The thing that impressed me the most about the toddler nursing situation
on Oprah is that it was an unusual situation, but was portrayed as being
the norm.  Most three years olds I know of nurse a couple times a day
down to a couple times a week.  I think for a child that age to want to
nurse up to 12 times a day is very unusual.

The problems with the mother and child's situation really had little to
do with breastfeeding.  There were many other things going on that could
just as easily (if not easier) have happened with a three year old on a
bottle.  Actually, my three year old acts like that child did part of
the time and he no longer nurses, and has never become attached to a
bottle.

Aloha,
Darillyn