From: "Karen and Jim Urbec" <[log in to unmask]> > My point is this: I am a big supporter of child-led weaning and would > definitely wonder about a child "spontaneously" weaning before a year (I'd > think of that as a strike or something else going on), but I do consider > nursing to be a relationship, especially for the extended nursing couple, > and I think it's entirely reasonable to expect that the relationship will > grow and change over time, like any relationship does. As the child gets <<snip>> > make a study of child-led weaning any easier, but I do think it's part of > the process of a child's gradual growth toward independence. karen...while i wouldn't necessarily call such weaning "child-led", i definitely agree with you that breastfeeding should be a relationship that is beneficial to both mom and baby...a sort of symbiosis, if you will. i don't see anything wrong with mom gently encouraging weaning after a reasonable age (in *my* mind, after 2-3 years, but that's just my thought, based mostly on kathy's research and my own observations), nor with mom changing nursing to a private, quiet time with mom thing, etc. as the child gets older. it isn't "child-led"...but *who* says "child-led" is always best?? Maka Laughingwolf breastfeeding peer counselor studying toward eventual IBCLC in Garden City, KS today but soon to be in Yakima, WA [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html