A must-read for nursing past the first few months and beyond

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	• Mothering Your Nursing Toddler Norma J. Bumgarner La Leche League International, 2000 - 308 pages average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great Book !

I have a two year old son who is still nursing; I purchased this book when he was about one and a half. I found it to be extremely informative and reassuring. In the midst of criticisms and concerns from those around me (when are you going to wean that child????) I really needed to hear from others who are making the same choice that I am making and to be reminded that it is perfectly acceptable and beneficial to continue to nurse a toddler. The book contains lots of practical information for dealing with situations that arise when nursing an active toddler as well as dealing with sleep issues (a biggie in my house!) I also really enjoyed the historical and cultural perspectives on nursing.

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A must-read for nursing past the first few months and beyond

I have read this book twice cover to cover, and have read sections even more. The first time, my daughter was still only months old and it planted some seeds in my head. By the second reading, I appreciated knowing I wasn't the only one going through what I was. I've turned to this book for in-the-trenches information about things only breastfeeding moms of toddlers would know such as biting and dealing with outsiders who think I should wean. I recommend this book to mothers of babies around 10 months old or so.

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Proves there's always something to learn!

Since my toddler shows no sign of weaning, and I'm very pregnant, I bought this book. Considering how highly recommended it is, I'm not surprised it's a good resource, both for answering questions I already had, and helping me think of more that I had not anticipated. I can't speak from two-at-a-time nursing experience, but this book seems to be one I'll keep close at hand as we figure out our new triad!

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Inspirational but incomplete

This book is an extensive reference about nursing children from the end of the first year until they wean themselves. It is filled with a plethora of quotes from mothers and their toddlers about the nursing relationship, as well as entertaining cartoons, so I found it amusing and inspiring, but ultimately dissappointing. The author is so adamant about the need to breastfeed children until they self wean that she fails to acknowledge that the mother has needs and commitments that may conflict with the child's desire to breastfeed, and how to deal with that. The book is also steeped in the authors views on topics unrelated to breastfeeding, in particular potty training and co-sleeping, that some mothers nursing toddlers may find irritating.

If you love breastfeeding but feel that you should wean your child because of pressure from friends or your own lifelong programming, then this book will reassure you that it is not only okay, but normal, to nurse your child well into toddlerhood. If you are struggling with the breastfeeding relationship due to lack of support being a mother, because your other commitments interfere, because it is difficult or uncomfortable for medical reasons, or because your child just likes it more than you do, then you will find little to help in this book except the knowledge that by continuing to breastfeed you are providing your child with a source of instinctual comfort.

I believe that this book would be strengthened by demonstrating a more complete understanding of the reasons why mothers choose to wean their nursing toddlers and providing realistic strategies for mothers to avoid these reasons.

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The classic handbook for mothers who breastfeed their children past infancy in an updated expanded edition. Norma Jane Bumgarner puts the experience of nursing an older baby or child in perspective, within the context of the entire mother-child relationship. She cites biological, cultural, and historical evidence in support of extended breastfeeding and shares stories gleaned from thousands of families for whom breastfeeding and natural weaning have been the norm.

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