Thoughts about this??

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

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:15pm

That there wasn't a point to the whole public thing.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:18pm

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I have no idea what you are saying. You asked me what exactly I thought you were conceding to. I said I was referring to the debate. So can you explain what your above answer means?

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No. Thanks for clearing that up.

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Registered: 03-03-2007
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:20pm

Well said. There is no substitute for education. But there are plenty of better methods for nutrition and comforting an 8 yo whose mother continues to "breastfeed."

And I do use the term "breastfeed" very, very lightly. To think what scant breastmilk supply is left once the 1 yo begins his normal diet. <> IMO it is sickening at that stage how the women in that video are forcing the 8 yo to continue to "breastfeed."

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:20pm

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But it's not a given that one would see an infant nursing in public either.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-03-2007
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:21pm
What public thing?
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:23pm

Who hasn't made up their mind on the subject?


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:24pm

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LMAO...So you finally admit I never said anything about my children not benefitting from breastfeeding. Just so we are clear. Are you ever going to show me where I said anything like this:

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Comfort, security, reassurance, soothing, bonding, etc. etc. etc. are basically built in benefits of bfing. Just because you didn't want your children to benefit from these things doesn't mean they didn't. In fact, I would venture to say that most, if not all, children associate comfort, security, reassurance, soothing, and bonding with bfing.

Everything I have ever read on the topic of bfing points to the numerous built in benefits of bfing. Why do you think your children only benefitted from the aspects that you wanted them to? Do you honesty think you have this type of control over your children? Wow! You must be pretty powerful. Omnipotent even.

Did you go through the list of benefits and decide which ones you did and didn't want them to receive? Nutirition, check. Bonding, check. Comfort, nope. Reassurance, nope.

Let me know when you find anything that remotely resembles this statement. When you do just give me the post number. Good Luck.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:25pm

I suggest you re-read the thread if you are lost.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:29pm

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So the comfort/reassurance aspects of bfing/nursing is news to you?>>>

Please tell me how you would possible know your childs feelings about nursing.

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Reassurance? Reassurance about what?

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No it isnt. It is exactly what you said.

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Nope sorry that isnt what you said originally.

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Were they comforted by nursing? Probably so, since their bellies werent grumbling anymore. However that is not what you originally stated.

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 5:30pm
Oh I agree with that. However I must say I see women nursing babies all the time in public. I have yet to see one nursing an older child. That pretty much says that they are somewhat embarassed by it.

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