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normalizing breastfeeding in American culture

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Yes, they’re 7 and 9 and yes, they’ve weaned.

This is Anna and Simon. They’re my first and second babies, and they’re 7-1/2 and 9-1/2. They’ve been weaned for a few years now, but since their mamma is an IBCLC, breastfeeding is part of their lives. There have been a lot of questions over the last few weeks about how children who breastfed long…

May 24, 2012 in breastfeeding, extended breastfeeding, normal-term breastfeeding, weaning.

Yes, she’s 4, and yes, she’s still breastfeeding.

This is Gabriella. She’s my youngest daughter, and she turned 4 in December. Two weeks after her 4th birthday, Gabriella underwent a 3-hour craniofacial surgery to resolve a rare birth defect. Two pediatric neurosurgeons and a pediatric plastic surgeon cut open my little girl’s head in an incision that wrapped from ear to ear. They…

May 11, 2012 in breastfeeding, extended breastfeeding, normal-term breastfeeding.