Quote Originally Posted by kyfanatic View Post
I've seen plenty of breastfeeding bug,but I surely haven't ever saw a 12 year old doing it,at that age I had other ideas on my mind.Here on the farm we wean'em when they are big enough to walk around good.
I've never understood anyone allowing a 12 year-old to breast feed, however, it is common in several well developed countries. There was a discussion about it recently on a talk show and they had a lady on whose daughter was 12 and still being breast fed. There are some societies that believe it is fine for the child to breast feed until it enters puberty. The kids should be eating steaks and porkchops, not THAT. The doctor explained that while it was a social taboo in the United States, it actually was a nurturing process. I don't buy into that idea but, hey, it will never happen at my house. My rule was at age 1 bottles go into the garbage and sippy cup is introduced. I don't see any signs of psychological damage. lol