On 15 Nov 2004 at 19:45, Karleen Gribble wrote:
> Back onto the subject of the young toddler breastfeeding frequently at
> night. I'm in the process of analysing a study that is looking at 100+
> breastfeeding dyads where the breastfeeder is 2+ years. Many of the
> children breastfeed at night. Often the mums could live without it but
> they state that it is important for their child and especially for
> those mums who are physically separated from their child during the
> day those night breastfeeds are important. No it's not the same as the
> mum being with her child all day but it seems to help some children
> cope with the separation. That's a good thing. I think it's essential
> to listen to mums when they say that breastfeeding is important to
> their child.
Hear, hear.
It would have been torture for both our daughter and ourselves to
wean her from nightfeeds at the young age of 2. I think night feeds
dissappeared by age 5. Nursing ended gradually at age 6 because my
present pregnancy caused so much discomfort while nursing.
By the way, I am a stay-at-home-mom.
--
Heleen Hayes
www.xs4all.nl/~hhayes
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