Excellent answers.
I alway said simply--it may not be normal in our society to nurse a (insert age
here) year old, but it IS natural for our species.
Most people had to THINK about what I just said.
Of course, there was the old standby of "I dont' know, you'll have to ask her!"
Or, maybe 5 more minutes, but it could be for less.
Joylyn, who looks at her 4 year old and thinks "but of COURSE she's still
nursing, she's not even CLOSE to being old enough to wean. She's just a BABY!"
Katherine Dettwyler wrote:
> 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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