Is there an 'extended' breastfeeding support thread?

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Or would I be better off on LLL?

Just read the 'school-age children' thread with interest but didn't want to derail :)

dd is 1 today so it's not 'extended' bf by any normal definition but judging by the number of 'Are you going to carry on breastfeeding her?' (yes because otherwise she'll be composed primarily of grapes) conversations I've had inflicted on me in the last week I think I'm going to need all the support I can get

so proud we made it this far - ha ha!

OCC - I'll wear a red flower in my hair so you can identify me but I'm not being seen dead with the Mail - may be the Socialist Worker?

MBJ - Whats the transitional module like? I haven't got mine yet (as I only paid for my training yesterday).

It's good. It's mainly about the politics of bf (so dust off your copy and start reading) and the worldwide breastfeeding community. Alot of comment and interpretation. It's quite a lot of summarising but it has finally forced me to read the entire code and I feel a lot more confident about recognising code violations. I'm enjoying it really (although I moan about it to DH)

Where a bouts are you in the country Truth?

MBJ - I'm in W.Sussex/Surrey border. How about you?

@ truth. I was actually hoping thinking I'd just pick up one of those copies people leave on the train. I wouldn't actually give them cash or anything. .

But don't you find that it's always the DM who print BFing stories? Usually something like "woman feed her 18 year old son before he goes out with the lads" with the subheading, "Dave, 18, says his mum's milk is better than any pint".

truth North Yorkshire.

Lenin/Oko I am concerned about the tandemming tbh. It already feels a little overwhelming at times and I worry about having a vulnerable newborn and a demanding, won't-take-no-for-an-answer, toddler. DH is happy about feeding until 2 (I've been drumming it into him that that is what is recommended by DoH and WHO, since my pregnancy with DS) but I think he'd rather DS not feed longer than that. But as we'll have a second by then, he might not notice

As an aside, I was chatting to DH about bf a few days ago (am slightly obsessive) and he said, 'I didn't know there were people who don't breastfeed at all. I thought everyone breastfed for at least 6 months.'

Bless him, he's a little removed from reality.

just adding my support to all ongoing BFeeders. DD 4 months and I am already fed up of comments about when I am stopping - hopefully not for a long time! OH very supportive re long term BFing, esp since we both don't take cow's milk as it's for calves.

OCC - Yes it's always the Fail, with, for good measure, Mr Numpty from Idiotland making comments about 'getting your tits out' and 'bitty'.

Twunts.

Anyhoo - I'm really looking forward to going to the conference, though I always feel like an intellectual dwarf when surrounded by intelligent personages. I really hope Analytical Armadillo will be there She published my story on her blog and she emailed me I need to get a hobby

thruth She's not coming, sadly. I asked her but she can't make it.

Did you like that? Subtle way of saying, "we're, like, you know, friends"

AND I spoke to Mike Brady today.

Now who else can I irritatingly name drop? ROFL.

In what context did you speak to Mike? I saw him at the LLL workshop day in Newcastle last year, AND we had a chat. But I don't like know him.

Can't believe you're friends with the Armadillo.

truth, breastfeeding is a hobby, isn't it? after all, i only do it for myself and because i have nothing else going on in my life.

Oh I don't know him. I just had a question that he needed to answer. It was just an amusing namedrop because most people wouldn't know who he is but I knew you girls would .

Haha you're right. Show's what a strange bubble I live in. Didn't think for a second that it was strange to mention him.

One problem is that I find that I am in my bubble, then when I talk to other people they think I'm odd! Where else (other than with my DH) can I share that just a few moments ago I was waving a boobie in one hand, and a piece of toasted tea cake in the other, and my DS was doing a tennis head thing trying to decide which to go for first (he was standing in front of me).

Mummy, can't you get someone to cover your class? You could come in our car if you don't need to bring a babe (only one seat left). We're not far from York.

I would love to but the other 2 peer supporters involved are also ABM members and although they could manage on their own, wouldn't be very impressed if I skived off to the conference and they had to stay up here.

Shame as they are really needing to get the numbers up apparently, so every person really counts.

Well if you change your mind, PM me :) And it's not really skiving - it's really important stuff :)

I'm not friends with Analytical Armadillo sadly but she is on another email group thingy I'm on. I'm strictly a submitter to her I wish I could claim otherwise but that would be lying.

PS Mike Brady has emailed me too (probably a standard email if you have contacted Nestle about underhanded doin's) but I have yet to speak to him!

I do need a new hobby - some months I do 25+ hours volunteering for bfing (in addition to anything I do online) and now I have roped myself into making stuff for the ABM to sell - I'm a hopeless case.

truth but it's wonderful, though, isn't it!

What're you making for them to sell?

Rideonapig - saw your Q further up the page.

A few people know, my friend who i talk about everything to (she is bfing an 8 month old and wants to carry on as long as she wants), my Mum who got a bit after i passed her comfort zone (she fed me and sibling to about 8 months) and even more as we passed 1 year.

Also it turns out my local toddler group has lots of bfing mums, one is on her 3rd DS who is just passed 1 I think and another only recently weaned her DC who was about 2.5yrs. DH usually takes DS and had talked about me fedding him lots when he was ill, so some ladies asked me after that. It was quite nice to chat to them :) There are more bfers there than not actually, my HV had painted a different picture when DS was born - there weren't nough mums to warrant a bf group at first!

Most of my other 'baby' friends stopped at 1 year or before.

I am always in two minds about whether to 'admit' it at work, I'd really like it to be more of a normal thing to do, but people do tend to look at you like this so it depends how shy I am feeling.

I know they are desperate really as I would LOVE to go as would the other 2. We even have funds available to cover the costs but we just can't