To think these boobie awards are ridiculous!

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I mean, really

Moggle yes, absolutely, and that obviously can cause a lot of angst so I suppose the desire is for that not to then continue to impact once child is born. The article is here if anyone cares to read it time.com/4475634/trans-man-pregnancy-evan/

8 years breastfeeding isn't 8 years breastfeeding the same child is it?

8 years breastfeeding isn't 8 years breastfeeding the same child is it?

Most likely not That isn't something id be rewarding tbh

Sometimes breastfeeding is worthy of an award. My DD had tongue tie and upper lip tie, and couldn't feed effectively, it took weeks of hard work to transition her to breastfeeding.

Meh. I failed utterly at breast feeding, but I don't really care what other people do. It's one of those things that once you're out of the baby and toddler phase no one gives a crap about. I can't imagine anyone still wearing a breast milk charm or banging on about how long they fed their child fed for once said child has started school.

Yeah, I agree that they're ridiculous. And the marketing copy in the link you posted is particularly cringeworthy. But then I'm not particularly sentimental and prone to thinking most things like this are bollocks (I wouldn't say anything if anyone I know got one though, I'm not a total monster).

Sm and Itry - very likely it is, yes, although it might also be two children for four years each.
The natural weaning age is between four and seven years approximately so eight isn't that old.

The natural weaning age is between four and seven years approximately so eight isn't that old.

Oh, come on. How many women do you know who breastfeed a 5-year-old, much less an 8-year-old?!

As for chest-feeding...fuck off.

msworthington if you were going for 8 years you would still be feeding when they started school.

Velvet is natural weaning something that occurs when the child loses its milk teeth?

Koala I know lots actually.

Owlina yes, the loss of milk teeth naturally makes latching difficult so they lose the ability to feed. It's a slow process when left to happen naturally.

I think by giving a target, it changes motivation. So say you were 22 months you might "try for 2 years". But then continuing the bf relationship so you can say you made 2 years is prioritising bragging rights over what might be right for the baby or mum. I really do see this in some circles. Especially when baby or mum are thinking of stopping, "keep me going until x" or "give me reasons not to quit". But if you've fed 14 months/ 20months or whatever surely it's better to assess what's right for you as a mother/baby pair for now than try and reach an arbitrary target...

Oh and the pride in number of years fed creating a social hierarchy as if you're a better parent if you fed longer...

It's a weird thing in some of the bf/ap type groups I moved in. (And I am so pro bf, fed a reasonable while myself but was criticised for not continuing to keep latching her on /offering at around 18months! ( I was quite happy with don't offer, don't refuse - but apparently you should keep offering to extend the bf term...)

Scarf yes. I am very pro BF but I can't bear that whole 'help me keep going through a nursing strike' when the nursee is 2 years old and obviously not on strike, just weaning.

In real life it seems very rare but these FB groups are rife with it.

It's just mean spirited to crap on something that someone is proud of. It's not affecting you, just leave them be.

As of tomorrow, I'll have been breastfeeding my twins for 5 months. They were born at 26 weeks gestation and spent 18 weeks total in hospital and have come home on oxygen.

I'm really proud of myself for pumping for 12 weeks so they could have breastmilk and for striving to establish breastfeeding with tiny hospitalised babies on breathing support.

Damn right I'm going to celebrate my achievement wouldn't buy breastmilk jewellery

Congratulations Mermaid you deserve to be proud of yourself! Buy yourself a nice non-milky treat instead

I wouldn't do this but for me my four months breast feeding was not good and I only stopped as formerly failure to thrive DS refused breast milk. From 2 wks old he was combination fed as he wouldn't thrive just on breast milk. Latch was fine and everything else but he just found bottles easier.

Halfway through my time breastfeeding I also got mastitis and thought my boobs were on fire and only got through that by expressing. Not a nice experience.

mermaid that is a real achievement, well done. For me, breastfeeding a healthy full term child really was not that tough and the whole award concept seems v strange. It was no biggie, it was easier than formula, & I wouldn't have done it if I didn't want to.

I'm really proud of myself for formula feeding my premature baby every hour on the hour for 18months

I think these are fucking patronising. Like a star chart for Mothers! Ooh what a GOOD GIRL you are! Have a tacky bead!

I think it's naff as fuck, but if it works to raise Britain's frankly appalling breastfeeding rate then I can't complain.

I'm on the fence. I breastfed DS1, DS2, DS3 and DS5 and pumped for DS4. Breastfeeding can be really hard and emotional at times. Also, depending on the disability, breastfeeding a disabled baby can be extremely difficult, and completely different from breastfeeding a baby who isn't disabled. My 2 DC who have autism fed brilliantly but my 3 who have physical disabilities, 2 of them struggled and 1 couldn't do it.

my understanding is that it could be really distressing for a trans man to refer to his chest as breasts because that would be a reminder of the sex he was born as etc.

Well maybe they shouldn't be giving birth if it's so distressing to think that their bodies do female things. FFS.

Oh I don't think these are a brilliant idea - women that can breast feed - brilliant and surely such an achievement is fantastic in itself. I think this sort of stuff indirectly tubs it in for those that it didn't work out for but really wanted to do it. Also kind of screams "look how brilliant I am I even have a charm made out of breast milk :)" (lol tongue in cheek). Good on anyone that breast feeds - I'll try again - round 3 - i would give myself a bloody big pat on the back if it's crackable this time but I wouldn't commemorate it in this way :) I might knit myself a great big boob hat instead, or wear a jumper that says 'I can breast feed this time' or get a flag outside my house :) (all tongue in cheek)

Do I really want to know what chest feeding is?