On 13/05/2012 12:37, Nikki Lee wrote:
> Sarah Vaughan wrote:
>
> "Not everyone who weans before the activist-approved age is a frustrated
> would-be-long-term-breastfeeder
> hoping for rescue from society's mores - many women either want to wean at
> the stage they do, or simply, for various reasons find it the most
> practical thing to do."
>
> [...]
> Practical does not mean chosen or desired.
>
My point there was that, while pressure from society is certainly a 
significant factor, there are many other unrelated factors that can lead 
to a woman choosing to wean rather than nurse through/past toddlerhood.  
In such cases using a term such as 'normal-term breastfeeding' is both 
entirely unhelpful and potentially distressing.


Best wishes,

Dr Sarah Vaughan
MBChB MRCGP

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