This post is not a debate of breastfeeding versus formula feeding, or when a child should or should not be weaned. I am sharing my experience with you all as an extended nursing mama. Please keep comments respectful and kind. Thank you.
Extended breastfeeding.
Toddler nursing.
Breastfeeding past one year old, two years old, three years old...
It really isn't talked about much, is it?
Just like nursing in public, it is also often seen as a taboo topic of discussion.
But I have found that when I do talk about it, quite a few mamas come out and say, "Hey, me too!" or... "I am still nursing my two year old..." or... "I wish my son/daughter had breastfed past a year." or..."I nursed my now 18 year old until he was 3."
So many mamas out there silently nursing their one, two, three year olds... But we never talk about it. And because we do not talk about it, I do not think we realize just how normal and common extended breastfeeding really is.
But today I am talking about it.
