Very frustrating...this is one of those areas where I would just "smile and wave"...LOL! You sound like you are doing an awesome job Cass. The WHO guidelines definately helped me to reassure ILs as we approached 1 year of breastfeeding. Then when I fed through pregnancy and tandem fed my kids, i used the ABA website to print off articles that backed up my instinct. My DH also 'had words' with his family, quietly, to basically warn them if they had nothing suportive to say, bite your tongue. BIt like your attitude Cass - Your Boobs, Your Baby, Your Choice. THe more I learn about breastfeeding, the more releived I am that I have continued. Also helps knowing that the natural age of weaning could be 7, though I suspect that most mums breastfeeding beyond 3 go 'underground'. The immunological benefits of breastfeeding alone have me think "one more winter"...I don't know what i'll do when they wean and I don't have this in my parenting tool box! I just guess that if they wean by choice, it probably coincides with the maturing of their immune system.


Aba also has a a booklet: "especially for grandparents", but there is also lots of info on the website that helps reassure their 'concerns'.

personally - i got sick of justifying what is a biologically normal process and would ask them to tell me why it was a problem - make them justify their concerns!

otherwise my matra have been "smile and wave" and "just keep swimming"



Keep up the good work Cass!