Thoughts about this??

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Thoughts about this??
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Tue, 03-27-2007 - 11:53am

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:05am

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Yes, as far as being the only source of nutrition a child gets. Once they get old enough to get most of their nutrition elsewhere, that's when the disagreements begin. On another board, there's a good analogy being made about apples. We don't really need to eat an apple every day, if we are eating a well-balanced diet. But that does not discount the good nutrition that the apple brings us. Are we to not eat that apple just because it isn't necessary?


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I guess that depends on how you think we use breastfeeding. I think I've mentioned a few times that my son only nurses twice a day as part of a routine. I do nurse him more when he's sick and can't hold down solids, and if he were to, say, fall off his swing and really hurt himself, I might nurse him to calm him down.

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:09am

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Just because something is out-of-the-norm doesn't mean it's wrong. Weaning is preferred by whom? The child? The mother? If not one of those two people, then nobody else needs to

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:12am


I think people have been real honest about why they believe it is not ncessary.

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:12am

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No, but it's the same body part. Isn't that what is getting some posters so freaked out?


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See, that's where your lack of experience in this area speaks volumes. There is a huge difference between breastfeeding and the sexual act involving breasts. Huge difference.


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Or a grown up vs. a child? I don't buy into your comparison, but it was a good one, and one of the more honest ones I've seen in this mega-thread.




Mary



Mom to Kevin 11/4/03



You can hate me, but do it because you know me, not because I’m a member of a group. Anyways, people aren’t grapes --- you can’t weigh them in a bunch, but I guess it’s easier than dealing with people as individuals. There, I’ve solved the riddle of prejudice: it saves time.



Rita Mae Brown, US author and social activist

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:15am

I respect your opinion as well. :-)


Your entire post can also speak to the opposing side of the debate. Just because something appears unnecessary doesn't mean it is.

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:16am


See this is where I think we all have problems expressing our concern.

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:17am

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:22am

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:28am


I just think that it gets back to "because the child wants to" and that arguement just doesn't fly with me.

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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 11:35am

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