Reply #71: A four-year-old who nurses sits in the mother's lap, of course. [View All]

[DemBones DemBones]

Not that I nursed mine that long but I had a friend whose adopted daughter nursed until she was past 4. Since the child was adopted, my friend was reluctant to push the weaning issue.

If babies are weaned from the breast too soon, they tend to become thumbsuckers or pacifier addicts, which are both worse for their teeth than a few minutes at the breast each day.