NG and I were talking this morning and somehow got to talking about breastfeeding. I have no idea how we got onto that....
No seriously.... now that I think of it, its a very VERY weird conversation to be having with one's ex.
Oh wait! I remember now!!! I was telling him about the milk scare in China (scary stuff folks, melamine in the milk and all) and how I had heard on the news this morning that 50,000 babies in Hong Kong had become sick and had to be taken to a hospital. And then he said that if he had kids, he'd want his wife to breastfeed for a longer duration. Apparently he'd read somewhere that kids should be breastfed until the age of 3. He went on about the benefits of it like mother-child bonding, boosting the child's immunity and how its great for post-natal weight loss and even reduces the risk of cancer.
I was not convinced. THREE?! Seriously?! Aren't kids a bit too old to be sucking on their mom's tits at 3? The idea just doesn't seem right to me and I'm sure it wasn't healthy for a child to still be suckling at 3. I was sure the answer was closer to 9 months or something.
So I googled it :)
According to breastfeeding.com, NG was right! Studies have shown that children should be breastfed for at least a year to 18 months and even after that. Not to mention that he was spot on about the benefits.
Who would have thought? Guess you learn something new everyday, though its safe to say that this new information has been filed away in the compartment of my brain that stores useless information. I have no intention of breastfeeding anyone anytime soon. There are still many corporate ladders to climb.
No seriously.... now that I think of it, its a very VERY weird conversation to be having with one's ex.
Oh wait! I remember now!!! I was telling him about the milk scare in China (scary stuff folks, melamine in the milk and all) and how I had heard on the news this morning that 50,000 babies in Hong Kong had become sick and had to be taken to a hospital. And then he said that if he had kids, he'd want his wife to breastfeed for a longer duration. Apparently he'd read somewhere that kids should be breastfed until the age of 3. He went on about the benefits of it like mother-child bonding, boosting the child's immunity and how its great for post-natal weight loss and even reduces the risk of cancer.
I was not convinced. THREE?! Seriously?! Aren't kids a bit too old to be sucking on their mom's tits at 3? The idea just doesn't seem right to me and I'm sure it wasn't healthy for a child to still be suckling at 3. I was sure the answer was closer to 9 months or something.
So I googled it :)
According to breastfeeding.com, NG was right! Studies have shown that children should be breastfed for at least a year to 18 months and even after that. Not to mention that he was spot on about the benefits.
Who would have thought? Guess you learn something new everyday, though its safe to say that this new information has been filed away in the compartment of my brain that stores useless information. I have no intention of breastfeeding anyone anytime soon. There are still many corporate ladders to climb.
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