Do you have an anti- bf MIL? Let's have a rant!

[sweetandtenderhooligan]

I'm sure this has been done to death but I'm curious to hear stories about other disapproving mils! Mine reckons I'm depriving ds of a "proper feed", arrived at my house when ds was 3 weeks old with a tub of Aptimal and 6 Tommy Tipee bottles in am attempt to lure me out of bf, refuses to feed ds a bottle of expressed breast milk, commented recently that because ds had a cold it proved that bfeeding isn't all it's made out to be etc etc etc. I could go on. Let me have your stories please!

I'm not sure about Lemsip, but Boots Cold and Flu relief is similar, and is okay when breastfeeding. Comes in lemon or blackcurrant.

You can have the Tesco version of Lemsip too - think Lemsip is fine actually, just need to check whether it has aspirin in I think.

Like many others here, my DMIL is absolutely fine with me still bfing DD (or at least has never expressed an opinion either way and doesn't seem to mind when I do it at her house). My own parents, not so good

Since DD turned one, my mum has been looning up to the two of us and asking when we're going to stop/telling DD that she has to stop soon. Then for a bit she kept telling me that she was just trying to be supportive because she knew we were ttc and it's a "fact" that you can't get pg while bf, everyone knows that (and MN is wrong about this btw, she doesn't believe that I actually get info from other sources!). Now I have thrown her by getting pg while bf she thinks that it might cause problems between DD and DC2. I pointed out that it's actually supposed to help and erm I have two breasts, so that's one each, so now she's back to telling DD that it's for little babies, not big girls like her

Dad isn't so bad but is clearly uncomfortable with me nursing in front of him now and joined in the too-big-for-it chat today. He's a fricking GP ffs!

Meh

I've had an awful lot of problems with BFing, cracked nipples etc to start then severe mastitis that resulted in hospitalisation, IV antiobiotics and a large solid abscess that means I can only BF from my right breast. Despite all this, DS has piled on the pounds from day 1 - thank God I've not had supply problems too, and even when I was in hospital he stayed with me.

My MIL has been amazing throughout, praying for us (she has a very strong Christian belief), letting me sleep at her place during the day to recuperate from several invasive procedures in the 'bad boob' while taking care of DS but bringing him to me every time she thinks he may be hungry etc etc etc

My Mum has said from the start that when I was a baby I just wasn't interested in breast feeding at all. I couldn't be bothered . Within the first week she had gone out and bought us bottles, a steriliser and formula, even though at that stage I said I wanted to try and get the hang of it. Since then she has continued to buy more formula as if replacing stuff we're using, which we aren't. I don't know if she's doing it because she doesn't like to see me in pain, or through sheer bloody mindedness, but either way, LISTEN to me Mum! I am continuing to BF!

Good for you, Patsy - what commitment x