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Originally Posted by Kizzy
Personally I feel it's down to the mother struggling with the transition from the mothering instinct, having a child at 46 and then feeding so long.
There is no benefit to the child I wouldn't thought past infancy, there are other ways to bond and stay close to your child, they are are also perfectly equip to ingest their own nutrients.
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It's possible that it's the mother pushing it and, if so, then it's potentially a problem. However, it's also possible that it isn't her pushing it, and whilst there aren't any massive positive effects to prolonging breastfeeding beyond around 2 or 3, there ARE some very real negative psychological effects to forcibly weaning a child before they're ready if doing so causes them distress.
As it stands, there's no evidence either way, and stating that it's driven by the mother is a complete guess.