Further to my "bitty" thread the other day, to counteract that here's a lovely comment about bfing.... from my Dad!

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Ds is not even nine months old yet and I got quite a few "bitty"-type comments over Christmas from some rellies and even dh (apparently they were only joking ).

Anyway yesterday I met up with my Dad with ds, and he said, "it's nice to see you bfing ds. In my Grandmother's day they used to bf them until two or three, are you going to do that? Seems silly to stop now you're doing so well."

(Strange my Dad's more enlightened than my dh .)

How lovely

That is really nice

that is nice, and very understanding of him.

Just thought it would be nice to share a positive comment about breastfeeding an older baby as there've been quite a few negative ones of late.

lovely, what agreat dad/grandad

Thats fabulous!

My dad won't even be in the same room as me when i'm bf-ing dd (almost 6 months)

Excellent dad!!!!!

Maybe you need a quiet word with dh and explain to him that 'bitty' comments may be funny to some who watch THAT programme but you find it undermining, so could he please refrain in future? expecially when in company....

how wonderful - tell him we think he is wonderful!

Bluenosesaint that's a shame. Has he always been like that?

Klaw, I have had this quiet word with dh already. It wasn't so quiet actually.

That is lovely. Great to feel your Dad is on your side. I have to field that bitty thing too I hate it.

Does he understand now then?

Sorry, I suppose I was kinda assuming you might have been more like me and fuming on the inside, without havign it out with him. I must work on my assertiveness...

Good for you for standing up for yourelf

I fed dd till 15 months when we mutually agreed to stop and never encountered any nonsense, so I get annoyed hearing about someone facing rubbish about something so natural and fullfilling

Lovely heart warming news.

What a great dad

I am absolutely, totally astounded that anyone has to deal with 'bitty' comments when breastfeeding their child. My god I just can't believe it. What is wrong with people!!!!

Fantastic,

What a great booster that must have been. If that were my dad i think i would have given him a great big loving hug.

Thats great

Don't mean to hijack thread but just wanted to share this. The comment from your dad reminds me of something mine said to me.

When I had my first baby and he came to visit me I asked him if it was OK to feed her in front of him as I was a bit unsure of how it would go down with him ? he?s an elderly, old fashioned gentleman you see. He paused for a long moment, then looked at me and said, "Don't be ridiculous Catherine, a mother feeding her child is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen and to see one of my daughters with her baby is heart-warming."

Somewhat unsurprisingly I burst into tears and gave him a big hug at which the old coot was positively embarrassed. ((((((((Dad))))))))

this thread makes me want to cry in a good way

Ah Broguemum that's lovely.

What a wonderful thread, warms my heart.

What a lovely thread, here's what my dad said to me;

My dad was at the birth of DD and when DD latched on for the first time, he said to me that he was in awe of womens bodies. In awe that we could do such a wonderful thing like give birth and BF.

Dad said to me;
"Don't be embarrassed to feed DD in front of people, hold you head up high and be proud, it is the most natural thing in the world for a mother and child o do"

Needless to say I bawled my eyes out and re-living that piece of advice now make tears come to my eyes.

I have had nothing but positive comments from all of our families and friends and a few stranger as well. I don't know if that is because I look scary though and they dare not make anything other than positive comments

Am now sitting at my laptop with tears streaming down my face!
What lovely Dads some of us have. Mine has never said anything in particular but always smiles when I feed dd (still feeding at 21 mo) and has been obviously proud for me to feed in public when we have been out for meals which meant a lot to me

What a lovely father you have!