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Original poster

'she is too big for you to be doing that now'

26 replies

misdee · 22/07/2006 22:40

ahem.

comments please.

dd3 is 17months old. and a teeny one at that. ok she has lots of hair and glasses and looks like a minuature pre-schooler, but she is still only 17 months old.

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sweetkitty · 22/07/2006 22:42

tell them to f* off and mind their own business!

your doing a brilliant job and giving her a great start in life

bobsmum · 22/07/2006 22:44

What size would she be if you weren't??

Keep it up

cazzybabs · 22/07/2006 22:44

Dh said that last night as dd2 (20 months) decided she wanted to BF standing on a chair and was getting cross trying to manivore it into the right place to latch on!

Mind you I don't see him compalinnign in the morning when I grab her and feed her in bed without either of us having to get too much out of bed.

hoxtonchick · 22/07/2006 22:45

someone told me i made a beautiful picture feeding dd today, on bench at the top of some steps . and she's a mere 13 months...... well done all of us .

soapbox · 22/07/2006 22:53

Well done hoxty

Aand misdee - just carry on, they know not what they say

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misdee · 22/07/2006 22:54

it was my mum so didnt swear at her, at the cinema yesterday. dd3 was playing up, so i offered her a boob, and it kept her quiet for most of the rest of the film. i just gave her a meanign ful look over the top of my glasses lol.

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kiskidee · 22/07/2006 22:57

dh is very tolerant of when and where I could bf dd in public. he drew the line today at lying down on one of the display beds in Ikea today.

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misdee · 22/07/2006 22:58

kisi, i would've moved over to their large armchairs for a feed lol.

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DollyP · 22/07/2006 22:59

Oh bloody hell, why do so many people feel the need to comment on how others feed their children?

Well mannered people keep their opinions to themselves about feeding, schooling, discipline etc etc. You are doing what is right for your family, so try to ignore them. 17 months is very little. It works for both of you so keep on going til you both want to stop .

hunkermunker · 22/07/2006 23:01

She's a little dot, Misdee - DS2 is nearly as big as she is

I'd say "You are too opinionated on a subject you know nothing about" but I'm like that

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misdee · 22/07/2006 23:02

but it was my mum hunker!!

lol.

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bubble99 · 22/07/2006 23:04

Definitely time to say it then, misdee.

Bloomin' mums, eh? Where would we be without them.

kiskidee · 22/07/2006 23:04

i still bf on one of the beds but sitting down.

btw your dd is gorgeous in her glasses and lots of hair. i saw your member's profile. my dd is also 21 lbs but at 15 months.

bobsmum · 22/07/2006 23:09

DS pushed me away at 17 months one night and asked for milk in a cup. I was gutted! I'd really hoped to go on for longer. He was huge and in age 2-3 clothes at this point. I'd really wanted to carry on being the sole breastfeeding ambassador in the wilds of the West of Scotland.

Now DD is 13 months and a teeny pixie child so atm passes for 7/8 months (until she pings off and starts "yum yum yummming" lol).

She's my only hope to turn round public opinion single handedly (boobedly?) in this part of the world. NObody breastfeeds here ever from birth let alone breastfeeding a one year old.

moondog · 22/07/2006 23:13

'Snout out Mum' (with a nice smile to follow....

Good on yer Misdee!

XXX

Pollyanna · 22/07/2006 23:15

I gave up feeding dd1 at about 16 months because my mum kept going on about how odd it was feeding her at that age. I really wish I hadn't. She loved feeding and never wanted to drink any other milk. I fed dds 2 and 3 until they gave up of their own accord.

hunkermunker · 22/07/2006 23:17

Well, in that case, I'd say "You're too opinionated on a subject you know nothing about"

Seriously - I'd say "Would you like to read some stuff about how good for both DD3 and me this is?"

hunkermunker · 22/07/2006 23:17

Actually, I get really angry about people who think it's their business to comment on a feeding relationship where the mother and child are both totally happy.

Gillian76 · 22/07/2006 23:18

Hey Bobsmum, speak for yourself!

I've breastfed 3 in the West of Scotland

Did you ask her why, Misdee?

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misdee · 22/07/2006 23:18

i just peered at her over my glasses.

am not planning on stopping soon. tho we are more or less down to mornings and night now.

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bobsmum · 22/07/2006 23:20

Gillian !!!! Where have you been hiding!! Ds (3) asked me yesterday why dd's milk wasn't in a bottle and could we buy her one..

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misdee · 22/07/2006 23:20

no i didnt ask her why, i was watching garfield 2 at the time.

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Gillian76 · 22/07/2006 23:21

Gotcha Misdee

Peering sounds like the best option give the circumstances. If she's going to keep it up I would say something though. Let her realise you'll stop when you're both ready.

CorrieDale · 23/07/2006 09:42

Great expression Moondog! Oooooh, the people I can use that one on....

moondog · 23/07/2006 20:50

Family favourite Corrie.
Devastatingly effective (especially when accompanied by a porcine grunt if you really want to ram the message home!)

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