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My son weaned at 2 and my daughter is still going at 19 mos. I don't think that most people realize that the frequency of nursing drops off considerably after the child starts eating table food.

I've had doctors tell me again and again that my children are so healthy (no ear infections ever) due to the nursing. Not to mention there is an inverse relationship b/w female cancers and breastfeeding. The longer a woman nurses, the lower her chances of female cancers. Doing what God intended, I suppose.

The longer a woman nurses, the lower her chances of female cancers. Doing what God intended, I suppose.

I have noticed when I go for my mammogram one of the questions on the form was asking if I nursed my babies. It seems woman who nursed have a much lower risk of developing breast cancer later on.

Another plus for nursing it helps a mother get her figure back.. I ate like a pig while I nursed and never gained an ounce and when I stoppped nursing I had to watch what I ate more closely or it went directly to my hips.

Nursing has as many benifits for the mom as it does for the baby.

Maybe this mom is just trying to keep her figure, but I do think she is carrying the bonding thing a bit far.

I think you are doing everything right....whoever thinks that you must wean when the child is 6mos old, or when they get teeth, well thats their own opinion...but its not mine...

I nursed my first son for only a few months...and then weaned him myself...I now wish I had let him self wean...

With my second son, I wanted to nurse longer, instead of giving up, like I did with my first child...so I just let him keep nursing...

When I started him on a cup, with milk, either at 6-8months, he developped a bad rash...the doctor said, it was a milk rash, and that he was allergic to milk, and that I should stop using whole milk for a while, and just stick to nursing him, which I did....

When he did get his first teeth, he bit me only once....when I pulled back at the pain, he seemed to sense he was nursing wrong...from then on, he never bit me again...any baby, with teeth, can and does easily learn to nurse without biting...

By the time he was a year old, the nursing had dropped of dramatically...we periodically introduced whole milk, to see if his allergy went away....

The allergy persisted for a while, tho it lessened and lessened over the months....between the ages of 1 and 2 yrs, he nursed only when he woke in the morning, before he went to bed at nite, and then for comfort, if he was sick, or had hurt himself....

By the time he was 2yrs of age, he nursed only once a day, just before he went to bed...

By the age of 2 1/2 yrs, he probably only nursed once a week, usually for comfort, again if he was ill, or just out of sorts...

At the age of 3, one day, he just stood up and announced to us all, 'I am now a big boy, no more peeing in my pants, no more mommys milk'...and true to his word, he never did pee his pants again, nor did he ever want to nurse again...

Hes as healthy as they come...hes 28 now, very rarely ever sick, and has actually never had a cavity in his life, tho he takes rotten care of his teeth...

There were people telling me my son would go to school, still wanting to nurse...obviously they knew nothing...

Most babies, will naturally wean themselves between the ages of 2 and 3...