You know, I never talked to dh about nursing past infancy. Like you, my first goal was for a year, and sometime in that first year it shifted to two years. Then I gradually shifted to CLW. After spending some time here, CLW seemed like a good idea, but I always told myself I would see what happened.
DH has seen how good nursing has been for ds, and has never said a negative word about it. I'm glad I didn't ask him when I was first pregnant though, because I wouldn't be surprised if he had said something like what your DH said. I think experiencing the reality with your own children is different from spouting the prevailing current view in our culture.
I'm not sure I would have been entirely comfortable with the idea of nursing a 4 year old when I was first pregnant, but now that I'm doing it, I think it's great. I guess different people have different ways of getting used to "new" ideas.
By the way, I have no support IRL for nursing this long. Thank goodness for MDC!
DH has seen how good nursing has been for ds, and has never said a negative word about it. I'm glad I didn't ask him when I was first pregnant though, because I wouldn't be surprised if he had said something like what your DH said. I think experiencing the reality with your own children is different from spouting the prevailing current view in our culture.
I'm not sure I would have been entirely comfortable with the idea of nursing a 4 year old when I was first pregnant, but now that I'm doing it, I think it's great. I guess different people have different ways of getting used to "new" ideas.
By the way, I have no support IRL for nursing this long. Thank goodness for MDC!
