Hi everyone,

I wanted to share something.  Lately I've had several new mothers ask about
the ideal age to wean.  They'd heard the recommendation to "breastfeed for
a year" and assumed that meant "wean at one year."
My response was that the AAP recommends a *minimum* of one year and as long
after that as the mother desires, and the WHO recommends a *minimum* of two
years and as long after that as the mother desires.  It was a totally new
idea to all of them that they could decide for themselves how long they
want to breastfeed.  Throwing in the word "minimum" gave them a whole new
perspective.

-Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC
Georgetown, TX

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