She wasn’t holding back. How long a mother breastfeeds her child for is entirely her own business but sometimes people can’t help but throw their opinion in. One mum finally had enough of people telling her that she is selfish for breastfeeding her baby (now a toddler) and she wrote a post telling everyone exactly […]

6 years ago

‘When they learn how to unclip your bra and help themselves.’

7 years ago

And the most dedicated award goes to… Orangutang mamas. Researchers have found that orangutans breastfeed their young for even longer than was previously believed. It turns out that these supermums use their milk cyclically to keep breastfeeding for eight years, or even longer in some instances. These animals are naturally reclusive in the wild and their […]

9 years ago

I kind of hate the phrase ‘extended breastfeeding’, it makes it sound a bit like an unnecessary  indulgence.  Though, of course, there are worse things that nursing a child into toddlerhood have been called. Susie O’Brien of Australia’s Daily Telegraph once weighed in on the extended breastfeeding debate with an opinion piece titled: “Who does extreme […]

10 years ago

While there is vast agreement that breastfeeding is as great as great can be, it also quite clearly exists a shift in attitude when someone admits they are still breastfeeding past a certain age. The World Health Organization recommend breastfeeding until the child is at least two, but the vast majority of women stop long […]

10 years ago