So my family and friends have pretty much given up on trying to talk me out of nursing. Now it's just DH. He keeps saying that if I wean DS that he will be less clingy (I don't think so). That if I wean him I will be more comfortable- I don't see that .... how am I uncomfortable??
And he keeps mentioning that he wants my boobs back to himself.... Uhm.... WTH? You have th e rest of our lives to have my boobs to you... let our BABY keep them. He's not ready to wean!! UGH!
Here I thought he was supportive and now that we hit the 1 year mark he is pressuring me to quit!
Its your choice to stop nursing and clearly you or your child are not ready to. You should continue until you or your child feels its time to stop. My ds is 17 months and still nursing. Some days are hard others are good. My family also feels the need to tell me to stop. I choose to ignore or tell them what they want to hear lol. I'm sorry you're going through this but please stand your ground. I hate when everyone has something, I mean damn its breastmilk not rat poison.
Are your boobs off limits? Why does he need them to himself, I don't see why they can't belong to both. =)
As for the whininess and clinginess - it has nothing to do with feeding method. I've seen horribly whiny children that never had an ounce of breastmilk. Weaning him before he's ready will just make the behavior worse.
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DH is actually great about my nursing as long as DD and I both want to. He wasn't in the beginning. I found that once I quit arguing about it, and just continued on nursing her, he bacame much more supportive, to the point of defending me against the nasty comments I have been getting from his family and even quoting the WHO on breastfeeding for at least two years! See if just ignoring the comments and going along with your daily business helps. Sorry he is being a PITA about it!
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My husband did this with my first! I only made it to 2 weeks! He acctually went to the store and bought a can of formula and brought it home! I was so stressed bc my son was eating all the time and i thought i wasnt producing enough I gave right in! My husband was extremely jealous of the baby and I still dont get it! This time around he knows im not giving in and at 8 weeks he has only mentioned giving up once bc he knows its not happening! Guys can be so frustrating and I think some just dont get it! I can tell my hubby all day long how much better breastfeeding is and in the end its still just ok whatever!
My husband would NEVER pressure me into doing something I don't want to do. That's just disrespectful. Tell your husband that when he's the one nursing, that's when he can have a say in how long. Otherwise, it's none of his business. Luckily for me, my DH is VERY on board with me nursing as long as necessary. With DD I made it exactly 1 year, with DS I made is 13 months. This time around, I'm hoping to make it even longer. Good luck to you!
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on Nov. 21, 2009 at 1:40 AM