Breastfeeding at 8 - OMG!!!

[pedinurse]

"The loss of the babyhood sucking reflex is another example that we lose the reflexes we are born with which we lose the NEED for. It doesn't matter if someone offered me 1 million dollars to suck milk out of a woman's breast. I could not do it even if I really wanted the million bucks because I lost the natural sucking reflex needed for milk expression more years ago than I care to admit. We ALL did, including these two girls."

I'm not disagreeing with you here, but I have to say something that may be a little TMI. when I was breastfeeding my son, I had to be away from him for a couple of days to be with my husband who was out of town. Of course my breasts were huge and painful and he "helped" me out. He obviously was able to suck. How is that different that what you are trying to say?

still different than an infant suckle.