Alanis Morisette says she’ll breastfeed her son Ever until he wants to stop.
The Ironic singer appeared on Good Morning America and when she was asked whether she would still breastfeed her 17-month-old son when five or six years old, she said: “I’ll stop whenever he wants”.
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In the interview she also said, “Some kids naturally stop at two, some stop at a couple of years later, it’s up to the child. I will stop when he says it’s time to stop.”
“For me, I protect his safety and his well-being and his attachment. That stage of development is a very important stage.
“I like to have as much skin-on-skin contact as possible. I love snuggling and sleeping next to him.”
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Are humans the only animal where the child decides when it's weaned? All the so called "lower" animals,the mother is in charge.
way to go alanis! however, speaking from own experience, breastfeeding a 17 month old is still very much like breastfeeding a baby. breastfeeding a child over the age of 24 months is very different. when my daughter was 17 months i also thought i would let her self-wean but once she was 2 and a half she became very demanding, did not understand the need for privacy (basically would just try and rip my shirt off) and was doing monkey acrobatics while attached to my boob. so i stopped. she cried a few days and it was heartbreaking but i had enough. just my experience.