Advice vs telling you what to do
Are you sick of it yet?? I don't mind getting advice from other people who have had children, but I hate it when I do say something of my plans and then getting scrutinised over my decision. I was talking to a friend the other night about breastfeeding and saying I probably will only breastfeed for about 4 months because I want my little DJ to adjust to formula by the time I am back at work at the 6 month mark, and she said, you should be breastfeeding til at least 6 months or longer..... :wall: And anything else I say she knocks it down, so I think I just need to listen to the advice and not take it to heart like I wil be a bad mum just by the choices I am making already. She also asked me if I was going to circumsize little DJ and I said I am not sure yet, but probably yes. To tell you the truth, I hadn't even thought about it, and I thought my husband wanted to get it done for him and it turns out he doesn't, so we aren't getting it done. But she totally went off at me for even thinking about it. There are other things as well, but I think I just need to take it all in as advice only and when she asks what I decide to do with certain things, just respond, whatever I do I will do in the best interests of my baby.
Just wanted to find out if anyone else is getting frustrated with people telling them what to do instead of just providing advice.