Breast feeding a 7 yr old

[stuartmmcfc]

im not sure if this would be better suited to The Lounge ( so please move if so Mods) but since I just heard it on a news discussion here goes
http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/mother-defend...
Very weird IMHO.

[grumbledoak]

Stupid, selfish mother.

[Corpulent Tosser]

Bitty

[Salesy]

Damn you beat me to it.


First thing i thought was "Bitty"

[Salesy]

Damn you beat me to it.


First thing i thought was "Bitty"

[Pints]

grumbledoak said:

Stupid, selfish mother.

How so?

[Corpulent Tosser]

Salesy said:

Damn you beat me to it.


First thing i thought was "Bitty"

I too often think "Bitty"

[elster]

Pints said:

grumbledoak said:

Stupid, selfish mother.

How so?

Apart from it slowing the development for the child it will damage their teeth long term, much like sucking a pacifier with teeth. Their immune system will be weakened in the long term as they have relied on the mother at a time when they need to build their immunity.

[Jasandjules]

Sounds like they've gone a touch too far really.

[stuartmmcfc]

Apt user name for subject.

Pints said:

Stuff

[rb5er]

Sicko. Weird.

[Chlamydia]

This is all about the mother, not the kids. There's something wrong with her.

[SpeedMattersNot]

I think it looks weird as soon as the kids have teeth and are crawling/standing.

[mickk]

SpeedMattersNot said:

I think it looks weird as soon as the kids have teeth and are crawling/standing.

...and shaving.

[MiniMan64]

elster said:

Pints said:

grumbledoak said:

Stupid, selfish mother.

How so?

Apart from it slowing the development for the child it will damage their teeth long term, much like sucking a pacifier with teeth. Their immune system will be weakened in the long term as they have relied on the mother at a time when they need to build their immunity.

Plus the social aspects. Imagine a 7 year old telling her friends at school she still drinks Mums boobies?

That said I'd put good money on some kind of home schooling arrangement here.

[PorkInsider]

Before I clicked the link I knew the mother would have very short hair and be a lentil weaving type.

[Sir Humphrey]

As a non child lover, what's the typical age to stop breast feeding?

[dudleybloke]

[Hoofy]

mickk said:

SpeedMattersNot said:

I think it looks weird as soon as the kids have teeth and are crawling/standing.

...and shaving.

Wait. What?? Gonna have to have words with my mum later. And I'm starving.

[Impasse]

Sir Humphrey said:

As a non child lover, what's the typical age to stop breast feeding?

Weaning onto solids usually happens around six months, but varies from child to child.
There's no medical benefit of continuing breast feeding once they're of potty training age. Although some mothers and children enjoy the emotional bond it brings.