Hi Laurie,
Yes, when I *started* breastfeeding my little one at nearly 4 (adopted at
nearly 3.5) I was worried. Having now written a lot on the subject of
adoptive breastfeeding and just why breastfeeding can be so beneficial to
children with a history of relational trauma I would not be circumspect
again. Our social worker now tells all the applicants attending the
mandatory adoption education classes that they should consider adoptive
breastfeeding.
We breastfed in public for about 2.5 years. Got some interesting looks but
no one ever said anything.
Karleen Gribble
Australia


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From: "laurie wheeler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 1:42 PM
Subject: extended breastfeeding


> Just to chime in that I breastfed my daughter, now 13, for 5 or 6 yrs. For
> those unfamiliar with older nurslings, often they nurse very briefly prior
> to naps or bedtime, and sometimes skipping a day or two, and for me even
on
> a "dry" breast -  I really did not feel I had any milk the last several
> months.
> I concur with all the benefits, physiological and psychological. What I do
> want to mention is that I was actually quite fearful, as she got older,
that
> someone would be quite aghast about it, report it, and have my child taken
> away from me. We basically went "closet nursing" as she got older, as many
> mothers unfortunately do. Living in the "Deep South" USA attitudes about
> even bf a newborn are not favorable.
> Did any others have this fear?
>
> Laurie Wheeler
> Louisiana at that time, now Mississippi
>
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