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Subj : Re: This Train Just Went Splat!
To   : alt.tv.er
From : MauiJNP
Date : Sat Sep 24 2005 13:11:32

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er

>
>  It was, unfortunately, another
> example of the show playing breastfeeding for laughs.  Some kids that
> old DO still breastfeed, and there's nothing wrong with it.
>
> Yes, there is.
>
> Do tell?  What's wrong with it?
>


This is just me and I don't want to start a big fight or anything, but I 
think there is definately something wrong with breastfeeding a child over 
the age of 2 (and even thats a stretch for me to agree with as I believe 
breastfeeding should never last longer than 1 year).   Correct me if I am 
wrong and maybe I may change my opinion but as I see it now, there is no 
healthy reasons to breastfeed a child past the age or 2.  If you think that 
the child needs breastmilk for nutritional value, pump it and give it to 
them in a cup.  If you argue that you are too poor to buy them real milk, 
pump and give it to them in a cup.  If you argue that it strengthens the 
bond between mother and child, there are plently of other ways to form or 
maintain a strong bond between mother and child that doesn't involve 
breastfeeding.  Many many fathers have very strong bonds with their children 
without breastfeeding.  The act of breastfeeding an infant is more 
reasonable to me because they are helpless and need constant help and 
attention to sustain their lives.  A 2 year old can talk, play, drink out of 
a cup, feed themselves, eat solid foods, eat a variety of foods without 
getting sick, etc.   When I was younger, my friend had a younger brother who 
was breastfed till he was 6 or so.  Even if we were out in public, he would 
ask for it and she would just sit down, and he would stick his whole head up 
her shirt.  In my opinion, breastfeeding will leave a child with no concept 
of healthy boundaries and will cause problems in the future.  But like I 
said, that's just my opinion.  Feel free to try and change it by offering 
other viewpoints for me to consider if you wish.

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