How Old is Too Old to Breast Feed Your Child? Court Case

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[Consort]

What's the shelf life of silicone and what's the nutritional value for infants?

[ladyjane]

She also got mad at me ...Sometimes I have to laugh at how opinionated some physicians are with little empirical basis for their opinions. I remember my doc telling me that I probably wouldn't be able to breast feed so every morning I should take hot tap water that had been sitting in the pipes all night and mix it with formula. The heat would kill the germs. Fortunately I didn't listen to him or my baby would have had lead poisoning!

[Dixie Mom]

I don't think anyone on this thread has defended "breastfeeding" for eight years. It is too bad such an extreme case has put us in the position of defending breastfeeding for even a year.

Right--this particular woman is clearly a pervert. It's a shame that anyone would use her as an example to scorn others who only want the best for their babies.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

LOL!!

[Prodigal Daughter]

YIKES! Good thinking, mom!

[Prodigal Daughter]

LOL!

[Prodigal Daughter]

Speaking of opinionated doctors, I have this fantasy that I'm in a room with Dr. Lamaze who is passing kidneystones and gallstones, all at the same time, and I say, "Just breathe, two, three, four.."

[NYCVirago]

By speaking out, Lynne Stuckey said she fears the state may again move to take her child away. The American Academy of Pediatrics said roughly 20% of children are weened by age one, and the vast majority of toddlers are weened by age two.

Could somebody tell this reporter that the word is "weaned"?

[windcliff]

thirsty?

[Aggie Mama]

I'm finally back from running errands and I see that so many others have stepped up to the plate to dispell misinformation about nursing. Thanks. ;)

[Aggie Mama]

Thank you for finding the information.

[Aggie Mama]

I agree with all of this. A good friend of mine is a surgery resident. When he came to visit me after my daughter was born, he asked when I was going to wean (she was 5 mos. at the time!). I gave him some of my bf books so he could learn what they obviously didn't teach him in med. school.

[Aggie Mama]

ROFLMAOPIMP!!!

[avenir]

This is the most perverted thing I've heard in the last 15 minutes.

LOL!

[philosofy123]

I take my coffee with milk and suger!

[My back yard]

The problem here is not whether it is healthy to breast feed a child past a certain age. It is whether child protection agencies have a right to remove a child from his home and parents for this reason. This is sickening to me, more so than an 8 yr old still breastfeeding. Such agencies should invade and override our most PRIME AND RIGHTFUL of possessions -- our children and our homes -- only in the most severe of abuses. NOT FOR BREASTFEEDING!!!!

[homeschool mama]

I would agree that breastfeeding is best, MG. There are cases where a woman, for medical reasons, cannot breastfeed. And other cases where the desire to breastfeed isn't there.

I was in the medical category, taking heavy meds for seizures and related difficulties. Our daughter was born early and her stomach lining wasn't fully developed so regular formula was a no-no. Thankfully we were able to find a wonderful formula called Nutramigen...$$$ but closest to breast milk they say. Our next step was perscription formula if the Nutramigen didn't work.

I'm so very thankful that at 12 she's healthy. :o)

Probably more information that you wanted but there it is! Have a great day, MG.

[onedoug]

"I think you're a prevert, leading a mutiny of preverts."

[windcliff]

I'm going to ride a float in the "Pervert Parade".

[mewzilla]

Can she still be lactating after all this time? And if she's not, maybe a new term should be used here. And then there can be a discussion of whether or not there are other benefits of putting a child that old to the breast.