My husband has already said he would be quite uncomfortable if I were nursing a toddler. You are right to want to nurse your child well into toddlerhood. Yet, because extended nursing is not the cultural norm, your spouse and relatives may not be informed or supportive of the long-term benefits of extended nursing.
New studies indicate that the longer babies are nursed, the smarter they are.
Consider the medical benefits of extended nursing. Children have fewer doctor's visits and fewer ear and gastrointestinal infections. Bring up the financial rewards. Besides lower medical costs, there are other financial benefits of extended nursing. If you plan to work outside the home when your child is a toddler, studies show that breastfeeding mothers miss fewer days of work because breastfed children get sick less often.