Deena, I liked your statement-to-mothers, and think that it would work here in Israel: "More is better, but something is definitely better than nothing." Israelis think long-term BF off-the-wall, and if anyone actually bf past - oh - 9 mo, they do it almost secretively. Many years ago, I HEARD of a woman in neighborhood X who BREASTFED for 4 YEARS (but she was thought to be retarded, so forgiveable........) This sort of thing...... I have to tread very softly, sorry to say. By the way, when I told my 16 year old son about net babies nursing until 6 yrs, he looked at me with consternation and wanted to know HOW a 6 yr old COULD be nursed. I laughed at my 16 year old hunk, into body building and bulging with all these scary muscles (and he was such an adorable baby!!), and said that he spent plenty of time on my lap when he was 6..... Judy K (still laughing)