OTOH, I have pretty good memories of being 5 and 6yo. If they included being BF, god only knows how I'd feel about that. But my hunch? At least for a while, I'd be like, "Sheesh, one more weird thing those flakey parents of mine put me through!"
ITA; it's hard for me to see how, at least for some kids, those memories at some point would trigger a major ick factor. Why give them yet one more thing to feel weird about?
No, it's pretty common in the US to no longer bf in public beyond the first year. The only time I saw women extended bf'ing "in public" was at La Leche meetings and even then the moms always asked if it was OK with the group.
A day or 2 ago, JCA mentioned the ick factor and it agrees with what I've been saying. Again today she mentions that after the child no longer needs to bf, it's just not done in public:
So, it's very unusual to see toddlers being breastfed in public and even Lois and MhM have said they didn't/don't do it. Mhm will do so if her child falls and hurts himself, but otherwise she said she hides it. Unless you lived in the US, I think it's kind of hard for you to correct me on my actual observations, lol!
It's right there in the iVillage link why she was rightly kicked off the plane:
<> Gillette's the militant bf'ing mommy.
Let's get back to reality. Even the young child has to put on a seatbelt during takeoff.
And their being thrown off the plane could never be at the sole discretion of the allegedly nasty, allegedly childless (loved that comment!) stewardess who was allegedly jealous of the breastfeeding momma. (I LOVE the ridiculous comments that followed the link!) The pilot determines who gets thrown off a plane.
The parents refused to put the kid in a seat belt. No biggie. No need for the breastfeeders to call the ACLU.
Like I thought, one really can't make an argument that breastfeeding is "best for a family." Breastmilk is best for a baby. But that has nothing to do with the family.
And certainly then, there's no way to argue that extended breastfeeding is "best for the family" either.
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Ah, see I don't....see women nursing babies all the time in public that is.
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Nope, I'm good.
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No, it's pretty common in the US to no longer bf in public beyond the first year. The only time I saw women extended bf'ing "in public" was at La Leche meetings and even then the moms always asked if it was OK with the group.
A day or 2 ago, JCA mentioned the ick factor and it agrees with what I've been saying. Again today she mentions that after the child no longer needs to bf, it's just not done in public:
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-pssahwoh&msg=17679.774
So, it's very unusual to see toddlers being breastfed in public and even Lois and MhM have said they didn't/don't do it. Mhm will do so if her child falls and hurts himself, but otherwise she said she hides it. Unless you lived in the US, I think it's kind of hard for you to correct me on my actual observations, lol!
It's right there in the iVillage link why she was rightly kicked off the plane:
<> Gillette's the militant bf'ing mommy.
Let's get back to reality. Even the young child has to put on a seatbelt during takeoff.
And their being thrown off the plane could never be at the sole discretion of the allegedly nasty, allegedly childless (loved that comment!) stewardess who was allegedly jealous of the breastfeeding momma. (I LOVE the ridiculous comments that followed the link!) The pilot determines who gets thrown off a plane.
The parents refused to put the kid in a seat belt. No biggie. No need for the breastfeeders to call the ACLU.
Like I thought, one really can't make an argument that breastfeeding is "best for a family." Breastmilk is best for a baby. But that has nothing to do with the family.
And certainly then, there's no way to argue that extended breastfeeding is "best for the family" either.
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