Episode 118 "Are You Still Nursing?"The Facts about Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy

Do you get asked about when you will stop nursing your baby? Are you tired of responding to comments about this? Whether you are being bombarded with questions or feeling fully supported in your baby feeding decisions, have you ever wondered how humans compare to other mammalian species when it comes to nursing? Have you been told by a pediatrician or other medical provider that nursing beyond one has no benefits?
On this episode you will hear about:

• How human milk changes over time to meet the growing needs of toddlers
• Why feeding beyond infancy is not just for poor and malnourished children
• The anthropological and historical research around age of weaning
• A look at when other mammalian species wean
• A reflection of our cultural expectations of early weaning

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All the resources I mentioned:https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/breastfeeding-position-paper.htmlhttps://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/ebf-benefits/https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/Breastfeeding_as_a_basic%20human_right.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2720507/https://www.lactationtraining.com/resources/blog/entry/an-age-old-question-what-is-the-natural-age-of-weaninghttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/17/528776636/orangutan-moms-are-the-primate-champs-of-breast-feeding
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