I am 30ish weeks pregnant with my second child. My Husband is not my first sons dad, and there for not her grandchild and when he was small she wasn't on the scene. I breastfed him for about 4/5 months before he decided that beakers were more interesting! He weaned early and unfortunatly i couldn't get the hang of expressing full time, i needed him for the let down reflex. So he had formula for a month which he didn't really like and straight to cows milk at six months, with lots of vitamin supliments, and already three meals a day! I got loads of support feeding my son, my partner at the time was keen for me to do it and i wanted to even more, infact i was quite upset when it stopped, i was just following what my baby wanted. And Family were great, my dad was a little uncomfortable about seeing me do it. He would wander about aimlessly and stare at the floor while talking to me. But me and my mum used to find it funny, cos he was really trying hard. And my partners family were great, hi dad didn't bat an eyelid and at times when i felt a bit uncomfy (in the early stages) his mum would come sit with me if i took myself to another room. This time round i can alredy see things being really different. When my MIL initaily brought up breastfeeding with me it was with a well i suppose you could give it a go attitude. She was quite shocked when i told her that my son had been soley bf for four months. She says she tried but wasn't making enough milk?! I know it's hard for some women and it was a different day and age etc. But she said she gave up after two weeks. So she doesn't get it. The major blow came the other day when she was telling of her disgust at a woman she saw bf in the job centre (where she works). She said that she was walkinng past ans dall of a sudden this woman holding a new born baby pulled out her breast and all she saw was a huge nipple disapear into the baby's mouth. I said "So she wasn't exposed for long then" but she said that's not the point she was out in the middle of everyone! She was met with a mixed reaction from family. My husband didn't say anything at first just shook his head, her mother agreed totally saying that although it's been proved that mothers milk is best that you really should do it in public! (very weird view). I said nothing more until My husbands Grandad spoke up and said, for heavens sake woman if a child is hungry you fees it! It doesn't make a difference if you are on a bus! To which me and my husband said exactly! But now knowing her attitude makes me feel uneasey about when it comes to feeding in front of her. If my baby needs fed i'll feed it! But i don't want feel uncomfortable. Strange how now i think i'd be more comfortable feeding my new baby infront of my husbands grandad! I don't know if i should talk to her about it or what... The subject was left hanging.