On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:21:58 -0500, Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>I like to talk about breastfeeding for a "biologically appropriate"
>time, but that's a little cumbersome too.
>Sigh.
>Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC

How about breastfeeding "for as long as the child needs it"?  When people then ask "how long do 
children 'need' to breastfeed?" you can get into a discussion of how the infant's body is not designed 
to process *anything* other than human milk for six months, then how the child's brain and immune 
system aren't mature for *years* and depend on the immunities and high-quality fats from their 
mother's milk.  

Lynnette Hafken, MA, LLLL, IBCLC

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