I thinking some breastfeeding mums are attention seeking weirdos who seen to need constant breasty attention and pats on the back for getting their baps out ??

[MmmCake]

Woohooo for you, you're getting your baps out in public and feeding your child, same as I did for two years, Without any hassle from anybody.Public or otherwise. The main difference being the whole world didn't have to keep being told about it.

I can just imagine them, sat as predominantly as possible, glaring over their babies head if somebody dares to even look in their direction...

And don't even get me STARTED on the competitive extended breastfeeders.....

NO ONE FUCKING CARES !

OK ?

I'll second Soupdragon

first go didn't work so you're going to change topic slightly eh Mmmm?

I have to go and cook dinner, will leave you to it!

I never used to make a song and dance out of breast feeding. It jiggled the baby too much.

am loving the double biscuit emotcon (must cut down on the fake tan though)

Why does this make me think of Nursie in Blackadder saying 'Right breasty-dumpling or left breasty-dumpling?'

OP, have a

LOL LOL I had some breasts, a long time ago. Now after 6 kids and 12 years of bf I am literally flat chested. If I got them out no one would notice.

And did you have any newsworthy issues in 12 years of breastfeeding kittywise ?

"Having both BF and FF I didn't think I was particularly heroic or especially clever or a superior Mum for BF-ding"

"(and this is from someone who BF for 12 months......I just didn't think it was that big a deal that I needed to go on about it all the time....."

I love all the 'Honestly I'm not bigoted - some of my best friends are black/gay' type comments you get when people want to slag off the attitudes of those they see is 'militant breastfeeders'.

"It's only a feeding choice, I bet if we ventured over to some remote African tribe their main topic of conversation isn't the ins and outs of breastfeeding, they just DO it"

They generally have no choice except to breastfeed, so they probably never talk about it. They probably don't talk about whether they should have an epidural in labour, book into the Lindo wing at St Mary's, go for a grammmar or private school for their children, opt for a nursery or a childminder, eat organic or not, or anything else that is only worth discussing when there is a conscious CHOICE involved.

And I think you forget that the majority of women in this country stop breastfeeding before they wanted to because of physical, social and emotional difficulties with it - most of which are caused by social and medical environment which can be very hostile to breastfeeding. Women talk about it because it IS an issue - like it or not.

Isn't feeding for 2 years 2extended breast feeding"?

YABU - although I had a friend years ago, before I had children, who used to get both out at the same time to breastfeed (with only one baby!). I used to find it a bit wierd as the 'spare' one would just be hanging there waving at me (this would be in public as well as indoors). I used to think that maybe there was a 'technical' reason for this so I never asked why .

But since breastfeed my children quite easily with no 'spare' out, I've always wondered why she did it .

I haven't seen her now for years btw, so will never solve the mystery!

I am not sure which is funnier the term 'breasty attention' or mn being refered to as a 'bum fight' what with it being a Friday and all

Haha I totally agree with the op. Bfing is fine- I did it, my mum did it etc etc but there's no need to be so smuggy smug smug.
You are not gods gift just because you can feed your child- it's your job- get over it!

Mmmcake you are insane! Just because you didn't have any problems breastfeeding doesn't mean no one else has! But if they tell stories, it's just 'lies' is it? Why can't you just admit that in this country breastfeeding is not as popular and as a result causes some women to feel uncomfortable feeding in public! Jeez!

I don't BF and get loads of breasty attention

mmcake no, not one funny look, not one tut, sigh or comment. Nothing newsworthy in all bf 12 years. How boring.
I am now, however, considering implants

You know, I can top that.

I used to get all six of my breasts out and would have most of my litter feeding simultaneously.

None of the other mothers approved at all.

They used to make cats' bum faces at me.

Actually, the last bit isn't true, they just used to show me their catbums.

Bastards.

I can be competitive extended Bfeeder if you like?

Welcome to Mumsnet, Mmmcake, for I see this is your first post.

Have a , a cup of tea and then I think you'll find it's time for your lie down.

out-passive aggressives Lulumama

And the ones who struggle for months and months, torturing themselves, having their babies lose too much weight because they will feel a failure if the aren't able to breastfeed, for those I feel like putting up a banner stating 'millions of babies are fine and thrive on formula food, it is an option'

And before I get pelted with eggs no, I was not able to breastfeed all of my children.

I bf'ed at a funeral yesterday.

People smiled at me.

you probably werent able to breastfeed all your chilren because you're a pubescent boy

I think on here people are looking for advice and support, and I found it hard at the beginning. I also wouldn't feed in public, but because I have h cups that grew in size and it was very difficult to be discreet. So I would express for trips out.

In RL however I did have one friend who was a flecking nightmare about this sort of thing, and would get both breasts out in a coffee shop, refuse a blanket or shawl, and sit there chatting while rubbing her nipple constantly across her sleeping full and quite uninterested baby's cheek with the other one hanging there over the cappuccino. Baby wasn't even hungry most of the time she did it.

She also challenged people who dared to glance over at her and publicly berated on very embarrassed teenager in Weymouth.

Thing is, she was like that about everything, the birthing pool, the pain relief, the organic reusable nappies, that her baby was talking everything. So not really breastfeeding, just an annoying nut job.