Breastfeeding Past Infancy-Must See Links
Links: Breastfeeding Past Infancy
| Recommended Articles |
| Why? |
Extended Breastfeeding Fact Sheet @ 
Extended Breastfeeding by Kimberly H. Barbas, BSN, RN, IBCLC.
Why Mothers Nurse Their Children into Toddlerhood Excerpt from Norma Jane Bumgarner’s “Mothering Your Nursing Toddler”.
Is There Any Value In Breastfeeding Past One Year? by Debbi Donovan, IBCLC
Breastfeed a Toddler? Why on Earth? by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC.
Nursing Beyond 1 year…..10 reasons to just DO IT!! from BestFed.com
Comfort versus nutrition by Kathryn Orlinsky
Are You Still Doing That? by Jan Andersen
Why I’m glad I didn’t wean at one year (a great post from the ParentsPlace message boards)
| Nursing Manners |
| General Information and Personal Experiences |
Nutrition for Nursing Toddlers @
Are you feeling overwhelmed by your child’s intense needs? @
How Long Should You Breastfeed? by Georgette Bartell, IBCLC, BSN
Breastfeeding and Tooth Decay @
Extended Breastfeeding articles from NEW BEGINNINGS.
Extended Nursing FAQ by Paula Bobbett
Extended Nursing: Breastfeeding: Beyond the First Year by Keri Baker
FAQ on Breastfeeding Past the First Year from the misc.kids newsgroup. Mothers who nursed past the first year discuss how long, how frequent, demand nursing, weaning, etc.
Nursing Past A Year by Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, from Compleat Mother magazine
You’re Still Nursing? Words and Links to Encourage Extended Breastfeeding, from the Patti at Home web site.
| Handling Criticism |
Handling Criticism about Breastfeeding @
Responding to Criticism by Marianne Vakiener
| Web sites |
Dettwyler’s Thoughts on Breastfeeding Katherine Dettwyler is an anthropologist & university professor who does research on breastfeeding. Dr. Dettwyler is a strong advocate of child-led weaning, and her website has lots of information on extended breastfeeding. Also see the preliminary results of her extended breastfeeding survey.
Mothering Your Nursing Toddler Author Norma Jane Bumgarner’s website: includes thoughts & experiences of nursing mothers that she has received as she works on the revision of her book. You can also submit your own comments or questions.
Beyond One Year Breastfeeding and Parenting Beyond the First Year. There are some wonderful researched and commentary articles at this site.
Nursing Toddlers From the Kids Are People Too website.
Nursing past a year Q&As from Debbie Donovan, IBCLC
May 14, 2012 @ 17:40:04
Hi –
I produced a Radio Documentary in 2010 that I thought you might like to link to
Best,
Vanessa Lowe
If you are interested in hearing the voices of some real, caring, intelligent mothers speak about their experiences breastfeeding past the first year, you can hear “Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy” at http://www.knitwisemedia.org .
“Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy” is an independently produced hour-long radio documentary. It features the voices of fourteen women who have breastfed their children between one and four years. Some of the major topics covered include: dealing with judgment and criticism, public nursing, benefits and challenges, weaning, nursing while working, and support. Also featured is commentary from Dr. Nigel Rollins, of the World Health Organization, Dr. Jay Gordon, a Fellow of the American Association of Pediatrics, and Dr. Katherine Dettwyler, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delaware.
The goal of this radio documentary is to give voice to breastfeeding mothers, and to stimulate dialogue about breastfeeding past one year in the United States.
May 14, 2012 @ 18:10:01
Vanessa,
This is soooo cool. I applaud your effort. Thanks for sharing. I am the proud nursing mommy to a soon to be 3 year old!
Blessings
LCO
Jan 22, 2013 @ 14:35:36
I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great. I do not know who you are but definitely you’re going
Cheers!
to a famous blogger if you aren’t already
Jan 22, 2013 @ 16:40:04
Hi thank you! I am glad you enjoyed my site. I have lots of great articles here you might also enjoy.
Blessings,
LCO