Yet another reason to breastfeed
Now that John is so big, I get more and more comments like, "He still nurses?" or "What do you mean, he doesn't eat food?"
My parents are exceptionally supportive. My father reminded me that no college students nurse, and that while some babies stop at 18 months, others nurse significantly longer.
But, for other people, here's one more reason to nurse: Breastfeeding may lower mother's risk of Type 2 Diabetes.
My parents are exceptionally supportive. My father reminded me that no college students nurse, and that while some babies stop at 18 months, others nurse significantly longer.
But, for other people, here's one more reason to nurse: Breastfeeding may lower mother's risk of Type 2 Diabetes.
1 Comments:
At 11:01 PM,
JaneH said…
Who'd'a thunk? Doing things the way God designed us to works better??? (grin) This quote from the article could be very useful when people question you: "The World Health Organization recommends that mothers feed their babies exclusively on breast milk for six months, and continue to offer it alongside other food for at least two years." I think Tucson is more "crunchy" than Princeton in terms of people not questioning me still nursing a 16-month-old while pregnant, but if anyone does comment, telling them that WHO recommends at least 2 years usually makes them go, "Oh."
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