Woman breastfeeding for 13 years asked to leave room says shell stop when ‘theyre ready

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Dayna is a mother of five currently breastfeeding her fourth and fifth children.

She explained: “They’re six weeks old and two years old. I fed each of the older children until they were two years and six months, two years and 10 months and three years and two months.”

Dayna said she is totally confident with her “decision to breastfeed children to the natural term”.

“I first began breastfeeding 13 years ago, and in that time I’ve noticed a cultural shift in the way people view breastfeeding,” she said.

However, Dayna explained she has had negative experiences while breastfeeding her five children in public.

Dayna explained: “I would often have people ask or suggest that I go breastfeed in another room if I fed my baby in front of others. I would politely decline.

“I would just give people the energy that they give to me; I’ve had friends experience awful comments which is just shocking as mothers are already going through enough than to hear somebody else’s opinion that has no effect on them whatsoever.

“Most people’s experiences with breastfeeding are what they see in their families growing up, media, publicly.

“If breastfeeding was normalised more in society there would be more understanding of the benefits of it and the realisation that breastfeeding to a natural term (well into toddlerhood) is biologically normal.”

Dayna shared why she decided to continue breastfeeding her toddlers after they turned two: “Continuing breastfeeding past two years old has so many benefits if both mum and child are happy to continue their journey together.

“The best part of breastfeeding into toddlerhood include prolonged bonding, nutritional benefits, ability to evoke a sense of calmness and winding downtime quickly, reduction of risk to certain childhood illnesses, protection from illness.

“I currently have Covid and have continued breastfeeding both my youngest children, I do so with the knowledge that they are both receiving antibodies for Covid through my milk which delivers them a certain degree of protection.”

However, there are negatives too: “The worst part (or perhaps the best depending on your situation) is there may be a delay in the return to your cycle which would delay falling pregnant again.

“Also, breastfeeding a toddler while pregnant for me personally was difficult as I had hypersensitive nipples and the act of feeding him hurt and was very uncomfortable and in which case we cut down feeding a lot.”

Dayna said she’s planning to continue breastfeeding them “until we’re ready to begin to wean or one of us is ready”.

She said: “Breastfeeding is a mutual relationship and the mother or child may no longer wish to continue feeding for whatever reason.

“Breastfeeding your child into toddlerhood is completely biologically normal and in fact what nature intended us to do.

“Of course, some mothers may choose not to breastfeed or are unable to and that is their journey but breastfeeding into toddlerhood are other mothers and their children’s journeys as well and is completely normal.

“Mothers need more support and acceptance for their decisions to breastfeeding into toddlerhood.

“Let’s just normalise it.”

Dayna said on one of her social media posts breastfeeding “is the most heart-melting and rewarding and gorgeous bonding time EVER”.

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