>Maybe we could/should educate her on the benefits of extended >breastfeeding? And educate her on the correct use of the term. Since a 19 month old is still a year away from the beginning of a physiologically normal weaning age, "extended" nursing is a wholly inappropriate term for his/her behavior. Like calling a 6 month fetus the product of an "extended" pregnancy. Makes no sense, and further distorts our perception of normalcy. The 7 or 8 year old who's still nursing is practicing extended nursing - nursing at or beyond the expected age for weaning. A 19 month old is just... nursing. Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC Ithaca, NY www.wiessinger.baka.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html