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I’m thankful for breast-feeding and all that it has meant to me over the past 8 years, 8 months and 15 days.  I’ve been breast-feeding for more days than not since Valentine’s Day 2004.

I’m so grateful that I have had this time with each of my babies. Jonah turned 13 months yesterday and he’s still nursing.  He’s my last baby so I will NOT be in any hurry to wean him. All of my babies have self-weaned by 14 months so we shall see what he decides. I’ll have to admit that I am a little touchy when someone asks “are you still nursing him?” I want to start quoting statistics like this one.

The World Health Organization recommends 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding with the addition of appropriate complementary foods until at least 2 years of age.

Then I realize, it’s not about anyone else.  It’s about a mother and her child.  This is a God-designed part of our relationship, as was conception, gestation and birth. When I realize that, it’s much easier to listen to someone else’s opinion. After all, it’s just an opinion and we all have them.