To be irritated by women who are sanctimonious about breastfeeding then go and wean their little darlings at some ridiculously young age

[bangandthedirtisgone]

This is not a rant against early weaning, formula feeding, or breastfeeding - I need to say that now.

But, I have to be totally honest it gets right on my tits when women crow about how they breastfed then reveal that they weaned their babies at 12 weeks (I know 3 people like this).

I mean ffs if you're going to boast about following guidelines then at least actually follow them!

actually yes, my MIL could also be forgiven for that regarding my DH. everytime he goes there she fusses over whether he is hungry, wamr enough, has enough money.....

he is 39 in 5wks!!

There are a few people on mumsnet who can get away with ascerbic humour. It is genuinely funny, most people realise its not personal or meant to upset. I can name a few names...The great revered Cod is the Queen of this, i like Custy too, she makes me laugh. Expat is good and Scottish mummy.

This OP however doesn't really cut it for me. Hey ho.

Just to say - i breast fed my DD because I felt it was the best thing for my DD, not because i read it in fecking book they give you when you are pregnant. I weaned my DD at 14 weeks because she NEEDED it. Not sure i can think of anything witty and cutting really about that. But then im not, or no do i try to be, a mumsnet comedienne

Psycho, they mothers are between the ages of 29 and 36, not the babies. A 36 year old baby would be pretty odd, no?

And acksherly I did breastfeed, and still do pinkyp.

Soooo....hands up those of us who have been adamant about something dc-related only to later have to backtrack because we realise our earlier ideas were inpractical, didn't fit our child, didn't work, were just plain WRONG etc etc?

No-one?

Nope, didn't think so!

So why condemn anyone at all for "going against" something they said before they were armed with all the necessary knowledge to make that decision? Before I got pregnant I really thought I would want to go back to work asap once baby was here. I said so quite forcefully a few times and didn't understand why I was met with kind but knowing smiles. My friends were good enough friends never to say "ah, but we thought you said....?"

doh----beginning was meant to say "those who have NEVER been adamant" etc etc.
Sorry - rough night with small member of the family

"So why condemn anyone at all for "going against" something they said before they were armed with all the necessary knowledge to make that decision?"

They did know. Two of them lied to their HV about their babies being on solids at 12 weeks because they knew it was far too early.

Wow, amazing that you know THREE people in these circumstances.

Yadda yadda kitbit, I know a lot of women with babies.

well job done bang,you have offended many got the fur flyingsome topics always end in a MN scrap

BF and (early)weaning is double whammy.double points
Christ,just waiting on someone squawking "precious moments" or "leaving children with strangers" and then we can all pile in.triple points and bonus ball

YANBU

Oh, should I say they are all SAHM's scottishmummy?

Ahhh there unholy trinity,precious moments,working mums/sahm,feeding.something to offend everyone

okaaaayyyyyy.....

Why do people want to be nasty for the sake of it kitbit? I mean, it's not like you came on the thread to have a go is it? Nooooo..

nasty.pah she hasnt mentioned private schools,bugaboo or boden.dont get her started

oh FFS, I knew that you silly bint, I was just being pedantic.....tis my right is it not occasionally.....oh no, sorry, I might OFFEND someone!!!

anyway, there are some babies who actually NEED weaning at an earlier age IMVHO.

same as all babies are ready to walk at different ages, talk at different ages, learn how to pee in the toilet at different ages, so their guts are ready to accept different food at different ages.

Yes I KNOW that there are guidelines, but they are just that......guidelines, there are NOT set in stone. (well, they weren;t the last time I looked anyhow......not line the ten commandments and all that!).

you are just up for an aurguement, and seeing as you didn;t take me up on my offer to shoot me, I shall therefore fullfil your wish and argue back.

makes up for the crappy fucking tummybug ragin thru our house today at least.

I don't think you'll find any nastiness in my original post. Quite the opposite.
If you want to snarl and growl at everyone who contributes to this thread, go ahead. I'm sure it will win you lots of support and make you lots of friends.

I'm not snarling kitbit my lovely, I'm just answering you back.

Pyscho, mwah, why would I be talking about you? You've never been sanctimonious on here as far as I can tell.

just marking my place...

nah, can never be arsed to be sanctimonious......takes up too much energy!!!

I just did what I did with DD1 as it was considered normal back then (god, that makes me sound OLD), and also guidelines then were different to now, so she wasn;t too far off normal anyhow.

but I can try to be sanctimonious if you like.....she has grown up without any repercussions(sp?) from her early food experiences (well, apart from the very great ability to be a gobby mare that is.....but not sure if that counts!)

Ok, I'm going out for the day now but pleae feel free to keep the insults coming so I can bask in them tonight.

Hope you feel better soon psycho.

I have to say I agree. I know someone who bf her first baby for 2 years and was very vocal about how she couldn't understand people who formula fed and yet she weaned her at 12 weeks and by 6 months the baby was eating McD's chicken nuggets and party rings.

thanks bang........tis an awful feeling.....feels like constant morning sickness.....and I look bad too according to the PIL's (they did my school run for me yesterday and saw me when they dropped the children back)

GRRRRRRR at pshcyomummy . Sad as i am, i thought about typing this very sentence on the school run "Yes I KNOW that there are guidelines, but they are just that......guidelines, there are NOT set in stone. (well, they weren;t the last time I looked anyhow......not line the ten commandments and all that!)." Stole my thunder!!!