Like you Janice, my son nursed until he was nearly five.  He also learned
that it was not socially acceptable after a very young age, so then in
public would ask in a sweet little whine which everyone would hear, "Boobie
at home, mommy?"

God Bless, Penny Lane



> [Original Message]
> From: Janice Reynolds <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2/21/2005 1:07:18 PM
> Subject: Re: CSI televison show in US
>
> >  The other character then said
> > she had a university professor whose six-year-old son who was nursing -
I
> > think she said something about "he would come in for lunch."
> >
> > So it did get across some good points but in a weird fetish context.
>
> I saw the show, I also thought the comments put the nursing of
pre-schoolers
> in the "weird" category.  Having faced the possiblity of having my 5
> year-old still nursing when she went to kindergarten, I faced a few family
> comments like whether I would have to go to the school at lunch.
>
> My question - would anyone really ever do this (make a special effort to
> nurse a pre-schooler  - age 4-or older - during the day)?  I think this is
> another huge misperception about nursing pre-schoolers that is perpetuated
> by the general public.  I would never have tried to nurse my dd at school,
> nor would she have needed to come to me during the day.  Preschoolers
don't
> nurse for those reasons.  I had a small fear that she would ask to nurse
if
> she were hurt (either physically or her feelings ) while at school, but
that
> wasn't a realistic fear either, because she would have known that I
*wasn't*
> there, and so wouldn't have asked.  If I worked in the school, I think it
> *would* have been a problem.  (I say *problem* because once she turned 3
or
> 4, I conceded to current societal norms and took our nursing relationship
> private - I would not nurse her in public in front of strangers).
>
> Janice Reynolds
>
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