At what age do you think a child should stop breastfeeding?

6 months is necessary. All the breastfeeding after that isn’t necessary at all.

I beleive the surgeon general recommends breast feeding your child for at LEAST 1 year. 2 years are recommended by many professionals to better develope your childs immune and brain systems.

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maximum a year, I think

i would say BEFORE they can walk

Really six months to a year. That’s when the child’s body starts making antibodies against diseases that would otherwise have to come from the mother through the breast milk.

Jackie is right.

My mom breast fed me for 9 month’s and I’m very healthy and successful.

it’s an individual choice.
i breastfed all 4 of my daughters, for:
12 months
5 months
13 months,
and 3 1/2 years
i believe it’s great for the baby and the mom

I nursed each of mine until they weaned themselves, which was about 1 1/2 … less for my 3rd daughter because I got pregnant while I was nursing her and she didn’t like the taste anymore.

I like to do it at least until the child is 1, which is the time that you can start giving them cow’s milk. That way we never have to purchase formula, and we usually just go straight from the breast to a cup.

Personally, I always thought when they were old enough to start lifting up my shirt in public & asking for it that they were old enough to stop. But I know that there are people who do it a lot longer than I did.

I breast fed my son for 10 months, my sister in law breast fed her daughters for 3 or 4 years and that is too long.

It is completely up to you. I pumped breastmilk for my son because he was on a feeding tube and he only got the breastmilk for the 10 weeks he was in the hospital and he will be 2 on Thurs and no signs of delays, and he is completely healthy. The first few weeks are the most important because the Colutstrum has the most nutrients in it and is more concentrated. Don’t let people tell you that you have to breastfeed for a year or longer if you don’t want to.

i’m currently exclusively breastfeeding my 7month old….i will nurse for at least 1 year….but i’ve got to say that, if the child is walking and talking and asking for your breast, maybe that’s a good stopping point. if your child notices that you bought a new bra, and can verbalize that to you, it’s probably time to stop ~~~

Got to finish that before kindergarten, that’s for sure.

too long is when they are crawling, babbling and damn near walking. why would you have a baby that big basically sucking on your tit? it gets to be kinda freaky. honestly i would stop my child at 2 months, no later. try pumping it into a bottle instead of letting thme suck on something that they have an idea what it is. they know daddy likes them, too. Com’ on!

Georgia is aobvioulsy some type of sick sickophant!! anyone who will give a talking, running child a breast to suck on is sick and needs to be investigated. it seems to me that the mom is getting some type of perverted gratification from this. how come you just can’t pump your crap into a bottle?! why do you want to scar this child and give him/her problems they won’t even know they had until years later? you are sick, georgia!

I personally think after 1 year is…. strange. When I see women breast feeding 2 , 3 , and 4 + year old children, I really think its… disgusting. And yes, I will breast feed, but I only plan to for 3 to 6 months.

i breastfed my daughter till she was 6 months and she is very healthy. i won’t go any longer i just think it is not right

I give you props. I have 2 children. I breast fed my first for 2 mts and my second for a couple of weeks. It takes a lot of decation. You should be proud of yourself. I belive breast milk keeps children healty. I don’t think a year is to long. Also don’t worry about how long you breast feed your doing a great job!!!!!!!!!! you go girl.

Kindegarten or first grade might be pushin it a bit!! lol
But really – I think as long as the baby wants to nurse anywhere from 16 months to 2 years would be ideal. I believe that you should nurse for as long as you can – the benefits to the baby are just incredible. I nursed my son for 8 months – we hit a rough patch & instead of working through it, which I wish I had, we stopped. My daughter did NOT like nursing, so she only got four months. She much preferred formula & thrived on it! That whole flap over the baby nursing on the cover of Baby Talk magazine is just ridiculous – stars go out with next to nothing on, people pay to see celebrities’ breasts, but let a magazine feature a baby nursing & the country goes into outrage?? What’s wrong with this picture?? I thoroughly enjoyed nursing & have even thought about becoming a lactation consultant. I thought I would even like to get my milk flow started again & pump & donate to a breast milk bank! It would be helping babies, & I think it’s so important for them to get the best. But that might be taking it too far . . .
it should be a decision the mother makes, when to stop.

A child should stop breastfeeding at the age you feel suitable. I was breastfed for six months and a friend of mine stop breastfeeding her son at three months so the choice is really up to you. Just as long that your child isn’t scraping his knees on the ground from the stroller still breastfeeding you should be okay.

Breastfeeding is a personal choice. There is no right or wrong answer. Breastfeed as long as you can and want to, whether it’s just a few days, several weeks, 3 months, 6 months, a year, whatever. Any amount of breastmilk is better than none at all. Breastfeeding can be difficult (especially without support from your friends, family and employer) but if you can get any amount of breastfeeding in, your baby will be healthier for it.

I do think that everyone ought to try breastfeeding before they decide not to (unless it is medically impossible). Breastfeeding is the most healthy for the baby and, after it is well established, much easier (no mixing, no warming bottles in the middle of the night). It’s also alot cheaper.

Once they bite! I breastfed for one year.

2 years

My mom always said that it was when the baby could start opening your shirt that you should wean him/her.

I did not breastfeed my first. Everything was new to me and I was so overwhelmed. It just didn’t work out for us.

I’m currently breastfeeding my 5 1/2 month old. I’m wanting to start weaning a little. She hates the bottle and hasn’t like the sippy cups much either, so it may take a while. My goal is to have her weaned by Christmas (10 months).

yeah amy is right when the baby can run up to you, lift up your shirt, notice your new bra, etc etc. i breastfed my son for 3 months because i had to go on some hard core meds and stop. but he LOVES his bottle. so much i wonder if i would get a moment of peace if i was still breastfeeding. he would probably be pulling up my shirt by now. i believe that bottlefed babies should be off the bottle by 1 year, and breastfed babies off the breast by 1 year. but if i had been able to breastfeed my son as long as i had wanted, i probably would have stopped as soon as he bit me.