Ok, DS is only just a toddler, having just turned one. He's an enthusiastic breastfeeder and having dropped down to 4/5 feeds a day after he started solids, is still very protective of his boob rights! I love it (nibbled nipples aside), he loves it, my DH either appreciates it as a vital part of our family life, or is a very good liar (!) - but his family are a bit about it. MIL has asked when I think I might stop since he was about 5 months old. SIL (a GP, FWIW) is asking me about it almost every time we chat on the phone - when we're going to stop, how many feeds a day, how we'll cut down etc. I'm getting fed up with it.
There's a family get-together over Easter and SIL is bringing her toddler and we're bringing DS. I'll probably be feeding him upstairs because he can't cope with distractions, but what am I going to say, firmly and nicely, to stop all this hinting and questioning and niggling? I've stuck to my line, which is 'We'll stop when either he or I get fed up with it' but that doesn't seem to cut it. Don't want to spoil a lovely family occasion with a showdown, but am beginning to feel that 'extended' feeding is bothering SIL and MIL and need to tell them it's ok, and that it's also none of their bloody business!
Sorry, rambling. Have glass of wine and need to get it off chest!