Saturday, May 14, 2011
CHILD DEVELOPMENT and PUBLIC HEALTH
Breast Feeding is the public health topic I chose. I am at a stage of my life where I want to stop breastfeeding my one year old son. I do not know if it is him or me that is having a hard time stopping. I have my son drinking whole milk and he is doing well with it. The three different countries I looked up was Africa, India, and China to my surprise these countries mostly breastfeed their child to 2 years old. Some United State women is breastfeeding their child up to the age of 5years old. A lot of the doctors stated that the first six months is the most important time for a baby to be breastfed. Learning all this I am going to start tonight.
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You have breast-fed him for six months giving him the anti-bodies that are present in your system. There is nothing wrong with wanting to stop now and there is nothing wrong with nursing him for a longer time. I have known women who only nursed their child at night, mostly for the bonding and fed them with food and milk during the day. If it is the bonding that you do not want to give up, try nursing just at night before you put him to bed. God bless you in whatever decision you make.
ReplyDeleteI am dealing with the same issue! My son is 14 months and I am still breast feeding him. I have cut him back to nursing morning and right before bed and he has whole milk during the day. I think next week I am going to cut out the morning feeding. I completely relate to not knowing if it will be harder on him or me to stop. Bravo to you for making it an entire year, it's not easy. Trust me, I know! We will be a support system for each other as we try to wean. Good luck!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your information about breastfeeding. I actually never breastfed but based on Navajo tradition, it is recommended that Navajo children breastfeed and it is healthy for them.