Am I weird for not thinking about stopping BF yet?

[IsItMeOr]

DS is 10mo and I am still BFing. I haven't got a plan for stopping, and at the moment he has quite a lot of little snack feeds during the day and one nightfeed. I am quite happy with this, and he seems to be as well. I also like that I can give him comfort feeds when he is especially distressed (e.g. while teething).

I am hearing an increasing number of comments from mum friends about how it would be weird to feed them once they can talk, or whatever, but I thought that it was perfectly natural to feed until two (and longer) and very unusual for a child to self wean before one.

I'm not sure whether I have a question, so much as looking for reassurance that I'm not doing DS any harm by just pottering along like this.

OP - the comments are insiduous & hard to ignore (well hard for my DH - I am pretty thick skinned about it) I fed dd1 to 20 months, in retrospect i felt even then I gave up too soon - I had to replace breast milk with normal milk - that's not really rational when you think about it. It was a deal I had with DH (made at 9 months so it seemed far away then)- I'd stop at 18 months.

DH has been susceptible from comments & expectations from his family - they wouldn't dare broach it with me - apparently I'm too scary on this subject passionate maybe not scary.

With DD2 I'm planning on following her lead but unless she proves very recacitrant I expect to feed her past 2 years. As I've become more confident & recognised how I felt about stopping feeding DD1 I've had a chat with DH & forced him to read much literature. (He is the one who seems to have to answer to his family on this - not that it really is any of their business but hey) Hopefully (but time will tell) I should have no pressure this time & dd2 & I can do what suits us.

imaginewittynamehere - just wanted to say I relate to that. The in-laws are the only pple who don't know I stil bf. They spent a whole evening telling me how wrong it was, when DD turned 1 - and afer that, and all the arguing, I just didn't let on I was feeding any more.

It is easier for us, as they live a plane ride away, and we don't see them that often - every 6 mths or so. At 18mth visit had to feed DD choclate buttons every time sad down By 2, she was in on the deal, and would ask to "go upstairs"

She does ask why they don't like it though...

Incidentally, no one ever objected to the mound of chocolate buttons...

at imagine's and valentine's experiences. I am lucky in that MIL is determined to be supportive and my mum would almost never say anything directly critical to me. But I guess I haven't really tested the boundaries yet, and would always be discreet in their homes.

Am a teensy bit scared that I seem to be doing something with another new name. This extended breastfeeding does sound a bit off-putting to me - think I will just keep calling it breastfeeding!

I agree IsItMeOr, it is just breastfeeding.

One day, hopefully when our children are older, breastfeeding for as long as the baby and mother want to, will be the social norm.

Just like smoking has gone from being socially acceptable, promoted for having health benefits and being attractive, but in reverse!