I suppose it would be childish to text "Haha fuck you...."

[PrisonerZero]

Some of you will have seen my thread about 'people' trying to make me give my 3 week old baby formula milk. DP and his family have been convinced my milk isn't 'good enough' etc and have bought me (well intentioned) tins of milk and bottles. I have refused to use them and have been labled stubborn and told I would make myself and DS ill. They think he feeds to often etc - anyway don't need to go into all that again as I will start ranting - however,

I have just taken DS for his weight check this week....

And he has put on a whole pound!!

I am on top of the world, walking on air. I am so proud of myself and of my DS, everytime I have been sat in the house on my own feeding him, woken in the night to feed him, listened to their 'well meant advice' about how I didn't have enough to feed him and what I had probably wasn't good enough, argued with DP over me not giving him a bottle, has been worth it - my baby is happy and healthy because of me, and only me. I know I sound smug - its because I am

I can't wait to tell them

Thank you to you all for all the support you have given me on the breast feeding thread and on the antenatal thread, you lot are fantastic and I may have been more easily swayed if I didn't have the threads on here to read.

Ha ha - good for you! In your FACE, doubters

Seriously, well done. Smug it up, you and DS deserve it.

That's absolutely wonderful. Congratulations

:) :)

However, be warned. Who will be the first to tell you 'your milk is too rich' and 'the baby's gaining weight too fast' .....

See trust your own instinct, there was no reason to believe he wasn't get enough of your fab milk

Hurrah hurrah I remember your thread. your partner is the one who believes that 'scientists in laboratories' have come up with a better food for infants than your body could produce, isn't he? The silly twat

Congratulations to you and to ds and cheers to being a stubborn mum.

Haven't read your other threads but wanted to say a big well done.

My advice would be take a photo of him today. We had a similar experience with DS. He fed lots and had a fair amount of well intentioned advice too. I've still got the photo I took when i realised what a chubber he was turning into and it still makes me feel proud that it was all down to me.

Enjoy your smugness but don't send the text, just drop the weight gain into conversation next time they want to talk to you about formula.

Well done

What a shame that your partner can't be more supportive.

Thank you

TikTok - I can just hear it now "Stop eating chocolate, you are going to make the baby fat"!

Oh wow! well done to you!! I haven't seen your other thread, but well done to you for sticking to your guns. Your baby is growing up strong and healthy and it's all down to you. I think a whif of smug can be excused on this occasion!!

Well done Prisoner! Smug away!! I'm solely expressing for my 9wk DS and without the support I got from DH in the early days I would have given up ages ago. The rest of my family think I'm barking though, but they know not to push it!

The little chubby folds in their arms and legs are all down to us!!!

Well done, that is a seriously impressive weight gain.

Go ahead and be smug- you've been remarkably calm and collected in the face of the attempts of your relatives to undermine you.

'spect they'll find something else to bug you about next week though.

Well done you!
My DD used to feed for up to 12 hours in 24.
I had a few 'you should go onto ff then you wouldn't be tied to feeding so much' conversations. Why would I want to change when we could do it well and she was gaining weight? I was thrilled that bf worked out so well for us.

I don't understand what it has to do with other people. The baby is your responsibility not theirs. I think it's all down to jealousy.

You're happy, the baby is gaining weight, sod everyone else.
I am sorry your DP isn't supporting you, he's clearly being swayed by everyone else's opinions.

That's briliant. And how fab that you had the conifidence in your body to provide for your baby and didnt' cave to their ridiculous nagging well meant comments.

Please tell us what gets said about it (I reckon it will be something along the lines of too rich etc )

Congratulations!

I would rub it in their faces, though given the patience you've shown towards them so far I think you're a bigger person than me - but please do have at least one majorly smug gloat!

• grrrrr, doubters not counters - hate, hate, hate iPad autocorrect

Well done for standing firm!

It's such a great feeling knowing you and you alone are responsible for their growth and good health

Fabulous!

Well done you and your little Chubs

Well done, I have been meaning to post on your other thread but haven't got round to it. It angers and upsets me so much when women lose confidence in their body's abilities to feed their own babies through the ignorance of others and the bottle feeding culture we live in. You have done so well to stick to your guns, I remember the feeling of elation at every weigh in, like we had passed a test!

My ds is 23 weeks and we have just started weaning - in a way I feel sad because I can no longer say that his weight gain is down to me alone! You are right to be proud of yourself, congratulations on your baby!

Ooh...he's getting to be a big boy. Surely he needs more than your milk now...?

[Grin]

who knew emoticons were case sensative...

Moonface are you actually one of my relatives?

Hahaha, that's great Well done to you and your DS. You deserve to be completely smug!

JiltedJohnsJulie...we just can't win can we?