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For the Love of Milk

A podcast for women who are breastfeeding, pumping, or preparing to pump or breastfeed.

For the Love of Milk

What to expect when breastfeeding older babies

October 28, 2024 • Anna and Amanda • Episode 15

Anna and Amanda discuss what to expect when breastfeeding older babies and toddlers. They discuss sleeping through the night (1:40), biting (4:00), breastfeeding as a relationship (6:00), nursing a toddler in public (7:00), the many uses of breastmilk (8:30), sadness after weaning (9:00), parenting without the breast (9:30), cultural norms versus biological norms (10:25), immune benefits of breastfeeding an older baby (11:45), responding to critics (17:00), the urge to stop breastfeeding (20:40), how and when to stop breastfeeding (25:00), and reinitiating breastfeed after weaning (27:30).