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>It occurs to me that there's another way to determine what's "normal" for
>certain ages. It's to look at how often babies nurse at that age *and then
>note when weaning takes place*. I suspect that the baby who nurses 5 times
>a day at 4-6 months is out the door by a year. We need to know not how
>often *most* 5 month olds nurse, but how often those 5 month olds who are
>happily nursing at age 2 or 3 nursed when they were 5 months old. To
>recommend something different from what *those* children did is most likely
>to put a professional seal on a pattern connected with early weaning.
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>Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC Ithaca, NY
Right on, Diane!! I can certainly tell you that of my five, the only one
who nursed only 5-7 times a day at five months is the one I weaned at a
year! Twenty-six years ago, that seemed like a long time. All of the
others nursed 3-5 years and all nursed much more than 5 times a day at 5
months...and at a year...and at 18 months, and so on!
Patty Spanjer
IBCLC, and 50 year old mother of a nursing 3 year old.
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