dd2, who was breastfed, age 7 was quite surprised that boobies were for feeding babys

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She had never thought about it before apparently.
She thought you got the milk from the fridge, put it in a bottle and screwed the lid on and gave it to the baby.

assuming she hasn't had exposure to bf (other than feeding herself) then why would she know?

kittens, puppies, I dunno. I just thought it was quite mad

What age did you stop feeding her? Just interested as I am feeding DD at 22m and am beginning to wonder what she will remember about it.

I know what you mean, but it does depend on exposure doesn't it. I would expect ds1 to know at 7 because he has been exposed to it (me feeding ds2, and friends feeding babies). But I wouldn't be suprised if ds2 didn't know at 7, despite being fed himself until 20mo, as he won't have any exposure to it.
Least she knows now

Just over a year she was. So I wouldnt expect her to remember but...I didnt know she didnt know IYKWIM

dd1, who is 8, was asking why our new baby wont have its milk in a bottle, and why i would be breastfeeding. even though i breastfed dd3 for 2 years and her aunties are currently breastfeeding their babies, in todays society and marketing, its is still the norm to bottlefeed. i am hoping that maybe with most of my family being deterined breastfeeders, she will follow when she has her babies in 20years or so.

Since we got our freesat and access to the digital channels I have noticed that the dolly adverts aimed at very young children all have bottle feeding dollies.
so I can see where they are getting the idea from of bottles for baby.

i do think about this myself, ds rarely sees anyone else being bf. although he did point out meerkats having milk earlier am not sure he has entirely connected the two.

Flibberty - DD got a Dolly recently, despite it having a bottle she also holds it to my chest for "Mummy Milk". IKWYM about the adds though

DD (20m) gives her dolly drinks out of a cup or if she hasn't got one handy, then from somewhere near her belly button!

My friend fed her dd for 2 years and is now feeding her ds who's 18m. Her dd gives her dolly a bottle even though neither her or her brother (or many people she knows I doubt) ever had a bottle!

misdee, the whole of the family are hardened Breastfeeders lol!! Mum BF us all, you, me and Lisad have all breastfed our babies.. The only one that hasn't is DB but that could be because he is a boy!! lol