...with asking me when i am going to stop breastfeeding! And it's driving me insane!





Sorry, just had to get that off my chest there (no pun intended )

He's only 3 months old?!!!!!

I get really annoyed when people ask me too.

Im already being asked when Theo is going to be given formula...um...never??!!! then I get the "Oh but by 6 months he will NEED formula you know" oh really.....*rolls eyes*

I know! Mad isn't it?! And the way it's asked it's as if he's 14 years old and not 14 weeks... Argh!

I totally sympathise squish...today i have been told i need my LO "well established on the bottle" before i head back to work in the summer and also that "he will be able to start taking things off a spoon soon"

I despair, i really do

I refuse to even speak to people about weaning....OHs parents are the worst "Oh well William needed solids from ten weeks you know, I bet Theo will be the same" Um...no....our other little boy didnt eat solids til he was 7+ months...how does what he dad needed more than 30 years ago have any bearing on what his son will 'need' now?! I wont let them alone with him already, they try to stick fingers in his mouth and no doubt would try and spoon feed him stuff from about 2 months old if I turned my back.
Though the funniest one was OHs grandmother who said "Oh, you are feeding him yourself then? Makes it difficult when you go out doesnt it?" Um...no...boob & baby....no problem....cant forget the boob as its attached and Im sure I can manage to remember the baby....

I would respond with, "Oh sometime before he gets married expect...." and then change the subject.

NEED formula? NEED to take a bottle?! NEED to take from a spoon? NEED solids at 2-3 months? Oh lord, I want to be sick

Yup, i get the same thing...which i can't understand at all, as personally the thought of washing, sterilising, and preparing ff and remembering to pack them before leaving the house makes my head spin, and don't even get me started on the notion of getting out of bed at night to heat bottles up...it makes me want to cry! I am sure that my laziness helps me to stick at breastfeeding through the tough times!

I just find it so tough to listen to sometimes, everyone raves to me about what a contented baby Toby seems to be and how big he's getting and how he's thriving etc but then in the next breath they're asking when i will give up breastfeeding him... I'm not very outspoken with family (either mine or OH's) as i like to just "keep the peace " but it's becoming harder to take as i become more passionate about what i am doing and how we're chosing to bring Toby up. I just keep saying "I don't know when we'll stop" and "He's doing so well on it" and "We'll see"...general vague stuff. And the weaning thing has my head in a spin as it is without people harping on about baby rice.

I have been brave enough to make a couple of jokes when people have questioned me about the co-sleeping (you know "aren't you worried he'll be in your bed forever?"..."umm no...i'm pretty sure he'll leave home at some point so that should put an end to it!" ) Not managed any witty comebacks re: the breastfeeding yet though.

I guess i expected to have to 'defend' our decision to co-sleep as it's still quite unheard of (or at least no one admits to it ) in our society, but when it comes to breastfeeding which is widely accepted to be the "best choice" in nearly all circumstances... i wasn't expecting to have to defend my decision to do it for as long as possible

Your other option is to say "Well I am aiming for minimum 2 years, as per WHO guidelines, but I'll stop sooner if he wants to." If they carry on, you could mention that you get a second "immunity boost" around the 2 year mark - a bit like the colostrum you get when your milk first comes in? - which is wonderful for the immune system. Maybe that will shut them up? :P

You would think that the fact that bmlk is the most calorific, nutrient dense, organic, fresh and CHEAP food available for infants, that people wouldn't question your use of it. My mind boggles.

Argghhh see that's what worries me about breastfeeding - I say worry, I am 100% committed to doing it but I just hate people saying stuff like this.

It seems some people don't think it's natural to breastfeed. Our neice was asking how the baby gets food and my SIL said from a bottle. Thankfully hubby was there and piped up with "or from the boobie" and we made light of it in front of our neice so she can get used to the idea. I wasn't feeling brave enough to speak up at the time, I just hope I will have enough support around me.

It's so strange how people think as you get the above comments like my SIL said and then you get people who think that FF is disgusting and that you must BF but like as soon as you have started they think that is enough now, stop that and go onto FF - you just can't win with people can you! I wish they'd all just pipe down and realise we have two choices and whichever we go with they should deal with it.

We see our in laws so much that I am gonna find it hard if they aren't supportive!

Ooops went off on one then! x