Parenting Journals

Extended nursing can be defined as breastfeeding beyond the first year of a child’s life.  This practice is healthy, safe and should be regarded as completely normal.  However, some Western societies have conspired to make it an almost taboo activity and pressure on women to stop nursing their children at 12 months old has become commonplace.  The disapproval of friends, family and even strangers can become quite a burden and this alone may prevent mothers from carrying on with what must be one of the most natural acts of motherhood.

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