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Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy

Breastfeeding a toddler and beyond has special issues all its own. Topics include weaning, child led weaning, tandem nursing, and much more.

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Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy
The average American may not be ready to admit it, but myriad cultures past and present have accepted the fact that babies past infancy can benefit from nursing.
Breastfeeding My Jump-Roping Hula Hooper
Ally, my five-year-old daughter, greets me after school by burying her nose in my cotton shirt, between my breasts, and inhaling. "Smells like Mommy," she says. "Nursie?"
Dear Lily
A mother comes to terms with ending the nursing relationship between hereself and her daughter by remembering and writing a letter to her daughter.
A Nursing Triad
When I nurse my daughter, she feels right again in my arms. When I nurse my son, he feels right, too. When I nurse them together I am overcome with love.
Extended Breastfeeding
I attempted to wean my son, Caleb, at 12 months because most of the articles I'd read stated that a mother should breastfeed for six months to a year. When I hit the one-year mark, I thought I'd met my goal, but Caleb had different ideas.
To Wean or Not to Wean: Who Says When Is Enough
While extended breastfeeding is not the societal norm in the US, many doctors, health experts, and even mothers believe that it should be. And the research agrees with them.
My Life As A Nursing Mom
My son's first birthday loomed, and I braced myself for battle with my family, all demanding to know when I was finally going to stop breastfeeding this child.
Isabel and the author share a breastfeeding gaze. Isabel and the Angry Itch
Does Poison Ivy Really Mean Weaning? Instinct and will keep a child from an abrupt end to breastfeeding.
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