Dear Kathy,

I have a really neat picture somewhere of three horses - grandma is nursing mom who is simultaneously nursing baby.  Grandma and mom are about the same size while baby is obviously a foal.

I think that babies of all ilk probably enjoy nursing very much and quit only when mom decides it's time or other forces intervene.  Although I think that it is great when kids get to nurse for as long as they like, I don't necessarily think that it is "unnatural" for them to be weaned at some point, although it is probably always a bit of a sad time for any kind of baby and maybe for other kinds of moms besides humans.


Warmly,
Sharon Knorr, BSMT, ASCP, IBCLC
Newark, NY (near Rochester on Lake Ontario)
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