21/09/2025
My last little one is turning 3..
Some people assume breastfeeding has an expiration date… that once a baby turns one, or two, the milk somehow “loses” its purpose. But here’s the truth: my milk didn’t suddenly turn into water on his first birthday. And my child didn’t stop needing comfort, connection, or nutrition just because the calendar flipped.
At two years old, breast milk is still full of antibodies, immune factors, stem cells, and protective components that strengthen his health. It still changes when he’s sick, teething, or going through a growth spurt. It still provides comfort on the hardest days, and a way to reconnect when the world feels too big for him.
The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for at least 2 years and beyond, as long as mother and child wish. Around the world, nursing into toddlerhood is the norm. It’s only in certain cultures that we’ve been conditioned to think it’s “strange”… when in reality, it’s completely biologically normal.
For us, this is more than nutrition. It’s how he winds down. How he falls asleep when nothing else works. How he finds safety in my arms after a tumble or a tantrum. Breastfeeding is his comfort, his reset, his safe place. And honestly? It’s mine too.
So why do I still breastfeed my 2-year-old?
Because it still matters.
Because it’s still good for him.
Because it still works for us.
And that’s enough. 💕
