[Vent]Leave me in my BF world - trying to drown out the S word!

[Spring Angel]

Pft to them. Why is it anyones business? FWIW I think S only complicate things, bf poo's are so much nicer, bub doesn't end up covered from head to toe and there's no extra cooking/cleaning.

Keep it up hun, you're doing great!

[Barb Glare]

We are talking about solids, right? My first thought was sex.
You are right - people just *have to say something*
You are doing great!

[*Infinity*]

LOL Barb!

I hear you Dusty. People are already throwing the S-word around about DD and I am really not happy. Not happy at all.

Hugs, they'll butt out soon enough hopefully.

[dusty]

LOL Barb yes its the 'other' S word

Thanks everyone for the support and feedback.

I'm surprised at how threatened I feel when anyone mentions S. I just looooove this time with DD and its so completely ours as I don't express for anyone else to feed her.

I also feel threatened that perhaps in 2 months time she may want to have something other than my boob! 4 months have gone so fast and I don't want this to come to an end. This feeling is pretty primal and possessive hey.

Loving the come back lines. I normally just go quiet and rage inside when confronted with S advice. Most of the time the advice comes from a good place and good people and I know they are just trying to help in their own way but it invades my space big time. xx

[suse]

Hugs sweets. You just enjoy her as long as you like, you'll both know when you are ready.

[MummaSue]

Hehe, Dusty I totally know what you mean about it invading your space! AARRGGHHHH!

Just keep enjoying your time B/F missy, and who knows she might be like my DD and just decide that boobie is best - she's STILL not all that interested in solids and she's 8 months old! She likes to play with the food but boobie is what she really wants!

S xxxx

[Loula]

MIL has been talking about this since DS was 8 weeks old!

other family members are also asking when!!!! it is so frustrating, i dont want the time to start either, i love what we have going ATM and will miss that exclusive time once it starts! not to mention all the work thats involved and the freezer space issue lol

Dusty you are a wonderful yummy mummy!

[tippytoes]

Arghh.. absolutely hun!!! Stick at it - as you said it is your special time. She is still waaayyyyy too little to even have the word mentioed. Some people just don't/won't get it! I never expressed either, when DS was 9 months I had to cause I went t o work for the day. I cried when I saw him with the bottle LOL. You are doing great! xxx

[Kmn]

The other thing that you'll find when you do eventually start the "s" word is that it is not really about food or nutrition - it's a pile of new sensations for your baby to enjoy/spit out/plaster themselves with. In other words it actually should be rather fun for both of you - when you're both ready of course.
And it makes bugger all difference to the amount of breastmilk or the nature and intimacy of breastfeeding for quite some time. It's not something to dread.