Breastfeeding

Tyler Durden

There was a particularly disturbing programme on in the UK this week about women that breastfeed, and in particular ones that breastfeed their children way beyond the acceptable age of this process going on. For example, a woman who still breastfeeds her 7 year old, and her 9 year old wants to "go for it again" as a treat for her upcoming 10th birthday.

So, a few questions.

Were you breastfed? If you still are....I don't want to know.

What's a socially acceptable age to do this until? Maybe you think this should never happen anyway.

Some of the women that were interviewed (mainly tree hugging hippy types) insisted that we have it all wrong and that, in truth, the breasts are not a sexual device in any way and that it is only the modern media and conceptions that are making them this way. They are, in fact, feeding devices.

Any comments.

You're still thinking about breasts aren't you. I'll give you a minute or two to compose yourself.

K Jay

Lucky little bastards!!! Hey DK on an "off-topic" note Im not gonna be around for quite a while. I just wanna wish you and the family all the best and I hope I'll be able to catch up with you somewhere later down the line.

I had a sig, once.

Tyler Durden

Sorry to hear that KJay. Whatever the reasons are, I hope you return soon. Only with a better personality. And better threads. And personal hygiene. Missing you already!!

emmathe37th

My mum tried it once and once only. Her reaction was 'get the little bugger off me, she's biting my nipple off.'

Tyler Durden

^^^ And not in the good way

Erin

Monk's First Lady

I wasn't. Not sure why.

Dakstang

WC's Resident Redneck

I was.

I would say the socially acceptable length of time to do this would be the same as bottle fed babies which is until they are old enough to drink out of a cup. Which would probably be somewhere around 12-18 months I guess?

Miakal

I still do.

But if you met my mother you wouldn''t blame me.

ZING ZANG MIAKAL!!!!!!!

...oh.

Mr. WikipediaSpamBot

I don't think I was, but I have never asked my mother. K Jay, are you saying if your mother offered to breastfeed you right now you would accept?

I agree with Dakstang, once the child would normally stop drinking from a bottle is the time that you should stop breastfeeding a kid. There is probably a better answer, although i'm not a pediatriction so I don't know.

K Jay

[quote=Mr. Kennedy]I don't think I was, but I have never asked my mother. K Jay, are you saying if your mother offered to breastfeed you right now you would accept?QUOTE]

My mother drinks a lot of brandy, I dont know if that should sway the argument one way or the other!

I had a sig, once.