Do you want your toddler to remember Breastfeeding??

[sneakysparkle]

I do actually remember breastfeeding - (and I've never shared this before - even my mum doesn't know! ) I remember lying with mum in her room, then I remember chasing her round the house saying "more! more!" (that's what I called it!)
I only just found out this week that I weaned at 18mths, so I mustve been around then at the time!

As for me - I don't really mind either way if my kids remember being breastfed. I don't feel strongly about it either way - sorry not a very inspired answer!

[Jennifer13]

My DD would definitely be capable of remembering bfing, since she's nearly four, but I don't know if she'd remember it or it would just be such an everday thing, part of the fabric of her routine, so it might not stand out enough to form a distinct memory for her. I'll have to ask her after she stops!

I think if I talk about it with her when she doesn't do it any more, and prompt her recollections, it will be more likely to stick in her mind.

[sunshine_sieben]

I was BF for 6 months. Can't remember it, of course. My brother 4 months and I was almost 3 when my mum weaned him due to mastitis - the advice at the time was that you have to stop BFing I can't remember seeing him BF either.

Before I had DD I planned to BF for 6-12 months. Not longer. She ended up self-weaning at 19 months. I was happy to keep it going, but I was pregnant and must have had supply issues as she just lost interest. Since her brother was born, she has had the odd feed here and there and although it is always a little strange, I cherish those moments. For now, it seems she can remember and she does so fondly. I love how she tries to BF her brother when he cries and her baby doll. She definitely sstill seems to get the idea that it is soomething nice and calming.

I would love her to remember it. I love remembering the unforgettable moments of love I had with her while BFing her. It makes me all teary. I hope that if she remembers how she breastfed, she will remember how much her mother loves her and that nothing in this world will ever come between us, because of the bond we forged in those early years. If she remembers, I hope that it will give her security and emotional stability.
As Barb said: why wouldn't you want them to remember?

Alex
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