http://emuse.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/17749
Im all for breast is best, but a seven year old is to old for me.

ummm yeah....that's too old for me!

umm... no.

When a child is old enough to ask for it I think it's time to stop!

Ok I can see that she wants whats best for her children, but at that age, how hard is it to pump a little bit and put it in a cup.

Ok I can see that she wants whats best for her children, but at that age, how hard is it to pump a little bit and put it in a cup.

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That is a very good alternative to someone who wants to give their older child breastmilk.

They have names for the breasts and draw pictures of them. :tired

I know it's natural and everything but that video made me a little sick. I'm all for breastfeeding but that was just a little weird for me!

Yikes! I found that to be very disturbing!

Personally, I think it's gross & sick if they are breast feeding at that age.

Yikes! I found that to be very disturbing!

me too

Yea that is kinda disturbing! Too old to be breastfed!!

They have names for the breasts and draw pictures of them. :tired

:pukey

VERY disturbing, IMO.

If she wants them to have breastmilk at that age for whatever reason, she should pump. I still think it's silly to be drinking breastmilk at that age in any case though :nutts

I wonder how the girls will react to that when they are grown...

Ok, I am so for breastfeeding, but that was just wrong in so many ways!!!

Hmmm I think it "might" be wrong at this age. I understand the mom not wanting to lose the attachment that the bonding of nursing can have. That being said, What worries me is when she says that she can't imagine them not nursing when they are in college and married.. How much longer does she want to nurse them? :wowsers

:sick

Personally, I think it's gross & sick if they are breast feeding at that age.
I totally agree!!! :yes

Personally, I think it's gross & sick if they are breast feeding at that age.

I agree

That whole family has lost their marbles.

Just a cuddle with my mom was soothing enough at 7 years old...

The universal age of weaning is 5 and some change.

I feel uncomfortable after 2.


For me I wouldn't go past 13 months.

The universal age of weaning is 5 and some change.

I feel uncomfortable after 2.


For me I wouldn't go past 13 months.

Right on sista! I completely agree 100%.

I know some countries tend to BF til the child is around 4 or 5, but I PERSONALLY feel like after 2 is really pushing it in our society and I personally would not go past 13 months. Yes, it's natural and *should* be accepted until whatever age the mom and child decide to stop at, but we do not live in that kind of world. I'm not saying moms should necessarily conform to society's "norm", but there has to be a limit somewhere and I think 5 years old is WAY past that limit. Just my opinion though :yes

If someone wants their child to still get the breast milk, they can pump. I think that would be more reasonable. But there are much worse things to do nowadays. At least she cares about her kids, so I'll try not to judge her.

yuck, that is just so weird on too many levels.

I often find myself wondering what kind of sexual and attachment issues these kids have as adults.

I didn't watch the video I have a feeling I have seen them before on you tube. My child is turning 12 months the end of May he can ask for it he pulls on my shirt. (he doesn't speak yet or he would be saying his version of Leche which is what I call it) I don't think he is ready to wean though he still nurses a lot. I can see us MAYBE going to two but I am uncomfortable at the thought of nursing a child over three for sure.

Seven is almost preteen age far too old imho. I have a friend however that nurses her DD and she is the same age as my oldest. So going on almost five years now. She doesn't nurse often through out the day but she does still nurse.

That is just wrong.

This might be a dumb question, but are there people out there that breastfeed really late? Like into teenage years?

kara i'm sure there are extremists like that

NASTY! It is great for BABIES, but not children. OMG :arg They have names for her boobs :screwy She needs to worry about these kids needing therapy!

kara i'm sure there are extremists like that

Crazy! I'm pro-breastfeeding but that's kinda creepy.

I often find myself wondering what kind of sexual and attachment issues these kids have as adults.

EXACTLY!!!!!

I'm all for breastfeeding, but I think I'd be a bit disturbed if I had memories of sucking from my mom's boob at SEVEN years old!!!

That was just wrong on so many levels.
Is there any benefit to breastfeeding at that age???

http://www.lalecheleague.org/ba/Feb01.html

10 yrs old :shock are you kidding me

http://www.breastfeeding.co.uk/index.php?option=com_glossary&Itemid=65

that link says a lady still breastfeeds at 10 for the attachment

"My 10 year old daughter whom I still breastfeed for some bonding time before she goes to bed calls them Boobie Milk. So does my 6 year old daughter. Sometimes they suckle together."

Wow..even 10 year olds? You would think when they get that age, they would think it's gross to suck on mom's boobs.

I remember hearing about a 5 year old whose mom breastfed him at school during lunch..

I often find myself wondering what kind of sexual and attachment issues these kids have as adults.

Me too!:sick

I couldn't even watch. I'm all for extending breastfeeding, but I could not imagine breastfeeding my oldest...

I nursed both of my kids and with dd we weaned at 13 months, So I am all for nursing one's child but ughhhhh..That video creeped my out in SOOO many ways....

I'm all for breast feeding but thats a lil odd

WTF?!?! :shock :shock That's just sick.

I've seen that video before and let me just say I am totally pro breastfeeding but up to a certain age. I will proabably only nurse till this one is 12-13 months MAX. I can't see someone doing it at 4, 5, 7, 10!!! OMG at some point you have to stop. I find it VERY disturbing

:puke

Right on sista! I completely agree 100%.

I know some countries tend to BF til the child is around 4 or 5, but I PERSONALLY feel like after 2 is really pushing it in our society and I personally would not go past 13 months. Yes, it's natural and *should* be accepted until whatever age the mom and child decide to stop at, but we do not live in that kind of world. I'm not saying moms should necessarily conform to society's "norm", but there has to be a limit somewhere and I think 5 years old is WAY past that limit. Just my opinion though :yes

I totally agree. I am all for extended BF, and I hope to be able to nurse my children to at least a year, closer to 18 months if possible, but past 2 is beyond my comfort zone. That's just a little too far in my POV.

This might be a dumb question, but are there people out there that breastfeed really late? Like into teenage years?


yep,its common in poor south american countries where there is very poor nutrition...

Wow! I am VERY pro-BF'ing but I can't imagine nursing a 7 year old.

I'm not sure about their future sexual problems because they're not American. I think we find anything "sexual" a little taboo to begin with. That being said. I nursed Val until mid march when she weaned herself. Had she gone longer than that (22mo.) I'd have done it longer BUT NOT past her 3rd birthday. Geez, I'm so glad she did it herself. That video was VERY disturbing to say the least.

I'm sorry, but ewww. If she wants to bf...use a pump and a cup. Personally, I dont like BF after 12-13 months, I just dont feel comfortable doing it. I could pump though, and feed from a bottle beyond that age, maybe until 2, but no more straight from the source, it's just....not my thing.

I work at a preschool where there is a lady who is like this. Her 3 year old goes to the preschool and she'll sit out in the hall and let him have at it. She also has an older child, she is probably 8-10 and she still BFs as well. Their teeth are rotting out of their heads because of it. The things that gets me the most about it is this lady is a neonatal nurse, so she should know that past a certain age there isn't really any benefit! *shudders* The worst part is when the other kids ask about it, and she is very very defensive about it, she won't move away from the other children or anything, she whips out her card saying that she can breastfeed whereever, whenever. I'm all for BFing in public if it's a BABY, but not a 3 year old and a 8-10 year old.

I work at a preschool where there is a lady who is like this. Her 3 year old goes to the preschool and she'll sit out in the hall and let him have at it. She also has an older child, she is probably 8-10 and she still BFs as well. Their teeth are rotting out of their heads because of it. The things that gets me the most about it is this lady is a neonatal nurse, so she should know that past a certain age there isn't really any benefit! *shudders* The worst part is when the other kids ask about it, and she is very very defensive about it, she won't move away from the other children or anything, she whips out her card saying that she can breastfeed whereever, whenever. I'm all for BFing in public if it's a BABY, but not a 3 year old and a 8-10 year old.

Well a three year old isnt as big of a deal as a 8-10 year old... and in public. I shutter when I think of the site of that.:tired

Uh no. :eek

:wowsers I think the mom is a little:screwy .My mom breast feed my youngest brother till he was almost 4 ,I think it was my mom with the attachment issues. My other brother and I pick on him so bad about it,we just cant help it:giggle

Personally, I think it's gross & sick if they are breast feeding at that age.

I agree!:wow

:confused I don't even think I can put into words how disturbing that was.

thats just too much.

:wowsers OMG that is so crazy and a little scary. If they are old enough to ask they are to old.

So yeah, I know that everybody is different and it IS their decision to keep breastfeeding however I know that I personally would NOT allow my nearly 8 year old child to be breastfed. Like somebody else said, pumping and giving it to them that way but for your children to literally talk about them, name then and DRAWING PICTURES of them?!?! I think that is highly disturbing!

WOW!! That is very disturbing to me. I personally kind of think that the attachment issue in this case is with the Mom and not the kids.

I still don't get why the children were drawing boobie pics. I mean when they start having sex, is the mom going to have them draw pictures of penises and vaginas?!?!?!