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Two-year-old breastfeeding. In Western countries extended breastfeeding usually means breastfeeding after the age of 12 to 24 months, depending on the culture. Breast milk is known to contain lactoferrin, which protects the infant from infection caused by a wide range of pathogens. The amount of lactoferrin in breast milk increases ...
Dr. Maria Wright, a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento, Calif., says, "Breastfeeding provides a source of profound comfort and security [for a child], providing a foundation for a ...
In 2022, they revised the guidelines to include support for mother's to continue breastfeeding for the first two year's a child's life alongside “nutritious complementary foods.”
William Sears advocates extended breastfeeding, since he is convinced that breastfeeding supports attachment even of older children and that it is a valid instrument to comfort older children or to bring mother and child together on turbulent days. [44] Neither does he object nighttime breastfeeding of toddlers. [45]
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Mary Rose Tully with a 17-day-old patient at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, December 8, 2008. Mary Rose Tully MPH IBCLC (29 July 1946 – 20 January 2010) was an American lactation consultant, director of the Department of Lactation Services at the University of North Carolina's Women's Hospital, and an adjunct clinical instructor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina's School of Medicine.
A mother has said she still breastfeeds her four-year-old son and has no plans to stop any time soon.. Allison Yarrow, the journalist and author behind Birth Control: The Insidious Power of Men ...
Breastfeeding can increase time between births. Family planning, such as the use of contraceptives can increase inter-pregnancy interval. [4] Breastfeeding and extended breastfeeding can also increase birth spacing due to lactational amenorrhea. [5] [6] [7] [8]