Comments on: How old is too old to continue breast feeding? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast.html#comment-89975 Anonymous Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast-feeding.html#comment-89975 Yes, Peter. Doctors=Sane. Pregnant Women=Crazy. How astute.<br/><br/>How is this for sane? No, you may not have a vaginal birth in this hospital because you have a previous Cesarean. The risk of a neonatal death from uterine rupture associated with a c-section scar is 1 in 7,100, yet the majority of hospitals have VBAC bans. So many women stay home rather than have to endure an unnecesarean.<br/><br/>The piece in question did not do a good job of separating home birth with a midwife from unassisted childbirth, a TOTALLY different birth scenario.<br/><br/>Wasn't the title of the piece "Extreme Motherhood?" How would it not be sensationalized? Who would watch "Middle-of-the-road Motherhood?"<br/><br/>And Dr. Mary Johnson, when an 18 month old verbally asks for milk or verbally indicates that they like it, is it time to throw in the towel?<br/><br/>Kevin, your commenters are real treasures. Yes, Peter. Doctors=Sane. Pregnant Women=Crazy. How astute.

How is this for sane? No, you may not have a vaginal birth in this hospital because you have a previous Cesarean. The risk of a neonatal death from uterine rupture associated with a c-section scar is 1 in 7,100, yet the majority of hospitals have VBAC bans. So many women stay home rather than have to endure an unnecesarean.

The piece in question did not do a good job of separating home birth with a midwife from unassisted childbirth, a TOTALLY different birth scenario.

Wasn’t the title of the piece “Extreme Motherhood?” How would it not be sensationalized? Who would watch “Middle-of-the-road Motherhood?”

And Dr. Mary Johnson, when an 18 month old verbally asks for milk or verbally indicates that they like it, is it time to throw in the towel?

Kevin, your commenters are real treasures.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast.html#comment-89023 Anonymous Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast-feeding.html#comment-89023 Good for them that it's working so well! Good for all the other breastfeeding mothers out there that will find out that anything is "normal" and OK. Good for them that it’s working so well! Good for all the other breastfeeding mothers out there that will find out that anything is “normal” and OK.

]]> By: GingerBhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast.html#comment-89013 GingerB Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:57:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast-feeding.html#comment-89013 I don't care as long as she doesn't want to do it in public. <br/>A little baby is OK. A big kid isn't something that I want to have to ignore in an airport terminal or shopping mall. <br/><br/>It is stimulating for the Mom so probably she doesn't mind. I don’t care as long as she doesn’t want to do it in public.
A little baby is OK. A big kid isn’t something that I want to have to ignore in an airport terminal or shopping mall.

It is stimulating for the Mom so probably she doesn’t mind.

]]> By: Peterhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast.html#comment-89011 Peter Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:53:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast-feeding.html#comment-89011 ABC aired the mother-nursing-a-6-year-old on 20/20 two hours ago along with segments discussing a woman carrying 12 different surrogate pregnancies and pregnant women ignoring sane medical advice to have risky deliveries at home. <br/><br/>I was shocked that a show like this would glorify the extreme views of a very small subset of the population. There was very little balance in the presentation. ABC aired the mother-nursing-a-6-year-old on 20/20 two hours ago along with segments discussing a woman carrying 12 different surrogate pregnancies and pregnant women ignoring sane medical advice to have risky deliveries at home.

I was shocked that a show like this would glorify the extreme views of a very small subset of the population. There was very little balance in the presentation.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast.html#comment-89009 Anonymous Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast-feeding.html#comment-89009 Here's a Youtube documentary of an 8 year old suckling.<br/><br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxv6R9fUO74 Here’s a Youtube documentary of an 8 year old suckling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxv6R9fUO74

]]> By: DR. MARY JOHNSONhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast.html#comment-89005 DR. MARY JOHNSON Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-old-is-too-old-to-continue-breast-feeding.html#comment-89005 When a child is old enough to say, "That's delicious, Mother.", it's way past the time to stop. When a child is old enough to say, “That’s delicious, Mother.”, it’s way past the time to stop.

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