in an unbreastfeeding  aware area it's quite understandable  to be concerned 
about  'being reported'.  I  think  once a child gets to such an  age  they 
are able to   wait if the situation might be difficult.  And  if not able to 
go might not realise what you're doing.  I remember  on a hospital visit 
with a nearly 3 year old, by the time we went in  she was ready to  nurse 
and zonk out.  Which she did  .  When I mentioned later in the  consultation 
to the doc that  I was  breastfeeding, he said 'you've got a baby at home?' 
He'd not noticed what   my  dozing tot on my lap was doing.
My daughter went on until she was 6, and one advantage at that age  was the 
after school time was so much   nicer than with  my son, who was tired and 
cranky, and hungry.

If I get a chance at an appropriate  time these days I do mention how old 
they were when they weaned,  people who know my children can't say that they 
are not independent, or whatever else they are worried about. And as we've 
been married for 30 years they can't go on about  it affecting the marital 
relationship.
The only criticism my husband has ever made was  'you breastfed her too 
long, she's  far too independent for her age!'  Forget what age, but 
sometime in the   early/mid teens

A more  concrete example of  the benefits of toddler nursing;  a mother I 
know locally had a daughter with a hole in  the heart which  was repaired 
at about 18 mths.  The doc told her that had she not been  breastfeeding 
she'd have not thrived as she did, and  would have been in  a much weaker 
state in general.
Helen  LLLL in England

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