BabyMoon Childbirth Services
oliver street Williams Lake, BC, Canada

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Thanks to La Leche League WL/100 Mile for a great video to demonstrate this recommended technique for a deep latch, for babies of all ages:) Follow their page for lots of great resources

Thank you for all of your excitement ~ we all love what we do and it means a lot to us.

From a mother’s email: I am still breastfeeding my almost 4 year old son. I am receiving all sorts of advice, including from my parents and husband that it is n...ot necessary to keep breastfeeding him, that he does not need to continue breastfeeding and even that it is harmful. My son loves to breastfeed and I feel pressured to stop. Yet, I don’t understand why everyone is on my case. The photo that accompanies this post is of a 20 month old boy who loved to breastfeed and in fact, breastfed until he was almost 4 years old. What do people mean when they say He does not need to breastfeed any more? I suppose that from a nutritional point of view, this is, in a very superficial way, true. However, the nutritional value of breastmilk cannot compare to any other food. A child of 4 years can get the protein, carbohydrates and minerals, as well as the liquid he requires from other foods. But from an immunological point of view, other foods do not provide what breastfeeding provides. Especially during the present pandemic, when researchers all over the world are trying to find a vaccine for COVID-19, why would we say that a child does not need the immunological protection of breastfeeding? The health effects of breastfeeding don´t just have to do with immunity, there is a host of other effects on the health of the child - in terms of brain development, getting stems cells in breastmilk, etc. But breastfeeding is much more than breastmilk. Breastfeeding is a relationship, a close, intimate, physical and emotional relationship, a GOOD intimate, physical and emotional relationship between two, or more, people very much in love with each other. And this relationship, ultimately, is what freaks out so many people when a child of even a year, never mind 4 years of age still breastfeeds. Many interpret this as having sex with children, unlike kissing and hugging of a child of the same age does not. Because in Western society, breasts, for many people, are strictly sexual, good for selling beer and cars, and the titillation of childish men, but not for our children. Want more information on breastfeeding? See our eBook "Breastfeeding: Empowering Parents". The eBook contains videos, links to scholarly articles and more: https://ibconline.ca/ebook/. New! An audiobook of my book Dr Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding. https://www.audible.ca/search