breastfeeding at 16months and feel a bit selfconscious

[sweeney]

i've no intention of stopping until it feels right to which could be in years rather than months but i'm beginning to feel self conscious in a way that i didn't before. i guess it's so unusual to breastfeed an older baby. i go to la leche league meetings and that's totally fab but with other mums who don't b'feed and generally with people i feel awkward. anyone feel the same?

yup, am now feeling a bit self conscious. dd3 also 16months.

I am still feeding my 16 month old and don't feed much in public these days. Moe to do with the fact that during the day, he isn't bothered if he is out and about and occupied but if we are just pottering at home, he might have a feed. he is also a bit of a fiddler....hand up the top etc, so thart puts me off slightly,

I woldnt say I felt self conscious - I wouldnt hesitate to feed him if he really needed it or really wanted it, but I would always offer him water and something to eat first if we were out and about - more to do with his age than self ocnsciousness

i do offer food or bottle of water 1st. but dd3 is also a fiddler and grabber. there is no longer quick discreet feeds. little monkey tried to stand up feeding earlier [ouch]

I fed dd till she was just turned 2 but never fed in public after about 8/9 months and unless someone specifically asked, I never mentioned that I was still breastfeeding.
I certainly didn't feel ashamed but maybe I was a bit self-concious.

Yup - even though I'm an ardent believer in my right to do something which is wonderfully healthy for both me and my dd.

She's almost 16 months and I fed dd1 till she was 2, so I should be used to it. But to be honest I don't often feed in public any more. We feed morning and evenings and then usually only in the afternoons if we're at home. Mind you that's also because when we're out and about I'm too busy dashing about after dd1 to feed, plus dd2 is less interested if there are people around and distractions galore.

misdee - ds2 stands up through choice most of the time and likes to hold my boobs as though he were blowing a trumpet and cant bear my top being anywhere near his face

Mine is 17 months and I'm not at all self concious. I guess I'm lucky that I never have bee. You just keep doing what you know is right because you're also setting a really good example.

I am also still bf, DS is 16 mths
Not doing it much in public these days but still do it in the gym cafe
I found the 9-12 mths bit the worst as everyone who gave up at 6 mths was going on about me still doing it. Now they've all realised I will be continuing for some time so keep quiet!!

I am still b/f a 14 m baby and tbh all my mates are used to it as fed my dd3 til 22 m and my dd2 tilover a year so most poeple at the mums and tots etc have seen my boobs!!
do it a bit more discretly in other places but do not let where I am put me off if she needs a feed she gets a feed car parks the cinema --the park and kiddies parties and to be honest as I have said before I have not had any negative comments more mums have told me why they cannot did not b/f and think it is great.

My ds is 15mths, still bf on demand. I do feel a bit awkward if we're out, but tbh I just put that to the back of my mind and just find a comfortable place to feed. Sometimes I seek out a decent mother & baby room, just so ds isn't distracted and wriggly, but if we happen to be in a cafe or something I just feed him there if he wants it. I never see anyone bf a toddler, so I agree with Spidermama that if you do, it is setting a really good example.