That sounds like an excellent way to communicate, if and only if your family/friends are down with it-- gets a lot of additional information in that text usually leaves out.
Like with other writing blocks, I'd suggest trying to just say one sentence, even if it isn't the perfect thing, and see where you go from there. You don't need to say everything at once when conversing. Unless you have a very tense relationship with them, it'll probably be fine.
Wait... you have friends and family that you talk to?
3 years? Shouldn't you switch him to soups by now or something? I admit that I know nothing about kids, but a former coworker weaned off her daughter when the kid turned one year old, maybe younger.
My mom did the same for all 8 of us. Weaned us all at around one year old, maybe younger. K5 surprised me too. Long time. I've seen it where people do it for as much as 4 years though. I'm not sure what is normal and what isn't.
WHO recommends two years or longer.
www.cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov
Frankly, I have zero opinion on breastfeeding other than that I am certain that for those with no form of barrier to doing so, breastfeeding is better than infant formula. Haven't researched it enough to form an opinion beyond that.WHO recommends two years or longer.
Breastfeeding FAQs
Answers to frequently asked questions on breastfeeding for healthcare providers and families.
Humans evolved to breastfeed for 5-6 years, but some of our ancestors had more reproductive success weaning earlier because breastfeeding suppresses ovulation in some women. Don't expect breastfeeding to be 100% effective birth control, though. Use condom.
Why wean at one year? It's a cultural choice. In some cultures, breastfeeding to 5 years is completely normal.
Refrigeration and other technologies have allowed us to use the milk of non-humans to sustain our children
Children will typically wean themselves between 2-7 years. Personally, I've found that breastfeeding is the best way to keep the kid still when I'm reading to him. Unlike a pacifier, breastfeeding helps align the teeth and reduces the chance that the kid will need braces later. Breastfeeding, like a pacifier, provides comfort, and comfort is essential to brain development. There are lots of ways to comfort a child, but breastfeeding is a good biological default. I've been keeping track of my kid's brain development with the CDC's milestones list, and the only milestones on the 5-year list I still have to look forward to are the movement/physical development milestones.
What is a Developmental Milestone?
Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age
Indeed! Some of those barriers can be removed and some can't. It's very common for human mothers to need help with breastfeeding. We went through some dark ages with aggressive advertising from formula companies, but things are improving. When we showed up at the pediatrician's office and my kid was 15% below his birth weight because my milk hadn't come in yet, I was devastated and mentioned how my mom couldn't directly breastfeed me. The pediatrician made me feel a lot better by saying, "This isn't 30 years ago." (My second thought was oh shit, I am actually over 30) She proceeded to give me a routine to build up my milk supply while supplementing with formula, and we were all done with the formula by six weeks. We used less than two cans of the stuff. She put my husband on bottle duty so I could focus on expressing milk, too. Postpartum is rough, and I'm thankful I had some help with that!
