Are you STILL nursing?

1.  "The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a MINIMUM of one year"
("and we haven't even reached that yet," or "and we're only two months past
the minimum" etc. etc.)

2.  "The World Health Organization recommends that all babies in the world
be breastfed for a MINIMUM of two years" ("and we're only half-way there,"
or "we're not even there yet" or "and we're only two months past the
minimum" etc. etc.)

3.  "My pediatrician recommends that I continue breastfeeding, because he is
growing so well and has been so healthy."  ("And I always follow my
pediatrician's advice.")

4.  "Kathy Dettwyler's research shows lots of children IN THE US who are
breastfeeding beyond age 3, even as long as nine years of age" ("though I
don't think we'll be nursing that long.")

5.  "Michael Jordan breastfed for 3 years, and my child deserves at least as
much as he does.  We're hoping he'll be an outstanding athlete also."

6.  "The longer a child is breastfed, the higher their IQ.  We're hoping
little John/Jane will be a nuclear physicist.  You know, Kathy Dettwyler
nursed her daughter Miranda for 4 years, and Miranda is now in graduate
school, studying nuclear physics."  (true statement)

7.  "I'm worried about breast cancer, so I'm going to breastfeed as long as
my child is willing."

Kathy Dettwyler


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