to be gobsmacked at how ignorant and obtuse this GP was??

[BouncingTurtle]

Had a medical today (required by company) and I left feeling and
Firstly he was questioning my breastfeeding, asking me if DS had teeth!! Then when I said I think DS is cutting his first he said, oh well you won't be able to bf anymore WTF???
He then asked when I planned to stop so I very pointedly reminded him of the WHO and NHS guidelines of 2 years and beyond and when he tried to suggest that there was not much benefit in continuing I shut him up saying I'd read the research and know DS is getting immunological support and other benefits from continuing to be bf.
Then he came across as very critical of the fact I work full time, and that I should feel totally shitty leaving ds with another person to be looked after!! He kept really labouring the point that it is hard leaving ds in nursery, yes I know it is fucking hard, so why the fuck are you rubbing my face in it
And if that wasn't enough he suggested I should look for another job and that so should DH when I mentioned he works 50 miles away from where we live!!!!!!

I just laughed it off, because if I hadn't I think I would have either cried or twatted him

Wanker of the highest order IMVHO

Sorry about the rant...

Well he may have been concerned about the stress the OP was under, but to suggest that she stops BF because her child was getting a tooth does seem ignorant, no?

Maybe the GP was trying to suggest, in as gentle a way as possible, that the OP stop breastfeeding because he was concerned about the amount of stress she was under?

Scottishmummy - at your comment about MN!

Rebelmum - boyfriends on presciption!!! ROFL

Anna - I never suggested in anyway that I was under stress - he was assuming I would be stressed!
The questioning was not helpful it was critical. And how would stopping breastfeeding help anyway? That would have a devastating effect on both me and ds as we love our bfing relationship!

BT if it was meant critically then it is appalling my advice would be to ignore - I suspect that us working breastfeeding mums with slightly older babies do tend to take every comment as critical - my GP wrote it down as I said I was still BF and didn't look me in the eye - I must admit I did perceive it as a criticism even though I know her personally and she is lovely and was probably not meant that way at all

I agree that the doc was probably concerned but was being rather tacless in labouring the point. As soon as you said you were fine he should have left it.

As for the teeth thing - my dad said this - i just gave him a and slapped the baby to the boob! He always says it in a jokey way but I can see he means it. He is retired GP BTW!

Tis not the dr's place to suggest to any one which stress factor their life could do without. If he had drawn attention to the fact that she had a lot on her plate and asked if there might be any way she could lessen it, that would be one thing. But to judge that breastfeeding is the one that should go is beyond his remit.

I don't really think the OP's lifestyle choice has anything to do with the doctor, does it? Unless she has pointedly asked for advice on how to ease stress - which she didn't!

He was incredibly rude, to put it politely.

If you feel it's appropriate BT make a a complaint - although I can quite understand why you might just want to forget about it.