Have you been shamed for nursing your toddler or older child? Extended breastfeeders can face a ton of social backlash and criticism for something society deems as too taboo. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months, alongside continued breastfeeding up to the second year and beyond. Breastmilk composition has been studied extensively in the first year but there’s a serious lack of data regarding composition beyond 1 and 2 years postpartum. A

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The first time I saw a woman breastfeed a baby, I was 22 years old and 39 weeks pregnant. Sitting in my living room, the doula we’d hired to teach us about natural childbirth lifted her t-shirt and discreetly began nursing her 9 month old infant. It was so effortless and fluid that at first I didn’t even realize what she was doing. Once I did, I was absolutely entranced by the simplicity and beauty of a mother feeding and comforting her child. This should be an ordinary sight, but in many places

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