According to a study at Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, breastfeeding for at least 6 months can positively benefit the emotional well-being of children well into their teenage years.
Over 2300 mothers and their children were tracked for for 14 years as researchers looked for factors that might affect the emotional growth of [...]
Reality TV star, Kourtney Kardashian, was teased by her sister when she declared that she planned to breastfeed for five years.
“Kourtney was like, ‘I’m so excited. I don’t have to cook for five years!’” her little sister Khloe, 25, jokes in an episode of the “Rachael Ray Show” to air Thursday.
“And I go, ‘What [...]
The following is a guest post from Jen at A Mother’s Voice. Thanks so much to Jen for sharing!
My son, Teddy, will turn 2 this coming Saturday. He STILL breastfeeds. Can you believe it? What’s more, he is my fourth child to breastfeed into toddlerhood. Did I plan to nurse past one [...]
How old is too old to breastfeed? This question creates more controversy than the question of whether to breastfeed at all. Some say a few weeks is enough, some say until the child has teeth, others go for the first year or two. And some mothers let their children breastfeed until four or five. And [...]
