Best Reason to Stop Breastfeeding

[loulabelle]

Because he'll never stop if you don't and will still want to feed when he's 21.


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[peanutter]

Are you for real?!? That is insane! Some people seriously have mental issues to think breastfeeding will turn a baby into a lesbian. It's pretty sad really, next thing you know there will be people telling us it's incest

nope - a friend of mine has already been told that she's sexually assaulting her little boy (18 months) by "insisting" that he continue bf, and that he's probably already got an oedipus complex, and she clearly wants him to end up either killing her DH, desiring her and not being able to have a normal relationship, and either "turning gay" or being a mummy's boy still at home at 40 ... glad to say, her response was to burst out laughing, and tell the offender where to stick their "poppycoccked psycho-BS-babble".

but how could I forget another one I heard: I should stop bf because it wasn't fair on DH, because (1) I was "making" DS love me more than he would love DH, and (2) I was putting DH's need (for my boobies) below my DS's, which is really unloving, considering I'd chosen DH, whereas DS was just "the one who popped out" ...



some people really, really shouldn't speak until they've imagined someone saying it back to them ...

[NaeNae]

I shouldn't laugh Peanutter but

what idiot told that to the first mother you mentioned?

[Traveller]

When the twins were 3 months and I mentioned to a neighbour they were breastfeeding she had a look of shock on her face and said "oh you've done so well, it won't matter than you have to stop soon". Errm....why exactly? Something to do with there being two of them I think.

[RainbowBrite]

I got told that there was no way I could have enough milk for DD in my 'tiny little titties'

[alish]

I got told that there was no way I could have enough milk for DD in my 'tiny little titties'

hahahahahahahahha!

i have nothing to contribute, i just think this thread is hilarious!

[Jellyfish]

When my DD was around 18 months my cousin told me I'd have to stop soon because it was bordering on pedophilic (how do people think it is remotely okay to make such offensive comments?!!)... lock me up coz we are still going a year later...

[peanutter]

I shouldn't laugh Peanutter but

what idiot told that to the first mother you mentioned?

an imbecilic 40-something year old family member of hers ... not sure if she had any kids, but I think she's involved in healthcare or teaching, or something involving young kids. it's a worry, isn't it!

[~Hestia~]

these are just nuts! I want to laugh but people must believe these things to say them! I never had any comments on my breastfeeding Moo - if I heard some of these I don't know what my response would've been

[JennaJayen]

Hilarious! The things that people will believe in and then try to pass on to unsuspecting women just to continue the lies!

I don't think I've had any of these comments, buy then DD was the only one that I successfully breastfed and that was only for a small amount of times up to 8wks when I made the decision to stop so that I could concentrate on my health.
What I did get asked all the time though was why I wasn't BFing DS and then had to explain all the reasons why (he couldn't latch on, I got mastitis which dried my supply up etc) just to make them shut up.

[onthefly]

Boy these are too funny

Sooo many people seem to think teeth = have to wean. DD got her first teeth around 5 months and a friend asked how we're going feeding with the teeth. I said fine, just as well as with DS who had at least 18 teeth when he weaned.

Starrysky, was your GP suggesting you should start starving your baby?

[MrsFabuloso]

You know while it is funny to read some of these, when you really think about it, it's so sad people really believe such crap. Seriously, pedophiles, molestation, depriving our hubbies of 'their' booby pleasure...it's really really sad.
Here we are as mothers trying our darndest to do what we think is best for our babies while our loved ones and friends think these terrible things about us

[Yeddi]

My DS did start biting me when he got teeth - on my leg when I didn't get booby out quick enough!!

I haven't had any negative comments yet, but I have heard the "they're too old for boob when they start asking for it" line.

[*TripleJ*]

ive had the teeth= stopping as well but so far no sign of teeth lol shes 8 months old today but she never bites me anyway so i dont know how ppl think that DS didnt start biting me (not BFed) till about 10 months and that was on my knee lol

[peanutter]

I have an idea. Every mother should carry around with her a water spray bottle.

And when stupid people say stupid things, we spray them.

yes?

[JennaJayen]

I have an idea. Every mother should carry around with her a water spray bottle.

And when stupid people say stupid things, we spray them.

yes?

totally agree

[deletedit]

I don't get these - I mustn't get out enough. Last time I went out DS was fussing and I was a bit reluctant (there were 5 odd people in the room ranging from 20-65yo and he's a big wriggly baby) and you know what response I got? "Get some tit into him!" LOL

Baby is doing a good enough job of avoiding boobies during the day by himself. He's discovered his big sisters have chocolate milk drinks a lot and he really really really likes them (he wouldn't know this if they didn't keep leaving half empty cups within his reach). So yeah, chocolate milk is better than boobies during the day at least.

[Kirley64]

I have an idea. Every mother should carry around with her a water spray bottle.

And when stupid people say stupid things, we spray them.

yes?

haha yes!
These are amusing me greatly but it is also very sad that people believe some of these!

I've also heard the teeth thing. Yeh they get in the way sometimes but I think people just look for an excuse sometimes to get out of it..I wonder if it is due to comments such as these that they think they have to give it up...?....which is also sad.

I personally got alot of 'why don't you switch him to formula' when I found out my son is allergic to alot of foods; because 'it's alot less hassle, I can eat what I like, and he'll probably sleep better'....uh yeh sure because you know formula so well....did you know that they are (mostly)based on dairy or soy.....which i just told you he is allergic to!!

I also get from my MIL that I do you think it's time he has a bottle? He might not be getting enough and his hungry (in response to waking frequently for feeds at night, and co-sleeping).
I've also heard from her that 'your milk isn't as good after the first one'.

*sigh*