Green Options » Diane Wiessinger http://greenoptions.com/tag/diane-wiessinger Posts tagged 'Diane Wiessinger' Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:43:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Mother’s Milk: Breastfeeding Beyond Six Months http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-breastfeeding-beyond-six-months/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-breastfeeding-beyond-six-months/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:43:41 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-breastfeeding-beyond-six-months/ breastfeeding toddlerEditor’s Note:  This breastfeeding story is from guest writer Heather Garvet. Heather blogs at A Mama’s Blog, where she has written other posts on C-sections, VBACs, breastfeeding, pregnancy, and birth issues, as well as her two boys. Heather is also a monthly contributor on API Speaks. This post originally appeared on A Mama’s Blog.

World Breastfeeding Week starts on August 1st, and runs through August 7th. The theme of this year is “Mother Support- Going for the Gold.”
Supporting a mother who is breastfeeding is so important. There are so many other demands that a new mother faces when nursing, having support can be invaluable to the mother and new baby to establish breastfeeding.

But did you know that nursing a baby past six months and has many health benefits for the baby and the mother? Sadly it seems that once a baby is nursed passed six months and beyond, support often turns to opposition?

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