Mil said I shouldn't breast feed and eat chocolate, as well as other stuff

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I have actually stopped bf now for over a year but today it occurs to me, what she said isn't very nice! It was like an explosion... And you shouldn't be eating chocolate when your breast feeding! And you shouldn't be doing this and that.. She had given us a set of Muslims for the baby and I put them on the side in the kitchen, in her explosion she said I had put her gift into filth. I literally couldn't work out what she meant and she said the dirty plates. We had some plates on the side to go into the dishwasher! She then blamed me for dh looking as she said scruffy because sometimes he has a stubble growing! Anyway just wanted to get this off chest.

Surely it is compulsory to eat lots of chocolate while breastfeeding?

Buy her these for Christmas

www.friars.co.uk/chocolate-c1/novelty-chocolate-c9/friars-chocolate-breasts-p272

It was a year ago let it go....learn to ignore. Older people usually think they know all i just smile and nod.

She says other stuff all the time, I have to see her soon how to handle her. I have felt bound and gagged by being polite but now I feel like I don't care anymore. Also instead of enjoying the dc when we aren't there fil will be turning it into a recruitment session for the next visit... Ie over and over again to the dc when do you want to come again... Questioning us, interrogation.

I am half tempted to go with I pod and ear phones and a good book.

My Nan really didn’t want to breastfeed, and she expected the Nurses to make formula milk for my Mum. They told her they wouldn’t be doing that, so she very reluctantly began breastfeeding.

She breastfed for a few months, but was due to go on holiday and wanted to relax properly and drink alcohol, so she just stopped breastfeeding - cold turkey style! She told me that she gave my Mum plenty of formula feed and started her early on solids (nearly 3 months early), to make sure she was full up. She was telling me that I should do the same, and that there’s no harm in it, that it’s best for the Mum.

She then told me that when I give up breastfeeding I’ll need to go to the Doctor for a prescription for tablets that dry up your existing milk and stop milk production. I was disgusted at her attitude.

She was enraged to see me breastfeeding beyond 3 months and ignoring her ‘advice,’ and would routinely try and bully me into giving up. She would try to coerce me by constantly saying, ‘you’ll have to give up before she gets teeth, you can’ breastfeed when they have teeth. Utter bullshit! I’m laying in bed now breastfeeding my almost 3 year old, who has all of her teeth, and it’s pain free.

Argeles

What a pain, its a shame there isn't a specific up to date book - myth busters for grandmas, whats changed since your day - sort of thing!

Helping grannys stay current and relavent I would love to give it for christmas

I wish there was a book to hand out to new grannies. Myth busters for granny, how to he relevant in fast changing world!