to wonder why it seems people get increasingly negative about breastfeeding the older baby gets....

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My ds2 is 9 mths, admittedly he is a very big baby and often mistaken for 1yr to 18mths. I bf on demand and have always happily, discreetly fed in public. Whereas when he was little I.e. under 6 mths I only ever got really positive comments and vibes for bf in public, now he is getting older I'm increasingly noticing negative looks and had the odd comment more than once. Today I took my ds1 and ds2 to a childrens farm, ds2 wanted a feed so I went to feed him and heard two mothers giggling and saying 'bitty, bitty'. And a week or so back another lady stopped in the country park I was in and told me ds2 was far to old for breast milk and it was fine for little babies to be bf in public but my baby was old enough to learn to wait.
Have i just had a couple of bad run ins or have others noticed bf reactions change as babies get older?

Funny hope along most mothers of 2 years olds mange that task fine with out whipping put a boob ffs

And to be honest if it were the best thing why aren't medical professionals advocating it

They advocate food and a blinking beaker at 2 not boob

I was sat in a gallery cafe in Bham city centre, feeding my 10 month old dd.
I was doing the "string vest top under neath, t shirt over" thing, so no flesh on show at all.
A young man ( who was with his partner and two young children) threw a scalding cup of coffee over me, calling me a "perverted cunt".
The coffee missed the baby,caught me on the side of the face and neck.
The only people who came to my aid ( and gave him a fair bit of abuse!) was a lovely group of goths aged around 16/17.
Lots of embarassed looks from everyone else.
The manager came over and asked if i wanted a ftee drink, and then asked me if I knew that there was a baby changing room by the toilets!
Bloke had pissed off byb this time.

I didn,t MN then , dd is 6 and half now,or I would have asked you all to flash mob the place with me!

When she was little my SIL, who's Pakistani, was always dtagging me to the local Asian hub of a hoghstreet, fancy dress shops, gold shops etc, and not once did I ever encounter a bad reaction, dirty look etc, one old woman told me, every time you feed your child an Angel stands behind you with their hand on your shoulder(which I thought was lovely)

So I do think it,s partly cultural, Oh and I just love Goths
*excuse typos on phone

Yes fuse they do. In fact I manage it fine, as no longer feeding 2yo DS BUT, if that is how a child gets comfort, why is it a problem?

Medical professionals? You mean the World Health Organisation, which recommends breastfeeding until at least two?

fusedog is that the world health organisation that says "Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond."

it those health professionals that you have erroniously decided don't support BF?

David OMG that is so terrible....someone threw coffee at a breastfeeding baby?

WTAF is wrong with people....

OMFG david that is horrible!

I think the six month breastfeeding recommendation has actually had the effect of making people think that is the end point of breastfeeding, and reinforcing the idea tha bf is just for little ittle babies. None of my nct mums breast feed now. It seemed to be almost a competitive thing to get them quickly to bottle at six months. I must admit I used to think bf was just for little babies Totally changed my views now I am a mum. God I was ignorant before!

david what an absolute bastard - and what kind of upbringing will those 2 kids have with a father like that? The unnecessary violence of the minority never fails to shock me :-(

I wonder if people look at toddlers (especially people who's children are older and they have forgotten, or younger and they don't know yet) and forget that even though they seem so big, they are still kind of babies. My two year old is huge (tall and sturdy), he has excellent speech (quite advanced for his age) and is generally turning into a little boy. But there are still times where he is still a baby, he still needs a lot of comfort from me and his dad, he is still figuring the world out. I have only just stopped him having a bottle at bedtime, because he still really needed it even if he flops off the side of chair while I feed him because he's too big. 2yo are still babies really.

Ignorance on this thread is just sad and infuriating in equal measure.

My daughter who has just turned two does eat food, does drink from a beaker/cup/glass.

She also breastfeeds for lots of reasons. Valid reasons.

You don't like it? Fine, don't do it with your child. You don't like to see it? Fine, turn your head away.

It's really fucking simple.

^and to add, breastfeeding even then, isn't still for babies. Milk changes to the needs of the baby/child, surely that is proof enough that there is nothing wrong with breastfeeding a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 yo (or older)?

Fuck, fuck *Asian HIGHSTREET not hogstreet!

awaits Fatwa

Ha! Who would have thought there was humour in that anecdote:)

Bloody hell David did no one call the police, that is assault and I would have done had I been there.

The ignorance re bfeeding is astounding.

It is recommended up to two years and beyond.

What is it with all those against bfeeding who talk about 'whipping out a book or sucking gonna tit' I never whipped out a boob, I let my toddlers nurse from my breasts yes and are grown-up to be independent caring young men.

At two/three years old they are still little and need comfort, they gradually grow to need it less. They all still walked, smoke, potty trained, ate with cutlery and drank from a cup, they just happened to bfeed as well. It didn't hinder their independence.

Many toddlers have a bottle of milk before bed or a dummy, or suck their thumb at bedtime or a special blanket or cuddly toy, all these along with bfeeding are appropriate comfort items for a child.

5mad they smoke?

I actually disagree with people talking up how discreetly they feed and that a bit of nipple is never seen. I think this kinda feeds into the idea that bf is somehow a bit shameful or indecent. If someone is genuinely offended by seeing a glimpse of nipple they can always look somewhere else. My ds developed a real fear of feeding when he had reflux ( and for some time after). I coyldn't discreetly feed him because of this, but had to spend time coaxing and encouraging him.

Pmsl spoke.. Auto correct gone mad!

When DS was little (a couple of weeks), DH and I attempted a trip out into town for lunch. Sat in a booth at a restaurant, DS needs a feed, the waiter comes over. DS unlatches just after let down and I shoot milk across the table. Got some incredible distance on it. The waiter clearly didn't know where the hell to look, but did manage to take our order, bless him. I have HH boobs, discreet breastfeeding was not my specialty.

Has visions of DS1 smoking (which he can do soon!)

Tits!

When I think of what happened that day, the most shamefull behaviour was mine.
One of kids who came to my defense kept saying "you've

Ds1 thinks smoking is gross, he will be sporting glasses as of next week tho, he really is blind not just teen blind!

Big boobs here as well so not overly discreet, my best public feed was on the tube feeding fs1 he pulled off and my milk sprayed the man opposite, all over his newspaper, no one knew we're to look!

5mad best autocorrect EVER!