>Kathy D. mentioned a woman at convention who admitted to breastfeeding a
>child of 11.  That makes me extremely uncomfortable.  I can wrap my mind
>around 2-3-4-5, but there is a point where I would have to say, "I want my
>body back".

Most women probably have some upper limit.  Someone I know who nursed until
her child was 7 thinks that the people in my study who nursed til 9 are
absolutely wacko.  But for many women, that age at which they "want their
body back" is when the baby is 6 months, or 6 weeks.  :(

Kathy Dettwyler

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