My son is 13 months old.
I met my friend for a walk in the park this morning.
Her daughter is 2 years old.
We’d been walking a while and my son started to become unsettled and was asking for “boob boob”
I told my friend I’d stop at the next bench and let him have some milk.
She seemed mortified by this idea. She asked me if I could give him some water instead and that he was too old for me to be feeding him in public.
I told her I would be discreet about it but she said it was just about being discreet and that it’s also an issue that he’s 13 months and doesn’t need breastmilk, she said I should offer him water or a snack instead.
I ignored what she said I found a place to sit and let my son have some milk.
It’s made me feel pretty bad now and as a first time mum (who’s spent my sons first year in a global pandemic and lockdowns) i feel like I’m doing it all wrong. 🙁
AIBU to feed him on demand at this age?