Dear all, a quickie (?)
La Leche League states frequently (at least around here ) that the average
age of completion of weaning worldwide is 4.2 years. I have searched for
this reference and finally found it in Ruth Lawrence where she says average
age of weaning "prior to 1979" was 4.2 years. Unfortunately she does not
reference this statement. Does anyone know where the reference comes from
and what cataclysmic event occured in 1979 to change things? (Something to
do with Chinese BF habits??? - a wild guess!)
I have been granted a noticeboard at the hospital and I am posting
interesting "little known facts about breastfeeding" on it to keep people
reading it. Last week I used the one about Jimmy/Billy Carter - learned
through LActnet, thanks! I want to post the 4.2 years but want to have a
reference handy when met with disbelief!
Anne Merewood