ros: this weeks aap news ( a newpaper put out by the american academy of pediatrics) discusses two article on breastfeeding. one is the pedatric research article on protein intake that shows that exclusive bf to 6 months infants grew at the same rate as thos supplemented fro 4 months on with higher protein intake... the other from clinical pediatrs on weaning ages... average 2 1/2 - 3... range from 1 month to 7 1.2 .. true child led is seldom less than 4 ... "extended nursing has documented benefitr and practitioners can be confident in supporting mothers who choose to nruse their children into toddlerhood and beyond" patricia