Extended breastfeeding

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Spread the loveHaving breastfed my daughter until she was 3 years old, I’ve navigated the highs and lows of this journey first-hand. It required commitment, ... Read more

When I first saw the infamous cover of Time magazine showing the little boy with his mom’s breast is in his mouth, I immediately recognized it as shock journalism. But there was something els…

There is no perfect or right time to stop breastfeeding your baby or toddler. The health benefits of breastfeeding continue for as long as you breastfeed.

There are so many pros and cons of extended breastfeeding. It would be difficult to say right off the bat if extended breastfeeding would be good for you

I’m not here to change your mind about long-term breastfeeding. But I would like to clear a few things up.

Learn the benefits of breastfeeding by month (and check out the handy breastfeeding benefit chart).

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Considering breastfeeding your toddler? I'm a mom who breastfed my son until 3 and my daughter until 2. I tell you the good parts, the bad parts, and what it's really like to do extended breastfeeding and how to wean when the time is right.