breastfeeding 5 year olds
 

this woman on this morning breastfeeds ha 5yo

do you find this abormal or are you a live and let live kinda gal?

its ridiculous and attention seeking

if a 5 yo was still sucking on a bottle, Mumsnet would probably go into meltdown, so I don't see the difference here, I guess it depends how often we are talking, is it a night time comfort thing or is she popping into the school at lunchtime to rehydrate the kid, time to let the baby phase pass I think, each to their own but most parents want their children to develop in line with their peers and there really is no need...

she said the 5yo only feeds at night to help her get to sleep but she has a 2yo who feeds 8-10 times a day :skull:

It's seems pretty old to me tbf,they have teeth and everything :worry: but I don't really care either way :laugh:

Nights not so bad, but 8 to 10 times a day D: does he or she not have food, it wouldn't be for me

It would also save a trip down to the foodbanks for many a mother on a cold and frosty morning.

or maybe she could send the Dad to the foodbank instead?

The trouble I find with it is her husband is getting pushed out as she feeds the kid during the night,I thinks someone said he had a seperate bedroom,that's not right imo.

The dads:shrug:

hasnt she heard of Calpol?

biologically a child can only have one Dad :shrug:

I meant the dad wouldnt be there, surprised this one is.

I was referring to single mothers in my, on reflection rather crass attempt at a joke.:hug::think:

there would be no single mothers without feckless fathers :hee: :hug:

Very true, but having little johnny gnawing away at your teat until the age of 7 or 8 should be given more thought by the poorest in society.

Not something I would personally do tbh...the teeth...I would never breastfeed past the teeth stage. FFS I only breastfed by son til he was 2 weeks old and even that hurt so much D:

I believe theres evidence thats its beneficial to the kid and mother though. As with a lot of things, each to their own, but I do find the thought of this pretty icky :laugh: