Timeline for Is it normal that my 2.5-year-old son still likes breastfeeding?
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| Oct 24, 2017 at 20:33 | comment | added | Martin Bonner supports Monica | My source was a paedetrician who was doing "child's led weaning". The slogan is "best til one, food's for fun". It's a good slogan, but not entirely accurate. | |
| Oct 24, 2017 at 16:53 | comment | added | Adam Davis | In other words, if the mother's diet is incomplete, then, too, the breastfed child's diet will be incomplete. Even in developed countries, particularly in areas of food scarcity, or poor food choice, children and mothers can suffer from an incomplete diet. However, with a complete diet there should be little to no risk to exclusively breastfeed for longer than 6 months. Again, however, solids are recommended starting at 6 months (WHO) and 4 months (many developed countries) for other health benefits, such as lower allergy issues. | |
| Oct 24, 2017 at 16:50 | comment | added | Adam Davis | @MartinBonner In developing countries where maternal nutrition is poor, anemia is a risk for infants who are exclusively breast fed past 9 months: jn.nutrition.org/content/136/2/452.full . However, some countries recommend starting solids at 4 months due to anemia and other nutritional deficiencies: telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/8256929/… . In any case ensure the maternal diet is sufficient: safbaby.com/… | |
| Oct 24, 2017 at 16:35 | comment | added | Martin Bonner supports Monica | Pretty sure that by the time a child is one, they will start to develop anaemia if they are only breast fed - but a 2½ y.o. will just be breast-feeding for comfort, not nutrition. | |
| Oct 23, 2017 at 18:17 | history | answered | Adam Davis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |