I don’t even know what to call this, except OMG eeewwww
17th June 2008
Extraordinary Breastfeeding: Girl, 7, still drinking from her mom.
People, they draw art with boobs in it. And they’ve named them: Milky for “the one with the most milk in it” and Lady for “the one with the pink dot.”
“I’d rather have lots of breastmilk than a million melons!”
Ahhhhhhh!!
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That is SICK SICK SICK! That to me is mental child abuse. What kind of sick mother gets her kicks out of that??? How can anyone think that is NORMAL??? The is messed up and I think it is a form of pedophiliac….. or however you say it.
Hm. I dont even know what to say.
I can’t imagine my 6 year old comin on over and asking for a boob to suckle at.
… makes me feel a l’il weirded out
Wow.
I saw this last week and it took a lot of courage for me to watch it. And with good reason. Afterwards I felt like some sort of perv just witnessing it.
It is definitely wrong on so many levels. Not. Normal.
Yes, I feel dirty, too.
*shivers*
I felt weird with Caity when she was only 4 months old and she would stare into my eyes – it got a little unnerving (silly I know) but it was almost like she was aware …
After Cait was born, Lexy walked in on us one day when I was feeding Cait and she asked if she could have some to try … ack!
Lexy’s obsessed with boobs now. She said recently that if she drinks lots of milk, it will go into her boobs and make them big and full of milk .. sheesh kid you’re not even 5 ..
Very disturbing.
I watched this last night. It was very disturbing. And, I too felt wrong watching it. Thanks for making me almost lose my cookies!
I couldn’t even watch it all the way through…that lady should go see a doctor…because her kids are going to need one too soon!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
I too believe that there comes a time when the feeding becomes something the mother needs, not the children. And this mother encouraging this is beyond either of them just needing it. When a child is old enough to hold a cup and drink it is time to move onto that, forget about when they can write boob! If she was pumping and giving it to the girls I could believe it was for their intelligence, but come on already!
I never imagined breastfeeding for a long time.
I breastfed my twins for almost a year and they weaned themselves.
My daughter unlike my boys wants to continue breastfeeding and when you educate yourself on the benefits…they far outweigh the opinion of anyone, simply because it is what is best for your child.
I am shocked that such a courageous woman would be accused of breastfeeding her child as being a form of pedophillia.
The scientific research that Dr. Jack Newman has dedicated his life to has given me incentive to allow my daughter to wean herself when necessary.
I am sure there are many other women who breastfeed their toddlers and children in private for the fear of what others would say or think. When really they are breastfeeding out of love and concern for their child and not for some bizarre pleasure seeking adventure!!
I would much rather my child drink and reap the benefits of mothers than deny them that because of someones opinion.
Would it make others feel better if she put it in a cup??
Artist draw pictures of nudity. Pornography is rampant…and almost every advetisement has a sexual overtone and a display of breasts….but it is odd that a young child draw their loving expressions of the bond between a mother and child breastfeeding or to nickname their breast….don’t most children nickname their soothers and bottles!!!
Bravo to the breastfeeding mothers who give their babies, toddlers and children a great start and nourishment in their lives!!!
Yes, there are benefits to breastfeeding, but is there proof that there are benefits beyond a certain age. It’s not the fact that she is breastfeeding a 7 year old child, it is the purpose behind it. What good is it really doing at that point. I suppose because I bottle-fed by children, that makes me a bad mother. I hate mothers out there who not only think, but express the opinion that breastfeeding is the only way and if you don’t do it and for a long time, well, then you’re just not doing what’s best for your child. My kids are healthy, smart, and just as normal as any breastfed child out there.
I don’t think that breastfeeding is the only way. There are many reasons for a mother to choose to bottle feed her child. Formula was created for babies whose mothers had died during labor. Some mothers are unable to breastfeed and some don’t fell comfortable and that is okay, just as much as it is okay to breastfeed your child as long as you are comfortable.
However, there is proof about the benefits of breastfeeding a child even at the age of five and onward.
Take a look at the research on Dr. Jack Newman website. He has put in a lifetime of effort and support.
There is no question about the nutritional value outweighing anything from a bottle a can, a goat or a cow. Most milk our children drink today is filled with hormones and antibiotics! I would much rather give my children a glass of breastmilk than anything else but fresh juices and clean water.
I never said that breastfeeding is the only way and never claimed that your kids cannot be smart or normal because they don’t breastfeed….but if a mother chooses to breastfeed for benefits why should she what she is doing be brought into question…when it is proven to have many immediate beneficial qualities..including longterm health benefits.
Each mother has to decide what is best for her and her child and I am still shocked at the lack of support for the mother who continues to breastfeed.
I think that it’s good to expose ourselves to different peoples perspectives. I think a lot of what this woman is saying is true and if she was speaking about her breastfeeding relationship with her newborn, most would agree with her. I’m not sure why society feels it needs to put a magic number on when a child should finish nursing… Comments such as “when the child can ask for it, means that they should stop” have always bothered me. For many people, nursing is as much about the emotional relationship as it is about the physical one of providing nourishment.
Would I nurse a 7 year old? Nope. But at least this woman is brave enough to stand behind her convictions and tell us her story. Not all of us could do the same.
