Disneyrsh said:I have no intellectual justification for not breastfeeding a child (as opposed to a baby), but if the kid is old enough to ask you for your breast, then it just seems like it's time to explore other food choices.
with that!
LOL, we taught our dd (now 3) sign language. She was able to ask for milk from about nine months old. Yipes, now that would have been early weaning! A lot of this is just culture. We just weren't raised with toddlers nursing. But, it really is GOOD for them. They receive so much more than food. It helps them with comfort, and their little immune system. My most secure, sweet tempered child was the one that was nursed the longest. Maybe just a coincidence....