Comments on Hobo Mama: Long-term breastfeeding

I breast-fed two years long. To someone who didn&#...

2010-03-27T10:28:38.632-07:00

I breast-fed two years long. To someone who didn't or shortly breast fed, that'll be longterm, to someone who did it 4 years (like a colleague of mine), it won't. I think the term "long-term" here ist like "beautiful": it's in the eye of the beholder.

I like "long term breastfeeding". Very n...

2010-03-15T05:46:19.204-07:00

I like "long term breastfeeding". Very nutral.

I prefer natural duration breastfeeding, because i...

2010-03-15T03:52:53.667-07:00

I prefer natural duration breastfeeding, because it points to how nature designed it, whereas long term means it is something beyond normal

I like it! It sounds perfect and I'll make eff...

2010-03-14T19:11:21.457-07:00

I like it! It sounds perfect and I'll make effort of adapting it.

I love it! I also, by the way, love your blog and...

2010-03-13T20:16:49.015-08:00

I love it! I also, by the way, love your blog and the beautiful picture in this post. You have inspired me to take more pictures of my beautiful girl breastfeeding so I can remember this precious time.

You made me think, which do I like better? I usual...

2010-03-13T18:05:32.690-08:00

You made me think, which do I like better? I usually call my breastfeeding extended breastfeeding. I just celebrated my 3 years/3 months/3 weeks/3 days anniversary of breastfeeding my little guy. But I think I actually like long-term better because extended sounds a little like it's beyond what's normal, and I want it to be perfectly normal for moms to breastfeed as long as they and their children desire.

http://dagmarbleasdale.com/2010/02/extended-breastfeeding-past-the-toddler-age/

Thank you for this discussion!

Best,
Dagmar
Dagmar’s momsense

I love it! Go Stephanie! I was anxiously waiting ...

2010-03-13T12:47:53.694-08:00

I love it! Go Stephanie!

I was anxiously waiting for your response the the great conversation you started on this, and was eager to see if you decided on anything. I actually think I may have used that term before without even thinking about it.

By the way, I was your 100th follower! I was excited about that but forgot to mention it.

I think it's perfect! It doesn't have any ...

2010-03-13T12:22:17.213-08:00

I think it's perfect! It doesn't have any of the negative connotations the other phrases do but is still descriptive. I think I'll describe myself as that too (so far I don't have any local friends who are mommies and my relatives didn't nurse or didn't nurse more than a couple months each, so they already think 7 months means I've been nursing a long time! )

I think it's perfect. Full-term seems a littl...

2010-03-13T08:20:08.657-08:00

I think it's perfect. Full-term seems a little confusing to me. This is descriptive, non-judgemental... fits the bill.

I think it's just right. I'm interested t...

2010-03-13T07:33:53.489-08:00

I think it's just right. I'm interested to see what others think too...if there's a loop-hole that this term doesn't fill, someone's bound to let you know. I think it's great that you are even thinking about this breastfeeding issue. Thank you for your thoughtful approach to such a potentially touchy subject!

I love it. Like you say, it can fit almost every m...

2010-03-13T04:47:24.088-08:00

I love it. Like you say, it can fit almost every mother and her situation. It's a conversation starter because know you are interested in knowing what their take on long-term really is.