My wife still breastfeeds my 9 year old son. Is it healthy for her body to continue producing milk?
My son grew inseparable to his mother’s milk and was initally unable to be weened off it. This has continued and my wife has not stopped breastfeeding him since, with her body continuing to produce milk. This has been particularly awkward in public as you can understand.
To those who have treated my question with contempt, it is not I joke and I would like to receive some serious answers please
Honestly I do not think it is going to hurt your wife’s health. I do think it is going to hurt your son’s mental health and at the very least his own sense of “self”. I have 4 children and two step sons. One of my boys is 9. I breastfed all my kids but stopped when they started to get teeth. It also made my husband uncomfortable and I respected and agreed with him that around 6-9 months is it. But, this was our personal decision. My question to you is, “How do you feel about it?” Does she do it around any of his friends or is there any way that his friends at school know? Kids can be cruel at that age even when a boy is athletic and popular. I can’t imagine how my boys school (the 4th graders) about a classmate still breastfeeding. You do realize that the girls are already having the “birds and the bees” video and boys do in 5th grade. I am not judging, even though I can’t imagine!, but it needs to be discussed between you and your wife and perhaps even your son in family therapy. I really worry about your relationship with your wife and your poor son if any classmates or peers find out. Good luck.
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