2006-11-30 20:43:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Maximum of 12 months.
2006-11-30 20:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by gvb 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
6 months safe. 9 months better 1year good more that a year very good. Though it will be difficult for the mother to breast feed it is very good for the baby and more you give more the IQ level of the baby would be beacause the intelligence passes through genes from mother to baby and is further fortefied with the mothers milk. Whatever it is the maximum should not be more than 2 years and NOTE: after 3 months the baby should be given additionally other baby food also for proper nourishment.
2006-12-01 04:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by ssmindia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Exclusively breastfed for 6mths, then breastfed + solids until AT LEAST 2 yrs... the longer you can do it the better it is for your baby. I just quit with my 13mth old, but she seemed ready to quit nursing. Babies usually want to continue past a yr, but she really didnt seem interested in it anymore. She's always been very healthy, and happy, and I hope breastfeeding helped make her the adorable little girl she is!!
2006-12-01 09:09:53 · answer #3 · answered by MaPetiteHippopotame 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello , Ideally, and according to the World Health Organisation ( WHO), babies should be excusivly brestfed till 6 months old. From then, you may begin to introduce solids, but still breastfeed. It is important to introduce solids after the age of 6 months as their iron stores have been depleted. :)
2006-12-01 05:38:07 · answer #4 · answered by Emilie25 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should try to maintain a minimum of 6 months for breastfeeding. And after that you can decide if you would like to continue to breastfeed or not. There is no ideal period of breastfeeding. It all depend on yrself.
Best Wishes
2006-12-01 05:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by Amie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mother and her baby should breastfeed for as long as they wish to breastfeed. The American Academy of Pediatrics currently (2005) recommends: "Pediatricians and parents should be aware that exclusive breastfeeding is sufficient to support optimal growth and development for approximately the first 6 months of life and provides continuing protection against diarrhea and respiratory tract infection. Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child." * As solids are introduced, usually around the middle of the first year, your baby will shift his primary source of nutrition from your milk to other foods.
All the benefits of human milk—including nutritional and health—continue for as long as your baby receives your milk. In fact, as your baby takes less human milk, these advantages are condensed into what milk is produced. Many of the health benefits of human milk are dose related, that is, the longer the baby receives human milk, the greater are the benefits.
*See http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;115/2/496
HOPE THIS HELPS, I JUST HAD TO FIND OUT FOR MY KID!! TAKE CARE! GOOD LUCK
2006-12-01 05:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by anthony b 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They would like you to atleast do it for the first 6 weeks . Most do it for a year. Its really best to do it for 2 yrs
2006-12-01 04:47:54 · answer #7 · answered by Mindy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
u should feed the baby for 2 years. then the baby is so brilliant
2006-12-01 04:50:16 · answer #8 · answered by Abin a 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whenever I see these breast feeding questions I'm reminded of my Sicilian stepfather whose mother breast fed him until he was 7 years old! Can you imagine having a kid big enough to stand next to you and breast feed? It's a true story!
But to answer your question, I think about 6 months is good.
2006-12-01 04:52:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
15 years old
2006-12-01 04:49:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋