When To Stop Breastfeeding | Waldorf Philosophy on Breastfeeding and Weaning
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- When To Stop Breastfeeding | Waldorf Philosophy on Breastfeeding and Weaning | Rudolf Steiner on Breastfeeding
When is the best time to stop breastfeeding your child? Is it true that Rudolf Steiner advocated weaning before a child was a year old?
Today I'm here to sort fact from fiction and give you my thoughts (and some statistics!) on breastfeeding and weaning. Thank you to viewer Silvia for this viewer question!
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My wife sent me this video " let me tell you wifey .."you are absolutely doing the right thing by breastfeeding at the age of 4 n I support u." It's a mutual bond between mother n child which everyone sud respect. I loved your video..! ❤️ Keep spreading positivity.
Unfortunately, around me most of the women I know give up breastfeeding before 4 months, or simply go straight to formula. I bf my son close to two years and felt like a lot of people tried to make me feel like it was "unusual" . By that I mean they continuously asked silly questions like "how long are you going to breastfeed" or "are you going to breastfeed until you are having conversations with your kid about it?" ,l or "maybe you could go to your car to do that" ... I have a little girl that is 14 months and I am proud to still be breastfeeding her, regardless of what the people around me think or what they are doing.
You can tell them that a Dietitian (me) told you that you should breastfeed for at least 2 years (if possible) for your child's health and for your own.
It’s sad how narrow minded people can be. Definitely worth referring to the WHO recommendation of BF until 2 years of age
Same thing happened to me and I’m still breast feeding to my 13 months old and 31 months old too. In previous I breast feed for my eldest till 29 months. Thanks for the video.
Those people asking that kind of questions are so rude! Breastfeeding is such a beautiful connection between mum and baby.
I am also breastfeeding 🤱 my 17 months old daughter and i also get asked not only by family and friends but also from professionals, often as a concern it is very annoying. I tell them atleast till shes 2 years old. Yes it is easy with formulas and whole milk for your self but for the baby its best with breastmilk if you can produce otherwise understandable.
Thank you Sarah for clearing this up! I have been a Waldorf teacher for 25 years and a La Leche League counselor for many years. I breastfed both my children: my son (now 31) until he weaned himself at 5 years, and my daughter (now 18) until she weaned herself at 3 years. Today they are both extremely healthy adults with very strong immunity and healthy teeth with no cavities! They are confident and independent people!
Hi, I am Roopali from India, mother of a 2 year old and still breastfeeding. You are amazing Sarah! I loved the information you shared... Keep up the good work. This is the first video of yours I have come across. Much love!!!!
Thank you so much for addressing this. I’m an assistant in a waldorf parent child class, and also extended breastfeeding my two year old! I always strive to make nursing mother feel comfortable. ❤️
Even if he would have said something about breastfeeding, I guess he was a man. And as a woman, a mother, you know better 🤷🏼♀️ there are things that only women can do. Bring a baby to the world and breastfeed. Don‘t let anyone tell you what to do, especially not a man.
Yeah but Steiner was a phenomenological genius, that's why people follow his teachings the way they do. I get you, I agree somewhat but... I'm not close to Steiner's level of amazing. I'm a baby next to him.
I breastfed my daughter for 4 years. She's been breastfeeding my grandson for 6 months now. Thank you for this!
I grew up in a very Waldorf saturated homeschool community and started my own family with a boy from that group many years later. All the mamas breastfed for a range of years and I always go back to those memories as a young mom now when in doubt. My MIL is wonderful, extremely knowledgeable on all things Waldorf edu and we are very involved together in continuing these methods for my littles. I breastfed my oldest till 11 mos who is almost 4 now and my second who is almost 2 is still an avid nurser. Im beginning to tire of it but it’s encouraging to find a video from you like this while I navigate the weaning process. I am very blessed to not have any pressure from family/community to quit. We dont have a Waldorf homeschool group these days but im hoping to create one this coming year so as to cultivate some of the same support, traditions and likeminded community I thrived on throughout my childhood!
I felt terrible and went into depression listening to others about weaning. I weaned my son at a year old and I was so hurt, mothers should listen to their own mother intuition and your baby. I’m expecting now and will do what I feel and what my child wants at this point. I had a problem detachment as well as my child. I felt I was mistreating my child when I stopped nursing. Trust yourself
I hope you've forgiven yourself (not that you did anything wrong!). You are a wonderful mommy!
Breastfeeding is not for YOU!!! It's for the kid and this is why women can't stop oh my god I'm a mother too and I see the sickness in breastfeeding for years on end, but none of you do???
I am so happy I found your channel. Your videos are helpful and you give off such a calm and genuine energy.
I was nervous when starting this video. My twins are 4 and still breastfeeding. I’m so happy with the way you approached this topic and that there isn’t actually a negative view by Steiner on natural weaning.
I was so scared to hit play!
Me too! Definitely glad I did!
Your kids are going to clearly remember sucking on your breast. If they can forms sentences you are causing damage. You should feel shame it is the inner voice that lets you know you are messing up
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Great job mom.... Wean when you and your children are ready.
I'm glad to hear your conclusion. Your videos are very healing. Thank you very much. I'm homeschooling my 6 year old in grade one with a Waldorf system. I was depressed a few months ago and we were watching TV (wholesome things but still...) now we're off it completely and instead my husband is reading the kids some nice books before bed and I get to relax too, he has such a lovely voice. All that to say that my daughter who is 3 and a half years old still wants to breastfeed but I've been weaning her now because 'it feels wrong' to me. My son who is close to 2 is still breastfeeding and it's normal to me.
This video is priceless. Thank you for all your help. My daughter is three and still loves to be breastfed but with time she is asking less often. It's wonderful to know that this process can be gradual rather than stopping from one day to the other. I have enjoyed breastfeeding so much as I have seen it as bonding. My husband had wanted me to stop breastfeeding after three months as he finds it disgusting. I chose to ignore it. :)
Omg, your husband finds breastfeeding disgusting? I could not have read it correctly....
Thanku! This message needs to go viral! 🙏 Blessings to you all
I feel relief. I am glad I have found your video. My little one is 2 ,2 years old and my instinct says to keep breastfeeding. And of course along with my inner voice I hear outer voices of relatives or some other people who are telling me or hinting very openly that it shall be stopped.
I will continue doing what feels right for me.
Thank you!
Still nursing my little Waldorf student once a day at almost 4 and his little sister. It helped him transitioning to no longer being an only child. I think it kept that sense of security for him.
Thanks so much Sylvia for your question and thanks so much Sarah for this wonderful video response. I almost didn’t watch, because as a mom who is still breastfeeding her 3yo, I too was a bit turned off of Rudolf Steiner when I read he had recommended early weaning. I am so pleased to know there is no support for this claim. I love your advice Sarah “to trust your mothering instinct”.
I was nervous finding this video. But, oh, thank you❤️What we need to understand is that we can follow what feels right unless it is harmful. We do not have to follow any system 100%, no one is perfect, even the best educators.
This was very helpful I’m breast feeding my 15 month old when ever he asks and all the mothers around me are telling me to stop. Thank you for the post
Glad that you have share this video.. I dont have words to thank you after knowing that I'm not wrong to breastfeed my 2 years old. I was deep in guilty if I have compromises my babys health due to breastfeeding till 2 years. Thank you so much for sharing this information and god bless you 💐
Hi I have a 22 month toddler and he shows no sign of giving up nursing. My only negative experience is I am always feeling weak. However each time we breastfed I feel it is a profoundly blissful experience energising both of us. I almost want to cry at the idea that in the future this will end. After watching this video I don't feel the pressure to stop. We will stop when we are both ready
Make sure you eat enough!
Philosophy from back then doesnt have the scientific back up we have today, not saying his philosophy isnt good. I like that you showed he actually never really addressed the matter on bf in the way they seem to misconstrued he did. WHO recommends a minimum of 2 even for us here in the US. I still nurse my 20month old and i still love following waldorf for my 5yr old. I plan to self wean my son because there is always benefits in the milk, theyve shown its beneficial even in cancer patients. I love your view on the matter, i get self weam isnt for every mom and i wouldnt shame that if weaning at one is whats best for them and i hope they would respect my choice for my children. They are still growing this young and its still so good for their development
Thank you Sarah! This was one of the hundred topics that weren't clear about Steiner position. Another one is if children can sleep with parents, until what age and if it is good and healthy for them, since I've heard many Waldorf kindergarten teacher demonize co-sleeping. I will be very grateful if I can hear from you about that!
Yes!!! Has she done a video of this?
Though I suffered mastitis with my first son and only for to breast feed for 4 months, and only got to breastfeed with my second son for 3 weeks because he wasn't gaining weight (and was loosing quite a dangerous amount of weight) I didn't give up. I was finally able to breastfeed my daughter till she was almost 4 yrs old. Like you said, she just stopped asking for it one day. I wouldn't trade my time with the kids for anything in the world. Thank you for making this video. I did have a lot of people in the community looking at me weird for still breastfeeding her as a toddler. Breastfeeding helped her physically to help her grow, but it helped me mentally, giving me the courage to do what was right (and listen to my motherly instinct more) even when people thought I was wrong.
Oh thank you so much, family has been giving me weird looks when I say I still breastfeed my 18 month old. I still plan to breastfeed my son till he is at least 2 years old. I feel so much better about my decision now:)
I am Fernanda from Brazil... precious vídeos ! Please continue posting All These relevant content
My daughter is 13 months and mentally I can’t take it anymore. The sore nipples, sleep deprivation, headaches and weakness I can’t do it anymore but she isn’t ready to let go😭
I hope you are still planning to make videos - I love this series and as a new mother, I find it so helpful.
Thank you so much for making this video. I found it very helpful.
I am from Asia and often, paediatricians discourage extended breast feeding. However a lot of mothers follow their own instincts, just like you said.
Thank you so much for this advice...it's very helpful.
The answer is awesome I wanted to stop my son who is one n half from breastfeeding but after listening to you I'll prolong since he's teething and can't eat well thank you
Thanks for this Sarah! I am still nursing my 2.5 year old and recently stopped nursing my 3.5 year old. I feel like my world has revolved around nursing for 3.5 years now...so happy to hear your thought and affirmation. It's been a hard road socially (midwest US)
, especially since I choose to continue nursing my oldest after the younger was born. Appreciate you addressing this topic!
Has anyone heard from Sarah? Just hoping she is doing well, haven't heard anything from her in such a long time. :-(
Sarah, I hope you are well. I have been missing your videos. I am currently breastfeeding a two year old and a 3 month old, very challenging but also quite rewarding. As my daughter(2 years) is approaching the age where she will be joining a Steiner play group, I find myself watching all your old videos again! Again I hope all is well.
Stephanie
Thanks very informative...
Breastfeeding should be between mother and child. It shouldn't be anyone's business when to tell you when to quit or even make you feel like an unfit mother for going over the 1 year old mark. It is upsetting that society finds it even unnatural to still be breastfeeding a toddler. I've even experienced among a conversation of women about how they would never breastfeed because it would ruin their breasts and make them sag all while holding their newborns. Society in this age is truly twisted.
Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Thank you very much. I am from Germany. My Anthro-doctor was insulting me when I was still breastfeeding my 1year old. When my 3 year old daughter went to Waldorfkindergarden the teachers were very upset and implied it was abuse. I thaught Rudolf Steiner told so. I think I found more quotes against it. Like that the position while nursing would have a bad impact on the walking? Very interesting.
Thank you ma'am I am really happy the way you answered
So helpful answer 🙏🙂
Wonderful video 💝
Thank u so much. Really helpful
Thank you for sharing 💖
Fantastic vídeo, thaks 💚
Thank you!
Thank you ❤❤❤❤ my son weaned when he was 28m after his sister was born. He nursed through the pregnancy but he didn't like waiting until she was done! So it was faster to go to daddy for a cup of water. My daughter is 2 March 7th and she shows no signs of slowing down.
my best friend nursed until 5
Dear Sarah, thank You for this video. It is very important. I am breastfeeding my 23 months old daughter and I think, I will continue for so long, as she stops herself... I read Dr. Steiner´s texts regarding mother milk etc. and I am convinced, that he would be fine with breastfeeding for even the first seven years of the child... He didn´t say it, but I think, it follows from what he said. I´m from Czech Republic and also here, in our "anthro" community, I heard this nonsense like "Rudolf Steiner said". So I decided to write an article about "R. Steiner and breastfeeding" for our athroposophic - and also non-anthroposophic parents. Because I hate untrue. And I found an article in english, where is written, that Rudolf Steiner himself was breastfed for 4 years. I would like to use in my article, but I can´t find the source. You are speaking about it, too, so I want to ask You, if You know, where it is (if it is)? It would help me a lot, because I´m not so good in english and in german sources I found nothing... Thank You and have a good time! Katerina
Thank you so much.
Thank you so very much......🙏🙏
Whats your opinion the different waldorf and Waldorf inspired homeschool curriculums out there now? I know you did a video on homeschool before but would love to see an updated one cause ive seen so many options lately and im still weighing which one i want for my almost 6yr old when she ia finally ready for 1st.grade
Thank you
i'm so happy i found you
Thank you! That’s what I need to hear now. I’m breastfeeding my 2 years old boy and my family constantly asking me when I’m going to wean my boy. Now I know I can breastfeed my boy as long as I feel good.
And the don’t offer and don’t refuse part is very true to me too. My boy would come to me when he needs comfort and connection. And I like the quiet moment with him in my arms.
Thanks for empowering all breastfeed mama:)
Breastfeeding here at 3 years, and it does provide a lot of solace anytime we have a fall or scrape. Thank you for the support and encouragement.
Oh my
Evolutionarily, humans should wean between the age of 4 and 7+ at the change of teeth (hence why they are called *milk* teeth). Historically this was weaning age, and in traditional cultures around the world today they still breastfeed well past toddlerhood (Mongolia is a great example)
Yes! My two children have been breastfed till they were 5! ❤️❤️❤️
wtf is wrong with this country
@@kirstieb8025 people like you who live in it possibly 🤔
UMMM no, they do it for birth control. They do it as necessity
@@neuroticgypsy um no, they don't do it for birth control. Lactational Amenorehea only lasts until the child starts eating (between 6 months and 1 year) at which point there is no longer any suppression of fertility. Humans breastfeed for the developmentally appropriate period of time for our species 4-7 years. Cultural factors sometimes extend beyond that, or in a few cases cut it short, but for our rate of development comparing us to our closet relatives 4-7 is the appropriate weaning age. One huge reason is the immune protection offered by breastfeeding, which I am sure you know greatly decreases child mortality for children under age 5 which is a large factor in average life expectancy. Mothers and infants are symbiotic, the benefits for both are numerous.
My mom stopped breadtfeeding me when i was 5 going on 6! Thanks ! This helped alot
Wtf 5 years old heck no
@@sixtogallardojr560 not your child not your body, none of your business
Oh my
This is such a hot topic, I am not a parent yet I am an Early Childhood Educator that has worked in Waldorf and went to a Waldorf school as a child and did my Foundation studies. Ive shifted the past 4 plus years in the Montessori community I been working as an assistant at Montessori School in a toddler class for just over four years now. Ive worked in a nursery class in a waldorf school so 2.5 to just 3 year olds basically first year Casa. I know in Waldorf having studied Steiner and my experience and love for it does encourage longer as the independance part of the child does not come into curriculum till much later well into kindergarden. Where in the other realm of Montessori independance is one of the main focus espacially in early childhood and building that independance in the child anything that impedes the childs independance Maria Montessori was opposed when she created the philosophy I mean it even goes as far in true montessori she said even cribs and high chairs and essentially all the baby furniture we use today impeads their independance. Breastfeeding beyond 1 probably seen as that. But also soceital views and personal upbringing I think makes a parents decision on how long too and if they can. No right or wrong in my opinion I think its okay till age 2 after that I personally believe child is too old. In my experience with kids in my class that have come to us in Sept that still nurse the attachement to mom and transitioning the child into the classroom and settling them took longer and more of a challenge cause the child found that comfort in nursing have one child in my current class that came to us in the fall still nursing while mom would hold him he would do so himself anywhere he was. Made it a bit harder to transition him into the class the first two weeks almost he had to be picked up half day cause he would not settle for nap and became very unsettled by afternoon. My observations is that in cases like that the detachment from mom is harder on the child and teachers.
My milk supply started dropping at 2 yrs old but I still breastfed when he got hurt to help calm him down. We had no issues weaning and it was overall a great experience. I didn’t have any friends that breastfed as long as I did but I felt completely confident in my decision. You have to follow your instincts!
Thank you for this! 💜 we are 2 years and 2 months into breastfeeding and I don’t know how long we are going to go. But hearing this is awesome!
Have you stopped yet?
Go till they start college.
Dear Sarah, I miss your videos!
I really hope you are doing good!
Greetings from Germany
So that it mean pro-long breastfeeding depends on the mother ,whether she chooses to stop or not
Hello Sarah, haven’t hear from you for a long time, hope everything is ok with you and wish you well
This is a wonderful insightful video and I always make sure to watch for an updated video on your channel. I do have a question to ask now that our lives have changed so much over the past weeks how to provide for young children through this epidemic time in a waldorf way? I'm an earlychildhood educator who is returning to work soon as essential work and our province new regulations is for having limited children and the children must practice soical distancing and keep 6 feet apart. How would you soften an enviorment that require those expectations and help the children cope with the high level of stress that is happening around them? Thank you very much Sarah
I wish my wife was as wise as you are! Though she is full-time housewife, One day she suddenly stopped breastfeeding our 2 years & 2months old son .... That was so inhumane.... Our son cried continuously for two days asking for his mother's milk which is his right...... But my wife didn't budge. He kept expecting breast milk throughout that weak before loosing hope. And I just cried in my heart.......... Anyways, may God bless both of them.
I nursed my first until 15 months and my second until 13 months. I was under the impression I didn't need to nurse after 1year and so I stopped, my kids did not seem to mind luckily, but I am so sad I didn't know it would have been better if I kept nursing.
Why are you not making videos anymore?
I noticed this video and had to stop the other video of yours I was watching because I couldn't listen to anything you had to say until I knew your take on this😅 I'm a La Leche League Leader, mom of 4 kids 7yrs and under plus one on the way and an avid breastfeeding mom. I also have a home daycare and am looking at homeschooling my kids next year. By then they'll be 8, 6, 4, and almost 2 plus a newborn. My oldest is in a Waldorf School right now, but some things have happened and I'm not sure if it is the right place for us after this year. I've homeschooled before and have a degree in education and trying to figure out how doing Waldorf at home would integrate! Thanks for your videos.
Wow... you are phenomenal human!!😱
I breastfed my almost 4 years old until she was around 15 months, a combination of going back to work, she weaned in about a week but she was big time slowing down and it was not a big deal for her. I am now breastfeeding my 13 months old and I can tell she is going to want to breastfeed for much longer. I personally do not want to go on after she turns 18months- for my own mental health.
Son, 7, self weaned at 13 months.
Daughter, 5, self weaned at 14 months.
Son, 3, bf for 1 month.
Daughter, 14 months, I driving me insane. I want to stop. I love nursing my baby. However, I am nursing her for 24/7 comfort. She wakes 4x a night to be nursed. I feel hopeless.
@@His_ChristieRose same...the baby i mentioned above being 13 months, now is almost 16 months and still bf strong...the pandemic has not helped AT ALL since we're stuck at home way longer than we had planned :(
Sending you hugs in mummy solidarity!
My problem is that i feel like im more than ready to stop bf but i know my baby isn’t. It has become a painful task for myself, along with lack of proper sleep and i believe that keeps her from eating as much food as she should be. She is 18 months now, and i am sure i dont want to go past 2 years
If you’re having issues with it, you can stop. Since they aren’t self weaning, you might want to take it slow; if your feeding them a certain amount of times a day, remove one feeding from the morning and one from the evening and replace with formula/pumped milk. You don’t need to breastfeed till 2 yrs old if it’s not working for you❤️
My baby is 3 but I m nt sure whether I shud stop Fred or no.
I nursed 3 of my children up to 15 months because I was expecting the other baby , the 4th nursed until 2 years currently my 5th and last we’ll see how long my little one goes
I am really glad that I got lucky to watch this video. My daughter is turning 2 in a few days and I was planing to start the process of weaning, however she is very attached to breastmilk which makes the processes harder.I am tired of breastfeeding but she is the exact opposite. What should I do if we dont have mutual feeling towards weaning?
Same here I’m so tired but my boy is so not ready
All my kids self weaned. The oldest went the longest to 22 months. I think the older kids influenced the younger to move to solids. I was willing to go longer 🤷🏼♀️ I wonder if the stats in third world countries has to do with lack of other food options.
I like this ... Don't offer but don't refuse.... I have made it to a year and am incredibly proud I made it there were multiple times I feared my body was gonna fail me .... Now we are starting to wean i have mixed feelings like I'm ready to be done and have a bit of a break from it but ... I'm also kinda sad ... Especially when he is ready for sleep and rolls away from me instead of nuzzling into nurse 🤣 I found my self laughing and crying the other night because of this 🤣🤣
there's no video in this channel since about 1 year . what happened ?
Yeah....but what do you do if you exclusively pump :|
So sad that there are so many mother's in the comments who have felt ashamed or embarrassed for extended breastfeeding. My five kids all bf for different lengths of time, 13 months, 7 months, 21 months, 4 months and nearly four years. When they were ready to stop we stopped. None of them remember being breastfed but it provided them with what they needed ( food and comfort, especially comfort as they got older ) at the time, and I'm the one left with the memories. At the end of the day, your boobs your babies your business. Don't mind what anyone else says.
My baby will not take the bottle and my milk supply is low I have hypothyroidism. It's bad I have to syringe feed him and he won't take my freezer milk what can I do if he's not used to formula.
Miss this videos..6 months nothing? :(((
I am happy about your speech...ofcourse it's absolutely depend on mother and the baby about how long they need to...I just have one question will the breast feed stop getting pregnant or delay the pregnancy
It depends on the women, I got pregnant four times while breastfeeding, I know other women who couldn't fall pregnant until their baby weaned
@@keirajones5062 thank you keira jones👍😊
Im working
i didn't understand the 3rd world countries i hope it doesn't mean middle eastern because as a middle eastern i know religiously we are instructed to maximum breastfeed children at 2 years old. just posting for accurate info instead of assumptions.
I love your face❤️
I want so much to breastfeed my son till 2 years, but it is already one year and half I never had one night sleep, I feed him very well before he goes to bed but even though every time he turns around he wants to breastfeed to go back to sleep. What can I do I cannot go on with this luck of sleep
Sarah, where did you go??! Are you okay? Is your channel done??
What about girls that breastfed too long? They went from c cup then three years later flat?
I dont think men should actually have anything to say about breastfeeding. Tbh. Mothers instincts are always best. Alot of tribes still breastfeeding there children till 5. I let my child breastfeed until she was ready to wean which was about 3.5 and the occasional feed until about 3 yrs 9 months until my milk was gone.
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I need your advise, I am trying to wean day time feeding for my child who is 20 months old now, reason is I am all alone in home and need to cook and when he do breast feed it's continuous till he don't wake up for around 2 to 3 hours.
It's 3rd day today, yesterday and day before yesterday he cried a lot, I felt like I am getting selfish and but today he slept without asking me to feed, I gave him whatever he asked to eat, played with him and in his sorrow of not getting breastfeed, tried to make him laugh. And now he asked me to move aside that he want to sleep on bed.
I just want words of affirmation that I am not doing any wrong
I think, you are not selfish. You need to stay strong for your child - to give him love, it is more important than milk at this age... I think.
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Thanks very nice explanations. My son is 2yrs 5 months old. At night time only I am feeding him. I feel pain in my breasts,so I approached a nurse , she said" it's difficult to stop at this age" . Please give tips to stop feeding.
Applying a Rosont herb before feeding it is natural and no side effects
@@MK-my2dn thanks I will try
First disolving little or small drop of water in rasont or rasvanti herb because it is easily disolving in water and then the extract paste apply it is easily available from pansari shop
My son is 25 months I still breastfeeding.
But I'm really tired I want stop.
But I feel bad about it, I don't know what to do.
Please give me an advice.
Thank you
I think, that you did a lot. And if you are tired and have no other way, how to get your strengh back, it is not a bad thing. Better to stop and be strong loving mother, than to be weak and tired mother. I think. Maybe you can try breastfeeding only before sleeping...
Thank you for your advice I will try before sleeping him.
In Islam it's written in Quran that it's better to breastfeed a baby till 2 years... For me i believe thag there's a secret benefits for this specific period... But it's not writtrn if we should start food in this 2 years or no... And logically thr front teeths coming up doesn't mean baby is ready to eat... And now my baby is 6 months old and i tried many advises to increase milk supply.. As a working mom im tired also.. But for sure ill try my best to keep breastfeeding him
Thanks Sarah I appreciate the wisdom and experience, I could not breast feed past 3 months with my first 2 but we are almost 6 months in I struggle with producing she will not take a bottle everyone says let her cry if she hungry enough she'll eat 😢I just can't. But she's starting to take a cup already maybe I'm crazy but we might just go straight to a cup and continue breast feeding as long as my body will allow and she will hopefully get enough this way.
Everyone thinks I'm crazy for giving her a cup but she's doing it and loves it
How did you get this heart on you application
@@kevinlint2868 what???
@@kevinlint2868 I highly doubt your here for tips..the creep meter is high! I seen your other comment. Creep along creeper.
Islam taught that a child be breastfed for two years. So there is nothing wrong breastfeeding your child as long is there are no health issues and the mother has enough energy.
To Sarah, I appreciate the knowledge and information you shared. However, the percentage of mothers who breastfeed their children up to 4 to 5 years are very small compared to the millions of mothers who don't. But still the vast majority in the third world mothers mostly breastfed up to 2 some from birth while others from since conception.
In any case it is very important for babies to be breastfed long enough and weaned off the wright ways to help the child socialize with teachers and friends.
Did you also breastfeed during night time?
What are your thoughts on vegan and vegetarian diets?
Ooooo I’m so curious - did she do a video on this??
The thought of a mother forced to wean her child because of community pressure is painful 💔 for me i follow quran guides (And the mothers should suckle their children for two whole years for him who desires to make complete the time of suckling; and their maintenance and their clothing must be-- borne by the father according to usage; no soul shall have imposed upon it a duty but to the extent of its capacity; neither shall a mother be made to suffer harm on account of her child, nor a father on account of his child, and a similar duty (devolves) on the (father's) heir, but if both desire weaning by mutual consent and counsel, there is no blame on them, and if you wish to engage a wet-nurse for your children, there is no blame on you so long as you pay what you promised for according to usage; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah and know that Allah sees what you do.) 2vs233.
What is the purpose of breastfeeding so long for? If a baby is walking around, eating mashed potatoes and able to drink from a sippy cup, there is no reason to keep breastfeeding. I honestly think most women extended breastfeed for weight loss reasons or to just say they did.
Mother over here too and I agree with what you say, but I think it extends deeper into the sick heads of these women. I think they NEED a child to NEED them and breastfeed to feel comforted/ good in a selfish way and then make it seem like it's for the child. I am so happy I am not the only one who sees this sickness. It is TRULY absurd and mentally sick to keep breastfeeding a child who has teeth, talks, asks for food and has adequate weight gain. They do not need breast milk hello!
What about the provision of antibodies for immune protection - is that selfish too?
@janetyay242 a clean diet, exposure, supplementation, vitamins, minerals, hydration and the sun provide a good immune system. Two years later, I still believe that a three year old should not be breastfeeding, or sharing a boob with its newborn sibling.
@@neuroticgypsyyou sound sick