My daughter breastfed for two and a half years. She led the weaning. She
would often pull off the breast and pop her thumb in her mouth, and
continued to suck her thumb until she was 7.
I totally agree that some children need to suck into toddlerhood and
beyond, but making the breast available won't necessarily keep them from
sucking fingers and thumbs.

Anne, RN
Michigan


> For the bottle fed toddler, bottles and paci's are where the sucking
> happens.  Take them away for various reasons, and you see thumb/finger
> sucking.
>
> All the more reason to support moms in continuing to breastfeed past one
> year.
>

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