Why are people asking me about weaning already??

[Calluna]

Geez . You reacted a lot better than I would have. Maybe next time you see her you could give her a page of info explaining how beneficial BFing is to mother and baby? Then everytime she says something, ask if she read it. Lol

I had something similar with our GP! (not sure if I posted this on BB already or not but...) This is essentially how our conversation went:-
doctor- are you still breast feeding?
Me- yes.
Doctor- are you going to wean him anytime soon?
Me- no I'm letting him decide when he's ready.
Doctor- hmm ok. Well you should start giving him some formula, just a bottle or two a day as sometimes breast milks not quite enough.

This just after he'd weighed and measured DS and told me his growth was perfect.
I hate to think this is the advice he's giving to every mum, especially the ones that trust him to know what's best for thier child

then talking to my dad about it later, I explained why I was annoyed and he said that it was just the doctors opinion, and everyone is entitled to thier own opinion. So I told him I was not concerned for me/ Isaac but for others that dont know any better and cited the WHO recommendations. His response? "That's just someone elses opinion" meaning it's no more valid than the doctors

As for people that think breastfeeding at any age is "gross", honestly, I just want to smack them. (I'm not even a violent person but it makes me really want to hurt them lol)

ETA- sorry for the rambling. Just really p's me off!