tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199402777613414553.post5007077772579509938..comments2023-09-25T11:38:22.717-03:00Comments on Your Health Educator: Breastfeeding: USA vs Vietnamdeedeeskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590036730651038977noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199402777613414553.post-74227521733063542122009-09-20T11:37:19.063-03:002009-09-20T11:37:19.063-03:00Dee, Thanks for posting. Coming up on Dylan's...Dee, Thanks for posting. Coming up on Dylan's 1st birthday, I'm still BFing...to date, not ONE ear infection and only one minor bout with the sniffles. While most of my girlfriends my age are on board w/ BFing, its strange to see how so many women in our mother's generation just don't get it (my mom excluded...she's Super supportive of BFing). It is not the easiest thing to do, but extended BFing is the one of the best things a mother can do for their child...not just for the moment, but for a lifetime!Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199402777613414553.post-48270370104932256822009-09-20T00:41:36.978-03:002009-09-20T00:41:36.978-03:00I could go on for hours about this. Again, as you...I could go on for hours about this. Again, as you say, what is needed is education, and I'll add a change in attitude. I can't tell you all the commentary I received from family and some friends at the thought that I was BFing after the first year of Eva's life. It got bad enough that as she approached her 2nd birthday, I hid the fact that she still nursed to sleep from those who inquired. (I didn't lie, I just got better at skirting the subject, and let them believe they had won). It was so frustrating to have to argue the benefits of physical and emotional wellness to intelligent family members, and I know I am far from the only person who received this kind of pressure. Thank goodness I had the support of my husband or I never would have made it.<br />Even with a lack of education on the benefits, I'm surprised the numbers for 6 months of BFing are so low in the US - 5 to 6 months is right around the time Dr.s advise starting bananas and rice cereal. Is that month of overlap dropping the numbers for those who BF all day but throw in an 1/8th of a banana?Day Old Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315507108825498776noreply@blogger.com