Posted by slinkysponge
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
Time to let go! Seriously I can’t imagine the complications this child is going to have when he’s older!
You have a beautiful baby on the way PLEASE stop now before it gets too difficult and concentrate on your new baby!
Honestly can you really see yourself with two teenage boys hanging of your ‘lellows!'
Posted 23/03/2010 10:21:57
Posted by Morethan2braincells
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
"Now I'm pregnant he says its extra creamy"
Oh My god...too much information...gag..........
Posted 23/03/2010 10:50:51
Posted by kc
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
i think its too old to breastfeed him! he got the nutrients that he needed but now it is really time to let go i think
Posted 23/03/2010 10:53:37
Posted by danyell
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
This is disgusting and you need to stop some people may even call it abuse and that is not good
Posted 23/03/2010 13:16:46
Posted by MikiG
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
Into his teens? That's unnecessary and ridiculous and would no doubt cause the lad issues... If it's only every other day and he's embarrassed by it I'd say it's time to stop. It sounds like it's her who can't give it up, not her son! I can understand how this feels though as I breastfed my kids 'til they were ready to give up at 14 months and 27 months. I don't think I'd be comfortable with another woman feeding my child, but then again it's preferable to cows milk. I've tasted my own milk too. I don't understand why this horrifies people but they don't think twice about drinking milk from other species...
Posted 23/03/2010 13:35:44
Posted by jmack
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
I love my children dearly & I breast fed both of them but 6 months was my max. I wasn't keen on feeding them in public but maybe that's just a personal thing. I don't see the need to be feeding children of that age or someone else's for that matter.
Posted 23/03/2010 13:41:57
Posted by blake-cameron
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
breastfeeding a 5 year old is sick and you lad will definatley have issues's when he grows up,not only that i think its wrong and perverted...
Posted 23/03/2010 14:34:37
Posted by dani34
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
this is awful how can other mothers allow it as for not getting infected you do get tested when preggers but remain annomous unless you speifically request an aids/ hep test you are sick your kid will be one messed up kid as for no one knowing ummmm you have just made it public you silly women
Posted 23/03/2010 14:44:58
Posted by FemaleAstronaut
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
breastfeeding is great but there needs to be a line drawn........2 years max but 5 years old and still on titty????? come on woman get over it ffs ¬_¬
Posted 23/03/2010 16:06:29
Posted by suebev
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
I can see this turning into the "Bitty" sketch on Little Britain. She says none of his friends know but going public with this story will soon change that.
I'm all for breastfeeding up to about two but five is way too old. It will be hard to wean him off when there's another baby as he will think that they are all his so expect jealous tantrums. Hmmm ....talk about making a rod for your own back. ......Jo Frost where are you???
Posted 23/03/2010 16:34:10
Posted by Kate Aslett
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
This really is a bit strange! I'm not a Mum but I would be all for breastfeeding any children I may have in the future but you have to know when to stop! And I agree with one of the earlier comments on here, that it's the Mother that does not want to let go, not the son! If at 3 years old the son did not want her to breastfeed him in public in the library, she should have taken more notice of that.
I think it is dreadful that he is going to remember being at his mothers breast and surely this is not going to be psycologically damaging for him when he grows into a man and sees his own child being breast fed by it's mother? Wrong wrong wrong!!!!!
Posted 23/03/2010 19:27:19
Posted by wheatfree
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
Breastfeeding until two years old is maternal...beyond that it's abnormal...into his teens it's incest !!!
Get help woman...you're not thinking right !!!
Posted 23/03/2010 22:15:18
Posted by Katja
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
I am clearly in a very small minority but I don't think it is a bad thing at all. Children do not lose the ability to latch on until they are at least six years old hence mother nature obviously intended for extended breastfeeding to happen. Ok, perhaps the child doesn't strictly 'need' the nutrients any more if he is eating a healthy and balanced diet but still, there is no denying that his mother's milk is good for him. Much better than cow's milk, for example
As for calling the mother 'sick' or 'perverted' how ridiculous. Are you seriously suggesting she gets some sort of sexual gratification out of it? I have breastfed my own daughter for 16 wonderful months and intend to carry on until SHE decides to give it up and while yes, it is an incredibly pleasurable experience it is by no means sexual.
Her little boy obviously still wants to be breastfed or he wouldn't ask for it. Simple! So what he's embarrassed to feed in public, he's five years old and is probably more than aware of people around him's hostility. It sounds like he is beginning to self wean anyway.
People need to get over these hang ups. Breasts were for feeding long before we as a society sexualised them. Their primary function is to nourish human offspring, not to be photographed, oggled at or fantasised over. I assume none of the above posters have any problem with their child having cow's milk? Which is essentially breastmilk from the breast of a cow (ie designed to feed calves?).
Posted 23/03/2010 23:16:56
Posted by woggie
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
I agree with the previous comment. If her little boy didnt want to feed he wouldn't. Its not like she's forcing him. In the developing world extended breastfeeding isn't unuasual. I think the comments above really show how we as a society in the uk have come to pervert something that is completely natural. I think the comment about breastfeeding him when he's in his teens was probably to highlight the point that she'll keep going until he wants to self wean rather than inflicting some perverted act on him.
As for breastfeeding other peoples children, wet nurses are not a new concept. I don't see anything wrong with giving another baby the benefits of your breast milk, whether you express it and donate it or give it as a feed directly. Why does it matter that a baby feeds from a womans breast other than its mum. I don't see the problem?????
Posted 24/03/2010 00:08:43
Posted by slinkysponge
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
Are you guys serious!? A child has no ideas of wrongs and rights at that age (this is why we teach them) Giving the child 'free will' to give up in his own time is ridiculous!
This child should have stopped doing this YEARS ago.
You free loading hippies are just WEIRD!
Posted 24/03/2010 10:40:08
Posted by jumpforjoyful
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
This really disturbed me, the child knows no difference at all at the moment but when he grows up he will without a doubt be uncomfortable with it and it made me laugh "I don’t worry about him being teased at school because none of his friends know." - YOU'VE SOLD YOUR STORY, i also do not know how other mothers were comfortable with her breast feeding their children, breast feeding should be between a mother and a baby, this story worried me in many different ways
Posted 24/03/2010 14:44:06
Posted by nataliet
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
breast feeding is natural and in countries like africa it is used intil the child is about 4 but also as a contraceptive as it lessens fertility.To go beyond that will cause the child to have sexual hangups i believe and have problems appreciating breasts in a sexual way in adulthood. I feel the mother is doing this for shock value as much as anything else.Let the lad grow up .
Posted 26/03/2010 00:15:33
Posted by karen gleed
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
I think you have to ask yourself who is this for? Certainly not the child, if he has a healthy diet then there is absolutely no benefit whatsoever to be gained by him continuing to breastfeed. I think this mother needs serious help! She quite obviously has needs which are not being met and I think they need to be addressed before she delivers her next child. This is totally unnatural.
Posted 28/03/2010 23:06:01
Posted by yummymummy2304
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
as much as im up for breastfeeding, i breastfed my son and i loved it and im glad that we had that special bonding time. but to breastfeed past a certain age is just a big no-no. when the child can sustain his health with solids and no longer needs breast milk then the child shouldnt have it. it seems to be more about the bond between the mother and child than the actual nutritional value of the milk. a mother should be able to bond with her child in many ways and the bond should grow and change as the child grows and changes too. when a child can ask for the boob and actually call it something else like 'lellow' then its no longer needed. We are not a 3rd world country, and feeding an older child breast milk is totally ridiculous. there have been reports from medical professionals saying the sweetness of the milk can actually weaken the childs teeth, and what about the actual sucking action, we all know that having a dummy to rely on affects speech development and can create the front teeth to grow in an arched shape because of the constant sucking. The mothers who breastfeed their children who are at the age of the having 3 square meals a day and a glass of milk need to seriously look at themselves. Its not nutritional for them anymore and its more about the bonding session for the mother. Not the child. The child likes it because they dont know any different. And if a child has to call it 'lellow' or other nicknames in public then surely theres a deep seeded concern in the back of the mothers mind that actually this isnt right. I dont think that its sexual gratification (or at least i hope not) but i do think mothers who breastfeed into later years (minus severe child health problems) are doing it purely for their own comfort. I would hate to think i was dating a guy and hes just stopped being breastfed! Gross, unnatural, unwarrented and totally selfish
Posted 30/03/2010 20:07:30
Posted by melanie betteridge
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
i think shes one sick puppy, im all for breast feeding but for gods sake time to let go and as for being a wet nurse!!! fuck me its like something out of catherine cookson!
Posted 01/04/2010 10:50:32
Posted by HappyHo
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
There are absolutely no words to say about this woman!!! She seriously has some form of mental issues that really need dealing with!! This child is totally at risk in my eyes and someone should really intervene!!
Children know by what we teach, if we teach that it is ok to suck on your mothers breast until you hit puberty then this boy will have absolutely no chance in life, he will struggle to form relationships with women and so find himself in a lonely world looking back at his breast feeding days and thinking WTF!! Either that or he will reach an age where he understands the concept of breast feeding and quite probably turn on you in disgust like the majority of readers have!!! I do feel sorry for this young lad!!
And as for 'wet nursing' in my eyes this is unacceptable to the most extreme standards!! I mean fair enough milk from the breast of any animal is intended to give nutrition to the young but this breast feeding of other peoples children will ultimately lead to a maternal relationship between this woman and the children she is nursing, removing that unique bond from the mother and the child what kind of mother can allow that to happen?? It is even possible that the child will choose this womans milk over that if its own mother....... that is when you realise this scenario is totally wrong!!!
In another light, in a sexual way, if a woman befriended a child and allowed that child to suck on her breasts she would be arrested for sexual indecency..... why is this woman any different.... oh because she sugar coats it with 'im feeding them there is no enjoyment in this' total bull in my eyes!! This woman should not be allowed to look after children shes 1 step away from paedophilia!!
You are a woman with a very warped mentality and your concept of right and wrong are totally flawed!!
You need to get yourself a lot of help!!!
Posted 01/04/2010 14:00:38
Posted by Stephaniee
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
You disgust me, children remember things that happened when they were 5, remembering breastfeeding off your own mother will be emotionally scarring for the child, he will have trouble forming a relationship as he won't know what is normal. The child may go to school and talk to his friends about being breastfed, which could cause him to be bullied and become an outcast. You need to learn to stop the breastfeeding to give your child the best possible chance in life.
You need some serious help!
Posted 02/04/2010 16:29:16
Posted by Teza
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
Some state in their comments that when the little boy is ready to stop feeding then he will. really, you think? Come on thats like handing the child a box of chocolate bars and saying there you go there's a life times supply but when you are done then I'm sure you will stop! I'm sorry but yes the boy may eat too many at first and be sick but when he realised the supply wasn't going to stop then he would pace himself but not stop eating chocolate altogether.
They made that sketch in Little Britain for a reason!
I think once a child can ask for the booby and pull mums top up then its just wrong and I do think that there may be some weird abnormal pleasure in it for the mum.
I breastfed my baby for 6 months and yes the bonding was great but now we are bonded and he has had all the nutritious benefit then there is no need.
Don't even get me started on wet-nursing, do people not realise that there are probably just as many female Peado's out there as males?
Posted 02/04/2010 17:05:17
Posted by bek1992
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
i havnt havnt had a baby yet but i know tht there must be something seriously wrong if your gonna breast feed in to his teens . its time to let go. i think the best will be to stop NOW ! ! !
Posted 22/04/2010 14:58:52
Posted by Ewandrina
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
My Husband was breast fed until he was 3 years however his father died when he was 1 and his mum told me she carried on for her own comfort after losing her husband. I find this odd but can understand because greef makes people do strange things.
So what is your excuse because you are damaging yours child future, my husband has issues with his mothers choice and it stopped at 3 years. GET a grip lady
Posted 24/04/2010 07:01:02
Posted by Fit2Bust
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
It seems that societies where breastfeeding beyond babyhood isn't widely accepted have the most sexual hangups in adulthood. There is absolutely no evidence for any of the psychological damage many correspondents are afraid of, but there is plenty of research to show that breastfeeding for less than 2 years is associated with increased health risks for both mum and baby. Other mammals give milk to their young until they have a mature immune system, can feed themselves and are losing their milk teeth. That's up to 7 years in human terms. So Amanda and her son are perfectly normal.
Alison Blenkinsop, infant feeding specialist
Posted 29/04/2010 22:44:19
Posted by Teza
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
Like you said, thats up to seven years in human term, this woman wants to do it into the kids teens!
Posted 30/04/2010 08:20:13
Posted by Mensachick
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
Unfortunately the editors of this site have clearly labelled this article in a direct attempt to illicit crude responses. I would like to point out the average weaning age for the world, not just the close minded, sexualised individuals of the west, is four years old. Take into account that most people in the west stop breastfeeding, against the health of their children, before 6 months, some not at all..That means, mathematically there must be many people across the globe who breastfeed their children into their tweens, 9/10 years old. I know for a fact that in China and Mongolia, children feeding at 9/10 years old is the norm not the exception. I think a great dis-service is done to women, who have the difficult task of raising children, is done when a media outlet which I assume is only out to make money, decide to portray something such as breastfeeding as sexually deviant without backing it up with the correct scientic evidence or to portray the article in a way that corresponds to the current medical research surrounding extended breastfeeding. There has been numerous studies that show that extended breastfeeding causes no psychological damage and that other parenting techniques such as CIO - cry it out, actually cause brain damage, and yet it is hard to find articles such as the one above, which aims at directly ridiculing a mother who choose to implement such abusive behaviour, with ridiculous titles. It's sad though because I gather it does not line fat cat media boss' pockets.
Posted 30/04/2010 13:14:44
Posted by Mensachick
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
Unfortunately the editors of this site have clearly labelled this article in a direct attempt to illicit crude responses. I would like to point out the average weaning age for the world, not just the close minded, sexualised individuals of the west, is four years old. Take into account that most people in the west stop breastfeeding, against the health of their children, before 6 months, some not at all..That means, mathematically there must be many people across the globe who breastfeed their children into their tweens, 9/10 years old. I know for a fact that in China and Mongolia, children feeding at 9/10 years old is the norm not the exception. I think a great dis-service is done to women, who have the difficult task of raising children, is done when a media outlet which I assume is only out to make money, decide to portray something such as breastfeeding as sexually deviant without backing it up with the correct scientic evidence or to portray the article in a way that corresponds to the current medical research surrounding extended breastfeeding. There has been numerous studies that show that extended breastfeeding causes no psychological damage and that other parenting techniques such as CIO - cry it out, actually cause brain damage, and yet it is hard to find articles such as the one above, which aims at directly ridiculing a mother who choose to implement such abusive behaviour, with ridiculous titles. It's sad though because I gather it does not line fat cat media boss' pockets.
Posted 30/04/2010 13:15:02
Posted by anne76
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
I am shocked at some of the comments on here! At the end of the day we're mammals. Perhaps some of us think we're better than that, but our breasts are for feeding our young. No-one can know what age a child will walk/ talk/ read and no-one except the child knows when it is ready emotionally and physically to wean. Children do not continue past the arrival of adult teeth as it is not biologically possible. To find this woman's mothering practises so revolting says a lot more about our society than this lady. To force a child to wean at an unnaturally young age is cruel in my opinion. 6months is too young, World Health Organisation advises 2years and thereafter as long as both parent and child wish. If more people took this advice on board there would be fewer unhappy children I think.
Posted 30/04/2010 16:35:20
Posted by tibicheri
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
The American Academy of Pediatrics states that there is no physical or psychological damage done to a child breastfed beyond 3 years but we still have 'psychologists' on news and talk shows that will give their personal opinion that this can't be healthy. They have no evidence, and can't give any. Shame on them. And even funnier is your average people who think that the child will be psychologically harmed! Where did they get their child psychology education?
The natural age of weaning is between 2.5 years and 7 years, sometimes 8, depending upon the source. Anytime before that is mom-driven or environmentally driven. So the 14 month old that stops "on her own" was really prematurely weaned. Probably mom didn't allow enough access, offered too many solid and juices and her milk supply fell due to longer and longer periods between breastfeedings. Nursing strikes often cause premature weaning because babe or toddler cuts teeth, gets earache, change in routine (like mum going back to work, or an illness and rushing around or holiday schedules.), new pregnancy or some other reason for a dip in supply. Then mom thinks baby is not wanting to nurse anymore. Child just needs cuddling and tincture of time to start nursing again like they really want. Ask a lactation consultant to help you get your child back to breast.
Posted 02/05/2010 16:34:19
Posted by XxlauraXx 1
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
OMG talk about wierd people u dirty cow
Posted 20/07/2010 16:45:43
Posted by melissah2529
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
This is not NORMAL!! Breast milk is to provide all the nutrients to a baby because they can't eat solid nutritious foods!! Once they are old enough to eat solids then they no longer require breast milk!! Like they no longer require formula milk if bottle fed! Freakish woman, this story gives me the creeps.
Posted 05/01/2011 02:46:01
Posted by ryalice
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
I have a close friend who remembers breast feeding from his mother. He has had a plethora of intimate issues with woman his whole like due to it not to mention an un healthy attatchment as well as resentment towards his mother. Personally as a mother and a lover. A woman who has breastfed and has a strong sexually connection with my breasts I would never want to associate the two this woman is sexually confusing her son in doing this. Its normal to feed as a growing baby its not normal to put your mouth on your mothers breast as a walking talking human being.
Posted 15/02/2011 04:44:09
Posted by ryalice
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
I have a close friend who remembers breast feeding from his mother. He has had a plethora of intimate issues with woman his whole like due to it not to mention an un healthy attatchment as well as resentment towards his mother. Personally as a mother and a lover. A woman who has breastfed and has a strong sexually connection with my breasts I would never want to associate the two this woman is sexually confusing her son in doing this. Its normal to feed as a growing baby its not normal to put your mouth on your mothers breast as a walking talking human being.
Posted 15/02/2011 04:44:34
Posted by KirstyLorraine
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
thats just going a bit far now, you have another baby on the way how are you mean to concentrate on this one when your five year old still needs your constant attention? its beyond silly now your son goes to school think of the bullying he will go through if the other children know hes still getting treated like a baby? your going to have one hell of a job on your hand juggling this new baby and your son. he will not let this new child take his place so good luck.
Posted 15/02/2011 12:52:05
Posted by esorenyaj
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
Oh no! I am mentally scarring my daughter! She's 3 next month and still breastfeeding. She'll never have a normal relationship and resent me for the rest of her life!
Oh wait, no actually, she's getting a tailor made nutritional supplement (which has been shown to change composition to fit a toddler and childs changing needs as they grow up). She's getting an immune booster that has kept her from getting sick even when all the other children around her are snotting and coughing all over her. She's getting a boost in her mental capabilities and an IQ point for every week I continue to feed her. The WHO recommends breastfeeding a child until they are *AT LEAST* two years old, and AS LONG as mother and child are both comfortable after that. No child will choose to breastfeed longer than they are comfortable with- it's not like a box of chocolates. Just like a child will come to an age when they no longer need a bedtime story or nightlight, they will come to an age when the breast is no longer needed for comfort and security.
As for wet nursing- It's not like the woman is taking the child from their mother and usurping their role. She is already feeding and caring for the infant while the mother goes to work, so where is the problem with cutting out bottles and sterilizers and breast pumps.
Society needs a swift kick up the ass to recognize that this woman should be the norm and not looked at as an abomination. You all need your heads examined.
Posted 11/10/2011 19:39:52
Posted by tilly902
RE: 'I'll breastfeed my son into his teens!'
I am all for breastfeeding and personally I would not take it this far however it is everybodies individual choice and she should not be penalised for it. I imagine she expected to get negative reactions as it is a contorversial subject but some of you have been incredibly harsh.
As said before wet nursing has been around for a long time and is still very common in other countries. I myself would not have allowed anybody else to breastfeed my little boy and nor would I intend to allow it with any future children but I do not see anything wrong if the mother is comfortable with it. There is only one situation in which I would do it for another mothers baby and that would be if a friend or relative could not breastfeed and asked me to if their baby was in very poor health e.g. severely premature/ill as 'breast is best' and as a trainee midwife I completely believe that there is nutrients and value in breastmilk that you cannot get from formula.
In conclusion I have read a story in a magazine of a woman who's mother had cancer and to prevent her from going into remission she expressed her breastmilk (she had recently given birth) that her son was not using for her mother to drink. However after a while of doing this she decided that expressing was too painful and now her mother breastfeeds from her personally! I would say that is more shocking and disturbing than this story. Of course there are health benefits but that IS taking it too far.
Posted 19/06/2012 14:48:45