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From: [email protected] (robert.j.brown)
Subject: Re: Human breast-feeding : Myths or reality ?
In article , [email protected] (Webster Homer) writes:
> [email protected] (Robert J. Alexander MD) writes:
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> I have an additional question. How long should a mother breast feed her
> child? A friend of mine is still nursing her two year old. Is this beneficial?
> Her ex-husband is trying to use her coninued nursing of a two year old as
> "proof" of her being unfit to be a mother. What studies have been done
> on breast feeding past a year etc... upon the psychological health of the
> child?
>
>
> Web Homer
>
My wife breast-fed my three boys 12 months, 16 months, and 29 months
respectively and they are 18, 16, and 10 years old respectively. So
far everybody seems fairly normal. I noticed a negative correlation
with ear infections and length of time nursed in my very small sample.
I do notice that the 16 and 18 year old seem to eat a lot, could that
be from the breast feeding :-) ?
I don't understand the "unfit mother" charge other than any tactic is
not too low down for some folks during divorce/child custody battles.
Most of the developing nations practice breast feeding to 3 and 4 years
old. Are they screwed up because of it ? Would they be much better
off if they could use cow's milk or commercial formula ? Doctors ?
Bobby - akgua!rjb