Extended BF in the news -- Too old to BF! - Page 2

[readytobedone]

Originally Posted by Juvysen

I WISH it worked for weight loss. No such luck, here. Or maybe I just eat too much : maybe I should make my kids nurse MORE... wait... I don't know if that's even possible - ds nurses like a newborn lately... :

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i actually HOLD ON to about 10 extra pounds while nursing. just can't lose them, a problem i never had before--or maybe i need to try harder

nevertheless, i am nursing DESPITE not being able to lose as much weight. these people simply have no idea what they're talking about!

[abc123xyz]

I just wonder, her argument is that once children get teeth, they need to pacify themselves with food or other means...my son got his first tooth at 6months. Was I suppose to wean him then??? Should I shove foods in his face instead to create an overweight child???

And my 15 year old son is going to turn to son girls chest on a date because he was breastfed beyond what is considered "normal" by some ignorant psychologist who influences the rest of society with her absurd ideals???

I just think that is ridiculous. Surely, that 6 year old is not nursing 5 times a day...maybe once...maybe once a week. And he's not talking about it at the lunch table with his buddies.

Maybe there is an age appropriate time to wean but I think that is to be determined by the family as a unit. Not some outside source who knows nothing about your particular family and the situations.

[sahmama_12]

Originally Posted by kavamamakava

I think that lady is wrong about extended nursing leading to adult breast fixation. I would love to see a study (do any exist?). But my unscientific opinion is that those with breast fixation weren't breastfed, extended or otherwise.

That.

[MamatoPeach]

[I am sad to see your interview on extended breastfeeding lacked the knowledge that it deserves to all breastfeeding relationships. Not only did you insult the personal choice of a mother and her child, but you discouraged breastfeeding to infants because children need to 'self soothe'. Very disappointing. Please do not interview on the subject again, America's babies need bonds through breastfeeding with their mothers.

(WHO recommends the nursing relationship for at least 2yrs.) ]

My reply to the nonsense. :

[MamatoPeach]

Originally Posted by gabeycakesmama

Haha Dr. Philla

That was horrendous. Babies need to stop bf'ing when they can eat "properly"??? If I were a fake "psychotherapist", I would say she is compensating for her guilt at formula feeding her own children. Jeesh.

Totally agree!

[caro113]

You realize this is from Fox noise? Anything from that network, is usually bull and/or a complete lie. They always find people who know absolutely nothing.
This is absolutely disgusting. If that child wants to nurse, then let it nurse. Allow HIM to decide when HE is ready.

[RachelGS]

Oh good grief. I'm a psychologist, myself. Where's my platform? I've got a little bit of a different message.

[theboysmama]

Originally Posted by Swan3

Whoa...is there a shaking head/googly eyed smiley?

There's this one this one this one this one or this one will do :Puke

Originally Posted by bscal

kavamamakava - DH is most definitely fixated with breasts (and has been since puberty!) and he was FF.

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[julie128]

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i sent her an email asking for references that "extended" bf is unhealthy.

i have a feeling that this kind of news report is all about creating discomfort in people about breastfeeding so that they will either want to ff or wean early onto toddler formulas. lots of ppl think it's great to bf until 1 or even 2, but 6 is just way too icky for most.

[mamarootoo]

this makes me sad

why do people feel the need to be "experts" on something they know nothing about?

[Mama2Rio]

it's fox news... what do you expect. there is a sad misconception that they report "truth" and do actual "investigations" before reporting.

[velcromom]

Originally Posted by RachelGS

Oh good grief. I'm a psychologist, myself. Where's my platform? I've got a little bit of a different message.

Yeah, let'em have it mama!

I've just been reading Ashley Montagu's Touching: The Human Significance of Skin and it seems that research actually suggest a completely different reason for the skewed sexual behavior some people exhibit - a lack of tactile stimulation in infancy/early childhood, which includes breastfeeding as a very important component. Premature weaning contributes to cutting short the quantity of skin to skin touch that he suggests a child needs as part of normal development. So to take this lady's advice would be helping to create the environment that encourages deviant sexual behavior as it leaves an unmet primal need. As Dr. Sears said, an unmet need comes up later as the person tries to fill it on their own, sometimes in not so positive ways.

I don't know where this lady's ideas are coming from but Montagu's ideas seem to make a lot more sense.

[1littlebit]

who needs facts when you've got quacks.

that annoys the crap out of me. i personally don't consider fox a reliable news source but i know many people do. i am sorry that this is the kind of information they are getting. women deserve better than some woman spreading her ignorant opinions like they are fact.