Friday, September 4, 2015

 Yes or no? Breastfeed after 2 years

Yes

Point of view of the expert

Kathleen Couillard, counselor and liaison with health professionals in La Leche League

Yes or no? Breastfeed after 2 years  According to Kathleen Couillard, "beyond three years, breastfeeding takes a particular relational dimension. It becomes a special moment between mother and child. Feeding is often a good way to help a young child to calm down after a crisis or a moment of calm in a hectic day. "Are there real benefits to the health of the child? After three years it is known, the amount of milk consumed decreases and the feed is varied. "We assume that breast milk has a modest impact on growth of the child. But we know that the immune components - such as antibodies. - There are more concentrated "As the immune system of a child is not mature before 5 or 6 years old, breast milk could be an asset to fight disease, although there are no studies that can confirm or deny this role. And how it goes for fathers? Can they find intrusive prolonged breastfeeding compared to the intimacy of the couple? "In families where children are breastfed for long periods, the couple often had a discussion on the subject. The father is usually comfortable with this choice and supported the mother in her nursing. These fathers do very well distinguish between nourishing breast and sexual breast. "

No

Point of view of the expert

Nathalie Parent, psychologist

Yes or no? Breastfeed after 2 years  "When looking at the definitions of breastfeeding word, we note that the terms and baby infant associated with it. When the baby reaches 18 months, the term child is used. With the acquisition of language, the child becomes a whole person. And see a whole person breastfeed, it creates discomfort, like it or not, "says Nathalie Parent, psychologist. In some underdeveloped countries, where there is no running water, breast milk comes quench the thirst of a larger child. "But here we are in an industrialized country and have access to water and milk," says the psychologist. And what about the need for independence and detachment from mother to child? "When we take into account his need for autonomy and openness to the world, baby, go towards 8-10 months, will be more interested in a bottle of milk he can handle discovering that moves around it by being confined within. In the vision of the age of the baby, the mother is also a person, and not just in giving to drink. It can reassure other than breast (arms, soft voice, etc.). "For the mother, the desire to find his body, to itself and to seduce her lover moved simultaneously in the same period. "Naturally, it must mourn breastfeeding, gradually."


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