I'm just wondering whether other people have had a similar experience to me...

It just dawned on me today that I really have never felt much support from my parents/mother in my decision to parent gently and to still be breastfeeding.

DS is now 13 months old. He is still BF and still rocked to sleep. My parents continue to make snide comments to try and subtly voice their disapproval of this. It is not subtle and I read them loud and clear.

I told my mum today that it was not subtle when she keeps asking me (in a definite tone), when I am going to wean him. She ended up admitting that she and Dad are "shocked" and basically "horrified" that I am still BFing DS and that she hopes it doesn't continue much longer. I guess I baited her back by asking why should it bother her if I'm BFing or not and so what if I BF for a lot longer - she said if that was the case, then not to tell them and not to do it in front of them!? Then they'd never have to know.

It was like she wanted me to keep it as my dirty little secret - that it was something that I should be ashamed or embarrassed about (I think they are embarrassed that I am still feeding him).

Whilst this is probably the best approach (ie don't talk to them about BFing and the challenges of getting him to sleep) - however, this makes me really sad - I think I should be able to talk to my mum about this sort of stuff and expect her to be supportive (even if it is different to how she did things).

Am I expecting too much? It just makes me quite upset (and angry) when my own mother is making me doubt/feel bad etc about how I'm raising my baby. I'm starting to feel like its me against the world when it comes to BFing and rocking to sleep. I'm at the point where I'm quite defensive about it. Luckily DH is supportive.

Does anyone else feel unsupported by their parents (and friends/family) and if so, how do you cope with it?