I'm sure we've all had comments such as 'are you STILL breastfeeding' and 'how long are you planning to breastfeed for'. And there have been many threads on here about this recently (and I'm sure, in the past). But I guess I feel I've had one too many questions like that... my father asked me (in a very kind, nice, non-accusing way: but actually very awkwardly / clearly feeling uncomfortable): 'so, how's the feeding going'. 'Fine', I said, 'DS is now eating solids very well, gradually increasing them'. 'And are you still also breastfeeding him' asks my father. 'Well yes, but the solids are increasing quite a lot' (not true, they haven't increased THAT much), I answer, trying to sidestep the issue. 'But apart from the solids... you're still breastfeeding, aren't you'? said my father, clearly not happy to let go of the issue.
Just for background. Point one: my baby is 6 months old & one week. Point two: my father has always been supportive of the breastfeeding (theoretically) but in practice VERY awkward & embarrassed about it. I basically know that both my parents are now waiting for me to announce that the bf is over, & then they'll relax. Whenever they have an opportunity they make comments about how 'tiring' it must be for me, or how 'big' the baby is, perhaps needing other milk () The thing is, I've ignored it in the past, but now that it's over 6 months of bf, I'm more & more uncomfortable about it & don't know how to respond.
So: how would you respond? I'm tempted to lie... but isn't that completely silly & wrong on so many other levels?