursers since, well, if they're
talking to me, there's no closet!

I think the biggest issue is with language, the tool
that opens and closes minds.  I've yet to come up with
a great term for what these families are doing but
they'll tell you they're simply nursing -- and that
other families are prematurely weaning.

One of the many explanations for the lack of research
in this area is that the most important reasons to
nurse are the most difficult to measure.

Susan Johnson MFA, IBCLC
Salt Lake City, Utah USA

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