doctors comments shocked me

[jenk1]

i was in casualty in the earlier hours of this morning with my dd, when i told the paediatrician that i was b/feeding he said "thats wonderful at 18months- are you going to carry on until she,s 2?" when i said yes he said "you are the first woman who in all my years as a paediatrician has said that to me, it has made my night!"

He must have been in his late 30,s so would have been qualified a while, i just thought it was shocking that i was the first woman who had said that.

Wish more people would B/feed their babies,its very sad really

It's not really that shocking though when you consider that he was commenting on the fact that you intend to feed her til 2. Not that you breastfed her at all.

good for you, and good for him. I meet enough of medical people who didnt encourage, nice you met one who did.

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my Breast Friend (the one who lost her brother 3 weeks ago), who's DS2 is now 18 months, is still BF on demand. She gets so many 'looks' and comments it's very irritating, and of course the more she gets, the more she questions whether she's 'doing the right' thing.

I haven't found a supportive health professional anywhere except our breastfeeding counsellor and lactation consultant of course. Its so lovely that you found one, and I still think its really sad that he's never met another toddler feeding Mum.
I think if more people were informed then we would see lots more women bfing older children.
I'm breastfeeding my 15 month old and I still bf in public and don't often get anything negative said, but my health visitor pulls strange faces everytime she sees me STILL going to the bfing group.

My DP would like me to stop BFing so that my sex drive returns. It's an unusual pressure tactic I grant you but a hard one to bat away.

What would I do if my sex drive still didn't return after I gave up??

Any advise?

What a lovely doc.

How old's your ds/dd Eaney? Don't let him bug you into stopping before YOU want to.

Baby is 8mths. Sorry for hijack!!!

Ah, so at least he's not some 'it's been nine weeks woman, haven't you STOPPED yet, I'm desperate' pushy so-and-so.

My solution to reduced sex drive is to ban dh to ds's room on the grounds that he (dh) snores! Which has the advantage of being true...

• Haus - no I didn't mean breast I meant best

No he has been quite patient really which makes his 'pressure' all the more reasonable. I think I am afraid to stop cos then I won't have an excuse for low sex drive other than exhaustion.

Off for my 15 mins of exercise now.

Thanks