Does STTN shorten CLW?

[RJones1204]

My DD has been sleeping through the night since before she was 2mths old. She is 4mths old now. I was wondering do you think this will effect how long she nurses past age 1. I would LOVE to go to a minimum of 2 and even longer if she wants. But I am thinking that maybe DD is not as attached to the breast as some other kids (like my older 2) who co-sleep at night and have access to the breast all the time.
Did you LO STTN at a very early age and go on to nurse for atleast 2yrs on their own?

[Meredith&Alexander]

My younger son STTN on Day 3 (honest to Pete, I did nothing to encourage that, either!) and is still nursing strong at 2.5 yrs old. He's definitely more laid-back about it than his older brother was at this age, but that's probably more personality than anything.

[mammal_mama]

I'm just curious how you define sleeping through the night, since so many people define it differently?

Both my girls started sleeping for a long stretch at night (like, 5 hours) from birth, and pretty soon were going for 6 or more hours of solid sleep.

Both nursed well beyond the age of 4 (my youngest is 4 1/2 and still nursing).

So I would think that as long as it's THEM setting the pace, they will probably nurse at least 4 years. At least, the children I know of who were allowed to totally child-led wean, nursed for at least 4 years.