Why are people asking me about weaning already??

[Jennifer13]

Yeees, Marlene, I jumped in at that walking comment on FB. FFS, my baby was walking at 10 mths and I was walking at 9 mths as a baby myself! Seems some babies are going to get weaned a helluva lot earlier than others then! I hope IRL you don't have to put up with comments like that too often without all of us BB girls to jump to your defence! Altho it was a good chance to educate someone who is clearly not...

[Freya]

I think 6mths and beyond is the magic mark for people to put foot in mouth when talking about breastfeeding. Really sad that there are so many uninformed or misinformed people out there

FWIW just think of it as an opportunity to educate people on breastfeeding

[Olive]

it sucks hun! im lucky in one way because i fed DD1 for 18 months people probably assume i;ll do the same again, which yes i will be if not longer

[mbear]

I was so upset today with the comments i got in the hairdresser from perfect strangers - i was b/f my son, whilst getting my hair done. I got the 'i think b/f is gross, i could never feed my kids, i went straight to bottle, didnt even try it. it grosses me out......'.
Sorry, but tad offended by that comment. They are always sooo defensive as well. Trying to get into an argument with me about breast vs bottle - and here i am just sitting there feeding my son. I DONT CARE what other people think....why do they soooo care about what i am doing ....vent over.

[Arcadia]

Oohhh...I get the..."but she's on 'real' food now" comments too.

Sorry. Real food? What do you think Breastmilk is? Its only the most perfect baby food there is!

As if a few teaspoons of carrot and a stick of broccolli can replace breastmilk.

Sheez!

[Fleur]

I was so upset today with the comments i got in the hairdresser from perfect strangers - i was b/f my son, whilst getting my hair done. I got the 'i think b/f is gross, i could never feed my kids, i went straight to bottle, didnt even try it. it grosses me out......'.
Sorry, but tad offended by that comment. They are always sooo defensive as well. Trying to get into an argument with me about breast vs bottle - and here i am just sitting there feeding my son. I DONT CARE what other people think....why do they soooo care about what i am doing ....vent over.

Mbear - I wouldn't know what to do with people like that.
Apart from being incredibly rude, and ill-informed, and none of their business, it's really sad that they have that attitude.
FFS what do these people think boobs are for? That always gets me

[Heaven]

Thanks guys!!
I knew that some people thought BF for over a year was 'gross' but I really didn't think people thought babies should be weaned before 1!! LOL, people are weird.

OMG mbear I can't believe that!!

[mbear]

FFS what do these people think boobs are for? That always gets me

.OMG i soooo agree with your comment. I dont get it either...