Any of you still breastfeeding?

[Curious_AJ]

i think the eldest daughter was 10... she weaned herself at like 5 or something...

[Babelfish]

The fact that they were hippies aided the situation me thinks. Funny things happen before, during and after pregnancy though and there are no guarantees of mentatlity which its only natural. To some people, eating dog is natural, sticking a cooked plant on their cock, eating poo stew or having a prearranged marriage to a stranger. None offend if an open mind is kept of different cultures and decisions.

Now if the 8yr old was on the boob while daddy rear ended her I'd be offended. sorry, I can only remain serious for one paragraph

[kro]

a child will naturally wein in their own time if they are left to it.

Not always. A large portion of the mums in our circle of friends, found their bubs trying to wein way too early, and if the Mums had not stuck with it, they would have missed out on the headstart that breast milks gives a child. Children are subject to the same addictions and compulsions we all suffer from, and to ignore the baby personality, and just say "they will wein themselves", is a bit of a dangerous statement really.

[The Pastor]

steam...... WTF MATE!!!!!!!!

[BuFfY]

I guess they will be good girlfriends in the end then huh

I think I would understand if it was a boy.. purely because it is a male thing to love breasts.. sure I love mine but I wouldn't want to be sucking someone elses! And I surely don't want to taste someones milk!!

And I think I would understand if the dad wanted to have a suck.. cause it is quite a sexual thing (she even mentioned sexuality in the clip).

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!!)

[Nasty]

Not always. A large portion of the mums in our circle of friends, found their bubs trying to wein way too early, and if the Mums had not stuck with it, they would have missed out on the headstart that breast milks gives a child. Children are subject to the same addictions and compulsions we all suffer from, and to ignore the baby personality, and just say "they will wein themselves", is a bit of a dangerous statement really.

Cool I can understand that ....

[Grub]

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?

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.

I believe this is true and not urban legend ... must go check
Update ...
Number 1) Myth confirmed http://en.allexperts.com/q/Breastfee...reast-milk.htm
Number 2) Myth Confirmed http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/factsh...astfeeding.htm

[KATWYN]

watch it again and you'll see that the oldest child (8 I think) had already weaned herself.It was only the youngest still breast feeding.Still think its weird but each to their own.

I saw a 7 year old doing it in the clip....7 - 8 its all the same. If the breast milk is so important at that age why doesnt the mother just express and jam a bottle in the kids mouth? As it is they both fight for room on the couch - at least with a bottle it would take the awkward and clumsiness out of the equation...

[0arbreaka]

bittay, mummy i want bittay

[Indiana_Jones]

-Indy

[Curious_AJ]

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.

I believe this is true and not urban legend ... must go check
Update ...
Number 1) Myth confirmed http://en.allexperts.com/q/Breastfee...reast-milk.htm
Number 2) Myth Confirmed http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/factsh...astfeeding.htm

but then how would the woman have had the second child, the kids were only like 2-3 years apart in age, and the eldest weaned at 5... ???

[Dilligaf]

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.

I believe this is true and not urban legend ... must go check
Update ...
Number 1) Myth confirmed http://en.allexperts.com/q/Breastfee...reast-milk.htm
Number 2) Myth Confirmed http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/factsh...astfeeding.htm

Well it can be a contraceptive - but not one that anyone wants to take for 100% reliability....

And although I didn't watch the whole video, I could see very well that the mother was certainly uncomfortable about breastfeeding that child. Check out her facial expression when she turns to the camera...

Edit : just went checking on extended breastfeeding and while the research shows that in toddlers there are still health benefits for mother and child... it didn't seem to go into how beneficial it is in school aged children....

[scumdog]

Personally I think it's the height of bad manners not to take a lady's nipple in your mouth when it's offered. I suspect I'm not alone in this sentiment.

I like your style!!

And agree too.

[Lias]

My mum has somewhat hippyish tendencies and my little sister spent several years at an "alternative" school (now defunct, was called Childrens Learning Group.. VERY alternative, makes steiner/montessori looks positively mainstream.. ). I remember talking to one of the other mums there who breastfed one kid till 5-6ish and the other to 8-9ish.. I thought it was pretty fucking weird then too.. I definitly think its a hippyish thing.

[mark247]

hippys should be illegal