Any of you still breastfeeding?

**Lissa** · 25th June 2007, 14:01

I breastfeed two of my children and stopped before their first year. I did this to give them the best start in life and to give them any immunities I might have had in my milk. (Although they both never gained much weight, and my second child never slept through the night until I gave her formula).

If you breast feed over the age of a year, I think it is more for a comfort, like sucking your thumb, or having a dummy. These girls would already have immunities of their own, and it has just become a habit, something they dont really need. I think its pretty sick indeed.

**avgas** · 25th June 2007, 14:12

Bah i wouldnt mind a bit of breastmilk, its not like its a gay drink like coke zero

**Clockwork** · 25th June 2007, 14:25

Shudders

**Mom** · 25th June 2007, 17:58

Originally Posted by BuFfY

One thing I find weird is that I thought that you only made milk for a certain amount of time. Otherwise wouldn't I have enormous milk filled breasts? (I haven't had a baby but ya know what I mean!!)

Its all about supply and demand, Mother nature is an amazing thing really, you produce as much as is required, when it is needed.

Originally Posted by Grub

As I understand it, two interesting things
1) As long as you feed, the breasts will produce milk
2) As long as you produce milk, the body does a natural contraceptive thing and you can't get preggers again until you stop feeding.

Have not checked those links but, yes breastfeeding will act as a contraceptive, provided that it is done often and regularly, even then not fool proof, personally I would not rely on it soley. It kept me safe for about 8 months after my first baby, for the next baby, I used something else as well..........LOL

As far as feeding older kids goes, not for me at all! Something a bit wrong about that. Little babies need mothers milk, I have had 3 kids, all breast fed, and none past the age of 1, did not seem to have done them too much harm being weaned "early"

**Hitcher** · 25th June 2007, 18:50

Originally Posted by Steam

My ex breast-fed me for a weekend. I hadn't tasted breast milk since I was about 2, it was interesting. The reason was her kids were with the father for a week, and her breasts grew giant and swollen and sore. So she asked me. We were into quite a bit of experimental sex at the time, so it wasn't weirder than the ususal goings on in the house.

I thought you were a vegetarian?

**The Pastor** · 25th June 2007, 18:59

vegetarians drink milk, your thinking of vegans.

**Hitcher** · 25th June 2007, 19:54

Originally Posted by renegade master

vegetarians drink milk, you're thinking of vegans.

Ooooh. Just as well he's not one of them then. But still not quite what Madonna had in mind when she crooned "express yourself", I think.

**The Pastor** · 25th June 2007, 20:00

Im not sure how vegans would react, they don't drink milk because of the veal industry and modern farmin tec-knee-eeks (sp) but human milk will have consent of the "animal" so it could be ok.

Ive always wonderd what about if u had a pet cow and milked it ur self, would it be ok, and when it died naturally would u be allowed to eat it?