re: Breastfeeding (the toddler years)

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ i breast fed my daughter till she was one.. i feel that after thats there is no need they are talking ... [snip!] ... around so i feel like its literally like having a person feeding on you versus a 1 and under who arnt into their own yet”

ROFL..a "person"??..so then what was the baby before?? an "it"??    

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in reply to the person who replied to my post as in "no need" i meant that i veiw feeding wether it be breast or formula at a young age a way to sustain your child the only means of where they get nourishment but when you have a toddler they can eat and drink and be okay without you milk so its no longer a way on sustaining them but maybe just an extra like a beverage its not their food* breast milk wouldn't satisfy a toddler like it would a baby.. altho it could in as u said emotional way... and what i meant as a "person" yea they are people but that having a baby and a toddler are 2 different things a baby is still like an attachment of yourself you have to feed change and cloth (yes and love to) but that comes very easily versus a toddler may have a mind of their own a personality therefor becoming there own person.. its all a matter of opionons i liked breastfeeding my daughter but after she could eat solid foods and drink milk i stopped and i watch her diet closely to make sure she is getting all the vitamins and things she needs and i do plan on breastfeeding our second child i do believe there are many benefits but i also believe after a certain age it is not as beneficial as it is when they are younger and therefore i can introduce them to things that are

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ ...i do believe there are many benefits but i also believe after a certain age it is not as beneficial as it is when they are younger and therefore i can introduce them to things that are”

It is still just as beneficial! That is what I was getting at. You seem to be misinformed. Everyday you breastfeed, is a day your child benefits from it. The longer you breastfeed, the longer they get the benefits. There is no magical cut off date when the benefits of nursing are suddenly stopped and need to be replaced by other foods.

Of course babies can survive on formula and of course toddlers start to learn to eat other foods, but neither formula nor other foods replace the benefits of nursing.

If you decide you don't want to nurse a toddler, that is YOUR decision and is fine with me. I was just pointing out to say that they no longer have needs fulfilled from BFing, or benefit as much from it, is false.

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ in reply to the person who replied to my post as in "no need" i meant that i veiw feeding wether it be ... [snip!] ... a certain age it is not as beneficial as it is when they are younger and therefore i can introduce them to things that are”

I wonder how our ancestors (i.e. great x9 gran)survived when there were droughts or minimal food and stuff..hmmmm

its just how i feel i know it may not be facts i did make my decision based on some of what my doctor said and it turns out his daughter had breastfed her daughter till she was 2 he thought it was great but said really after 6 months it wasn't that necessary and i could switch to formula i decided to wait until she was totally on solids and milk to take her off ... im not saying its the facts i did repeatedly say thats how i feel and my opinion and contrary to what facts you show someone i dont believe its right to say how they feel or what they believe in is wrong and no im not stubborn or "a waste of time" because my mind can be changed i grew up with no one n my family being breatfed so when i decided to do it, i researched as much as i could and i think i did pretty good i mean you cant expect everyone to know every fact out there im pregnant with my second child and learn new things about pregnancy everyday its just different with everyone

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ its just how i feel i know it may not be facts i did make my decision based on some of what my doctor ... [snip!] ... fact out there im pregnant with my second child and learn new things about pregnancy everyday its just different with everyone”

Yes everyone is entitled to an opinion.
It's a pity that your doc seems to be misinformed though and you in turn were given incorrect information.
But anything my LO's ped. advised and stuff, I did research of my own and brought it to her to ask ques. It's good to do that with anything though.
Her ped. loves that I'm still bfing.

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ its just how i feel i know it may not be facts i did make my decision based on some of what my doctor ... [snip!] ... fact out there im pregnant with my second child and learn new things about pregnancy everyday its just different with everyone”

Doctors are often very misinformed on the benefits of nursing.

and I've also said a number of times that how you feel is fine, but it does not represent the reality of the benefits of nursing a toddler. That is the only thing I was pointing out. I certainly wasn't trying to attack you or anything, but just trying to point out that what you were saying was equivalent to me saying "I feel like it's a beautiful sunny day today" when in fact it's raining outside. I may "feel" that way, but it doesn't change the fact that what I feel is in reality, wrong.

I used to feel the same way as you based on ill-informed doctors and society in general. I'm glad you're researching on your own. Take a look at the links I posted in my first reply to you, they have great information in them!

i did my own research on the side also i try to be informed but even lets says if i had all of the information some ppl still decide that they dont want to my very first post was just saying how i feel i really dont try to give off a bad feeling about these kinds of topics i remember with my first child everyone was cramming stuff down my throat and i was all confused i would of just liked to hear an opinion or even as you guys have posted links on info and at the "ancestors thing" lol the population was way less then what it was today we defy odds everyday so idk how to reply to that one lol

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ i did my own research on the side also i try to be informed but even lets says if i had all of the information ... [snip!] ... thing" lol the population was way less then what it was today we defy odds everyday so idk how to reply to that one lol”

If you did your own researched you would have found that there are indeed physical, emotional, mental and health benefits to nursing for as long as possible.  

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ i did my own research on the side also i try to be informed but even lets says if i had all of the information ... [snip!] ... thing" lol the population was way less then what it was today we defy odds everyday so idk how to reply to that one lol”

well I think it's safe to assume, that you would get a bit of a reaction, to post what you posted as your first post in support thread for women who are breastfeeding toddlers. We have enough people with negative feelings about breastfeeding a toddler around us and sometimes leaving their two cents here in this thread. It was a bit unclear in your first post whether you belonged to that group trying to say that nursing a toddler is wrong.

I think we're all open to answer questions about the benefits and help someone who is having trouble finding support and is looking for information.

yea your right didnt try to seem negative and i deff wouldn't shun anyone breastfeeding lol i got enough of the weird looks from my own family!! i guess also why i feel after a certain age i wouldnt do it is because i remember being out n public and a woman who had a toddler and was breast feeding well before she started to the kid was screaming at her and pulling on her shirt and at her breasts then she starts to feed him and i was like wow.. is that what its like at that age and i guess i just wasnt willing to go down that road

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ yea your right didnt try to seem negative and i deff wouldn't shun anyone breastfeeding lol i got enough ... [snip!] ... starts to feed him and i was like wow.. is that what its like at that age and i guess i just wasnt willing to go down that road”

toddlers can be taught nursing manners. That is where they are easier than a baby to nurse. A baby needs to nurse "right now", a toddler who has been taught nursing manners understands the concept of "wait" and will be appeased with a drink of water and something else to eat. My son (he'll be 2 at the end of November) knows not to pull at me or undress me or bite me or scream because that will mean he doesn't get to nurse. He uses sign language and asks very politely to nurse if he wants to and will accept a "let mommy finish this first" or "wait till we get home". I have nursed him in public while travelling and have no problems with being discreet about it. I even had a member of the cleaning crew at an aquarium (a man) come sit beside me on a bench at the back of the room and have a conversation with me while Niklas was nursing. It was quite dark in the room and I don't think he even realised that I was nursing as we were talking. lol

thats great @ the him not even noticing i always got these looks or maybe it felt like that OMG the worst is feeding on an airplane lol i always tried to get the window seat .. my hubby is military so we either are moving or traveling on leave.. and i stopped feeding my daughter at a yr but she still notices my breast she will come up and say put her hand on my breast and say chest i dont now how to get her out of it i taught her to say chest that way for the moment i can easily divert it into a game of and now were are ur toes and belly and ect.. how would i get her out of doing that? i have a feeling when i start to breast feed this baby there will be a bit of regression

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ its just how i feel i know it may not be facts i did make my decision based on some of what my doctor ... [snip!] ... fact out there im pregnant with my second child and learn new things about pregnancy everyday its just different with everyone”

your doctor told you that after 6 months BFing is unncecessary and that you should switch to formula?  

Quoting SPC Christie's Wifey:“ thats great @ the him not even noticing i always got these looks or maybe it felt like that OMG the worst ... [snip!] ... how would i get her out of doing that? i have a feeling when i start to breast feed this baby there will be a bit of regression”

I've done a lot of nursing in planes and in airports too. I've never had a problem.

I think what you're doing by turning her fascination with your chest into a game of and where's my toes/head/ear etc. is great! That should distract her and eventually she'll loose that fascination. My daughter would nurse her "baby" when her younger brother came (not now, she was 16 when Niklas was born lol) but when she was 2 and Joshua was born. I got her a doll and she would change her dolls diaper and nurse it every time I was busy with her brother. She did express curiousity about nursing again when her younger brother came and I just let her try it but she only put her mouth on my nipple then giggled and we agreed that nursing was for "babies" and she was a "big girl". I think it's important not to make it tabu. If she does express an interest why not let her try it in a private moment. I don't think she'll really want to start nursing again.