Cee wrote wondering if short vs longer periods of Breastfeeding contributed to a later age of menopause. This is strictly anecdotal: my grandmothers both had 10 children over a 25 to 30 year period of time. Both had their last child at 50. Both were Breastfeeding for most of the 25 to 30 years. My sisters and I and the cousins that I know menopausal hx on have all Breastfed for extended periods @ least a 6 year total.The earliest any of us went into menopause was 47 and the average was 54-56. Only the one who went into menopause @ 47 has had Breast cancer, but she is a smoker. Maybe we just have a different genetic makeup. Chris Erland RN IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html