16Month Old Breastfeeding and Nutrional Value?

recently my best friend took her son in who is... three months shy of his 2nd b'day. now she is giving him soy formula due to a milk allergy. breastfeeding was out when they though it was a million diff things. however, her do said that in his opinion, he thinks kids should be on formula/breastmilk longer. that the vitamins and nutrion given is way higher than cows milk.

and yes, it can mess with their appetite. if you are planning on weaning, i did just naps.... (which is what my best friend above is also doing with formula, he still can'd digets soy milk) and when you are ready and he is ready, you will know it. don't let anyone push either way

You should nurse until one of you doesn't want to :-) If you don't like doing it, stop. If he's not interested, stop. Otherwise, keep it up.

Breastfeeding can only add to the nutrition your child is getting. The idea that there is no nutritional value in breastmilk past age one is just silliness. Of course there is nutritional value in it... ITS MILK!!! A 16 month old doesn't eat nearly the ballanced diet that would be required to get all the nutrients he needs on his own. Sure, you could replace your milk with cows milk or formula, but that would just replace the needed nutrients he is getting from you.

One of the main reasons to continue breastfeeding is to facilitate the intense bonding time between mother and child, so it's really about what you and your baby want.

Go with your gut mama, and do what YOU think it best for your baby and for you.

Hope this helps,
T.

What he is getting from your breast milk is far better than cows milk or formula. I nursed my older daughter for 27 months. I plan on nursing my 16 month old daughter at least that long. At the very end, though, she was only nursing at night before bed. It was mainly just the comfort factor at that point.

K.

Nurse him as long as you feel like it. He can certainly do without it at this age if you want to quit for any reason.