Comments on: Extreme Breastfeeding – How long is too long?

By: brian

brian — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:09:17 +0000

Thank you for all your stories. I think ots beautiful that there are mom’s who have whatever it takes to continue the nursing relationship as long as is necessary. I applaud each of you.

By: Val

Val — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:38:23 +0000

I nursed my daughter until she was almost 3…she weaned herself shortly after we got pregnant with our son (I never even thought about my milk supply going down due to the pregnancy…I just thought it was a coincidence) Our son is now 7 months and took to nursing great as well. Rebecca….your “funny note” was hillarious. Kids say the cutest things )

By: Mommy News

Mommy News — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:41:17 +0000

Thanks for your comment Betsy! That is me nursing my toddler (about 2 at the time – he is 3.5 now). I read your blog post as well – it was great! I agree with your assessment of the show. Thanks again for commenting here. — Judy

By: Betsy

Betsy — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:33:54 +0000

I only nursed my first child for 6 weeks. My second child weaned from the breast at 17 months and my third at 2.5 years. I am currently nursing my 16 month old and intend to continue as long as he is interested. I also ranted extensively about this episode on my blog.

My feeling is that by including BF and homebirth in this episode, 20/20 has been irresponsible. As if these choices are extreme and should be viewed as negatively as weird doll bonding, when in fact more extended breastfeeding and the midwifery model of care should be presented as choices that are likely to impact public health for the better.

By: Mommy News

Mommy News — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:35:16 +0000

Sara, Your blog is excellent. Thanks for sending me a link to it. I love your analysis and I wish that you had been the person planning the outline of the show – perhaps you should contact 20/20 and tell them what a good shown would have been. Your version would definitely have been worth watching! Thanks for posting. — Judy

By: sara

sara — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:02:41 +0000

Currently nursing son who is approaching 25 months. He nurses 6-8 times a day, so it’s unlikely to stop anytime soon.

“How long is too long”? Well.. Nursing after the child’s suckling reflex has disappeared would be too long.

I wrote up a detailed analysis of why the 20/20 segment on breastfeeding was dumb. Check it out. Love to hear your feedback.

By: Annie @ PhD in Parenting

Annie @ PhD in Parenting — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:00:26 +0000

I nursed my son until he self-weaned at 2.5 years (when I was 7.5 months pregnant). My daughter is 21 months and still nursing. She will be our last child, so she won’t have to deal with a milk supply dip resulting from pregnancy like my son did, so perhaps she will nurse longer. We’ll see.

By: Mommy News

Mommy News — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:53:49 +0000

Hello all – did you get to see the extreme breastfeeding segment on 20/20 last night? It was disappointing to say the least. I was hoping they would show an expert or something. It seemed like the whole show was designed to make mothers look “strange.” They paired it with segments on orgasmic birth, fake baby dolls, homebirths and surrogacy. The surrogacy segment was done pretty well and the homebirth segment was good, but the rest of the show was disappointing. I’d love to hear what you all thought about it! — Judy

By: crunchy domestic goddess (amy)

crunchy domestic goddess (amy) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:42:24 +0000

I got the info from Laura Shanley (of the unassisted childbirth movement) who is appearing on the show. Also, I set my TIVO to record it and it gave the info like it’s going to be on. Here’s hoping.

By: Mommy News

Mommy News — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:23:21 +0000

Thanks for the update Amy. I just searched the 20/20 website and couldn’t find any mention of the show being on tomorrow, but I will watch and see if they show it. Hopefully they will. — Judy