IT"S NASTY!!!

[britters91]

I've been breastfeeding my daughter exclusively since she was born. She's 6 months now & according to a few people I should quit because she's to big for it now. This gets me upset everytime i hear it. Apparently Im to attached to my daughter as they put it or more like im addicted to breastfeeding.(how crazy does this sound?). They explained to me after 2 months she doesnt need the breastmilk anymore & its pointless to keep doing it because it looks nasty out in public.....any1 else getting a little angry just reading this or am i overreacting

Whats realy getting to me is it's my family that trying to get me to quit. I love b/f my daughter. I know it's the best thing for her & i plan on doing it for at least a year nomatter what any1 says. The way i see it, theyve never b/f & they have no idea what they are talkking about.

ok this was more like a ventttt.

 

[MamaNeeNee]

I had THE SAME issue! An it SUCKS having people that are supposed to support you try to discourage you to do what's beat for your baby!
THAT alone is one reason why I LovE this group.
You have the same goal as I did and I am stil breastfeeding and my DD will be 1 on Friday. :-D
I plan to continue to bf until SHE decides to stop.

Btw Once she starts eating solids shell probably stop nursing so much, and you can avoid public if u want. As they get bigger

[Precious333]

what a cutie! being attached to your baby and having a grea breastfeeding relationship while providng her needs is not a bad thing! imo more moms need to be like you. I would tell them to not say one more word and keep their opinions to themselves.

[jrsmommy0427]

Yes I got mad reading it! LOL The way I explained it to hubby, [its his first time around a baby, let alone around someone who bf!] was that 1. cows milk may have "calcium" and "nutrients" but those are made to sustain a COW, and our bodies don't digest them as easily, so we don't even get a lot of calcium or anything from cow's milk and 2. if we have the choice to give our child[ren] something where they get all their nutrients or not? he hopped right on board with me =] LOL

[MamaNeeNee]

As my daughter grew I didn't feel like she HAD to be bf all of the time bc I could give her solids until we got home or in private. Buy if she wanted milk in public (she signs) and I knew we weren't going to be anywhere private for a while, I wouldnt hesitate to nurse her.
BF is Natural and people need to realize that this is how WE ALL got here... There wasn't always a bottle, formula or even available milk to everyone. Being against BF is like being ignorant to me.. It just pisses me off. SMH
You should get your daughter one of those nursing caps that makes it look you have a gigantic boob.. Haha

[whoopsie16]

wow, I wanna bf up until a year too. I think its a lot healthier too. Have you considered maybe pumping at this point though?

[mama_grizz]

How frustrating! Sounds like they just don't get it. I'm sorry you're not getting the support you deserve. Side-note, you two are absolutely adorable!

[Audreysmama515]

Educate them!  They are obviously just ignorant and need to keep their opinions to themselves, don't let them get to you, they are rediculous.

[larissalarie]

Yeah processed cow breastmilk with added fake nutrients to make it minimally acceptable for human babies needs would be, sooooo much better for your baby.....smh....

[2manydiapers]

my df was bf till three, his family are overjoyed, and too supportive. My df is very vocal about bfing. They are Hispanic, mexican to be exact, df is 1st gen american.

My family is white, mormon and roman catholic. Its not modest. They are not supportive.

If not for Df I think I would've given up like with my last ds, hes from an ex.

[Keeely07]

She doesn't need to pump. Why?? If she needs to then okay but I she doesn't then there is no need.

Quoting whoopsie16:

wow, I wanna bf up until a year too. I think its a lot healthier too. Have you considered maybe pumping at this point though?