Is there a socially acceptable age to wean a child? An Australian mom who breastfeeds her soon-to-be five year old in public doesn't think so.
According to an article in the Daily Mail, 51-year-old mom of three, Maha Al Musa, still nurses on demand, and is prepared to do so until her daughter turns 10 if necessary.
She will stop when her daughter wants to stop. So far that hasn't happened.
Like Jamie Lynne Grumet, the controversial face of the now infamous TIME magazine cover, Musa has been met with stares and disdain for her decision to practice extended breastfeeding, at least in public. But Grumet defended her position, claiming she herself was breastfed until the age of six.
"I believe it helps boost her immune system," said Maha, whose other two children were weaned at age two. "To this day, she is very rarely ill and her temperament is calmer and more relaxed than the other children."
Should moms who choose to breastfeed their children past a certain age continue to do so in public?
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