Breast is Best for Matilda

Alison Barrett's gone public recently on the kind of intimate detail which women tend to keep to themselves.

She's still breastfeeding her youngest child Matilda, who is nearly five years old. It's no big deal, she says.

"Matilda is getting one feed a day, just a little bit of reassurance. It's the longest I've fed any of my children."

Barrett is almost as surprised as anyone about the length of time. She certainly didn't plan to set any kind of record.

Laziness on her part might have something to do with it, she thinks, plus she and Matilda both enjoy it. And there is also the huge volume of international research that supports both the medical and psychological value of extended breastfeeding.



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