Abbey Marie
06-11-2008, 10:15 AM
I saw this at the same site as an article Stephanie recently posted. What do you think of this practice?
'Mummy milk': The mother who insists on breastfeeding her children aged FIVE and THREE
Last updated at 3:03 PM on 11th June 2008
Breastfeeding is said to benefit both mother and baby in the first six months of a baby's life, but mother-of-two Stella Onions has taken this to the extreme as she continues to nurse daughter Josephine, nearly five and a half, and her little brother Zac, who is almost four, with her 'mummy milk'.
Stella Onions, 45, believes her daughter and son are currently some of the oldest in Britain still having their mother's milk.
Comedy characters like Bitty in Little Britain might make people uncomfortable - but Stella said the benefits for her two offspring were definitely worth the time she spends nursing.
She said: "My children's friends have seen them at my breast. They both come and ask for 'mummy milk'. But nobody says anything bad about it. Nature sorts it out for you.
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/06/11/article-1025655-018FCC5700000578-151_468x352.jpg
Still breastfeeding: Stella Onions, with five-year-old Josephine and four-year-old Zac, who continue to ask for their 'Mummy milk'
Complete article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1025655/Mummy-milk-The-mother-insists-breastfeeding-children-aged-FIVE-FOUR.html
'Mummy milk': The mother who insists on breastfeeding her children aged FIVE and THREE
Last updated at 3:03 PM on 11th June 2008
Breastfeeding is said to benefit both mother and baby in the first six months of a baby's life, but mother-of-two Stella Onions has taken this to the extreme as she continues to nurse daughter Josephine, nearly five and a half, and her little brother Zac, who is almost four, with her 'mummy milk'.
Stella Onions, 45, believes her daughter and son are currently some of the oldest in Britain still having their mother's milk.
Comedy characters like Bitty in Little Britain might make people uncomfortable - but Stella said the benefits for her two offspring were definitely worth the time she spends nursing.
She said: "My children's friends have seen them at my breast. They both come and ask for 'mummy milk'. But nobody says anything bad about it. Nature sorts it out for you.
...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/06/11/article-1025655-018FCC5700000578-151_468x352.jpg
Still breastfeeding: Stella Onions, with five-year-old Josephine and four-year-old Zac, who continue to ask for their 'Mummy milk'
Complete article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1025655/Mummy-milk-The-mother-insists-breastfeeding-children-aged-FIVE-FOUR.html