Is there an age a child should stop breastfeeding?
I have to admit, this video really disturbed me… it was kind of like watching a train wreck. I
View ArticleIs there an age a child should stop breastfeeding: part 2
As an interesting tie-in to my post last week about breastfeeding older kids, ABC News posted an art
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Mother Who Breastfed For 6 Years Wants To Encourage Other Mothers
Ann Sinnott breastfed her daughter until she was 6-years-old then went on to write a book about breastfeeding older children. In her book, Breast-feeding Older Children, Sinnott interviewed parents...
View ArticleOut of the mouths of babes...
So, this isn’t very radical, but I felt moved to share a little personal story. I want to share it particularly in light of the recent scandal with Clare Byam-Cook, and media coverage over feeding...
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New Book Shares Stories of Mothers That Breastfed Older Children
Breastfeeding older children, called extended breastfeeding, is often done in private to avoid the disapproving comments that are flung out. One group of mothers, however, are breaking the silence by...
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Tandem Breastfeeding and Attachment Parenting
I have become a bit of an advocate for breastfeeding. It started with the birth of my eldest daughter in 2011, at a time when my close friend was training to be a breastfeeding counsellor with the...
View ArticleWhen Nursing Your Child Gives You the Heebie Jeebies and A Tandem...
I have struggled with this situation frequently, more so since the birth of my second daughter. It was a huge relief to find this post and realise that I am not alone and it doesn’t make me a bad or...
View ArticleNatural Weaning: Breastfeeding a Three Year Old Whilst Pregnant
This video was filmed when I was seven weeks pregnant and I wanted to share with you how breastfeeding during my first trimester was going and the changes we were experiencing. At around 12 weeks...
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Breastfeeding Older Children in Public, Part One
Do you care about whether a mother and older child are breastfeeding? Or do you care about whether a mother and older child are breastfeeding in public? The first question is the important one as...
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Breastfeeding Older Children in Public, Part Two
Please be sure not to miss the first half in: Part 1 of Breastfeeding Older Children in Public. Do you care about whether a mother and older child are breastfeeding? Or do you care about whether a...
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Calling Time on Breastfeeding ...
With all the uproar in the mainstream media around breastfeeding older children, I’ve been asked my opinion by several people … I gave it almost a year ago in my first piece at Huffington Post. Here is...
View ArticleBreastfeeding beyond the "baby" stage.
I do it. My daughter is 19 months and still breastfeeds regularly. I’m not the only one who feeds an “older baby”. It’s normal. It is true we are not “in places like Africa” (an ‘argument’ I have heard...
View ArticleChild-Led Weaning Awareness Series Pt. 1: Weaning Before Age One
This post begins a short series about child-led weaning. What is it? Who does it? What are the commo
View ArticleChild-Led Weaning Awareness Series Pt. 2: Common Weaning Concerns
This is the second part of a short series about child-led weaning (part one here). We know the proce
View ArticleChild-Led Weaning Awareness Series Pt. 4: What People Say
This is the fourth and final part of a short series about child-led weaning (click for part one, two
View ArticleI Feel Just Like This Cat After A Week Of Bad Nursing Aversion
I’ll tell you what… I feel like a real fool. I’ve written briefly about nursing av
View ArticleExtended Breastfeeding: Until What Age?
Breastfeeding is the normal, natural, and ideal (and only truly side-effect free) way to nourish bab
View ArticleBrelfies Aren't TMI -- They Celebrate a Power Exclusive to "Mom Bods"
Have you shared a “brelfie” (breastfeeding selfie) lately? A brelfie is a good thing, an
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Tough Love with a Toddler
What I am about to share may well attract mixed responses from readers. The title says it all, really. Some of you may be aware of the struggle I have had with my second child, who is almost 2 years...
View Article10 Differences Between Nursing an Infant & Nursing a Toddler
This was my job as a mother to an infant: to nourish and love and protect my baby. Usually I could d
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