well, they are just at the other end of the spectrum really aren't they. We have people that only breastfeed for one day, and others that feed for 8 years. You'll probably find that majority of children self wean around the age of 3, so 8 year olds would be few & far between.

The age of 8 does start to enter the realms of unusual for me... and I certainly wouldn't feed that long. But I don't really see any harm in it. The only harm that would come from it would be the treatment from other people.

ETA: I agree... I didn't give up my spicy foods at all! I did hold off alcohol.. but didn't really want it anyway. But yeah... it's easy to slip in a good glass of wine.. especially when the babies are older and feeding isn't as frequent.