'Breastfeeding is one of the pure joys of motherhood'

by Katie Gunn ©Independent.ie
The star of Confessions of a Shopaholic Isla Fisher has admitted that she is "addicted" to breastfeeding. The actress, who is still feeding her 16-month-old daughter Olive, joked that she will only stop when her daughter leaves home and goes to university -- she simply can't bear the thought of giving it up.
I can relate to that. My first child, Kaya, was born in 2004, and having been fortunate enough not to have experienced any problems, I continued to feed her until she was almost two -- and I only stopped as I was almost five months pregnant with her brother Marley. I hadn't pre-planned feeding to that length; the truth was, that once I had started I simply didn't want to stop.
That's not to say I was a long-term breastfeeding martyr. I had no problem giving a bottle when needed, using a dummy, eating whatever I fancied, or, I must admit, having the odd drink or two. All of which, for me, made the whole process a lot less debilitating.
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