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I'll be taking those back, thanks!

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Elemzee · 03/02/2021 12:11

Hello,

To women with breastfeeding experience and stopped when you or dc were truly ready, did you celebrate or mark the occasion in some way when it came to an end? If so how? If no, why not?

Out of curiosity, would love to hear your views/experiences.
Thank you
Elemzee

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DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult · 03/02/2021 15:32

I have been prepared for this since before I got pregnant and took a photo a day, then when my breastfeeding journey ended I made all the photos into a video.

I started off really perky, then they got bigger, then they deflated, and now they sit somewhere near my bellybutton.

I hired out my local cinema (pre-covid, obviously) and gathered all my nearest and dearest to watch.

It was emotional 😪

ConeHat · 03/02/2021 15:33

I have got my BF bras back on for lockdown. Are they not the 'jogging bottoms' equivalent of underwear?

I should have burnt them as mentioned by a pp up thread

DeeDimer · 03/02/2021 15:34

I wish I could join in and regale you of tales of a party with dancing until sunrise, a piece of breast milk jewellery made and the last drops filtered into the earth and marked by planting a rare rose bush.
Except I didn't breastfeed.
But thank you all for making me proper laugh out loud at your replies!

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ShirleyPhallus · 03/02/2021 15:34

@MichaelMumsnet

Ha. We were just about to take this one down but then read the replies. Honourable mention to *@SoupDragon* for this:

I took my children on a family holiday to the Caribbean and gave my youngest their last breastfeed whilst watching the sun set on the beach on our last day. Then I requested "I'm Free" by The Soupdragons in the resort bar and danced topless til midnight.

You must leave it up @MichaelMumsnet, this is mumsnet at its best!
Mildmanneredmum · 03/02/2021 15:34

Unintentionally, a candidate for classics, pleeeeease?

GeorgeMichaelsEspadrille · 03/02/2021 15:38

#makingmammaries

Well someone had to do it.....

austenwildfell · 03/02/2021 15:44

Did Gwynnie start this thread for market research?

strudsespark · 03/02/2021 15:51

Nah didn't celebrate, just had a sculpture made of the occasion.

I'm seriously not going to eat any wedding cake after this thread 🤮😂.

Whyistheteacold · 03/02/2021 16:24

I haven't stopped yet, but obviously preparing for the big day! Mine will be more of a ceremonial burial of my breast pump as I exclusively express. Quite similar to a baby shower mixed with a cake photo shoot. Picture this - balloons, ye olde classic games of pin the nipple on the boob, guess who's boob belongs to who, boob shaped balloons and then releasing DD into a paddling pool of my expressed milk for the photo shoot 🍾🥂

VodselForDinner · 03/02/2021 16:30

I removed my now-useless nipples and had them cast in silver, and set as earrings.

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Elemzee · 03/02/2021 17:41

Crikey, so I finish my day's work and log back on here. Not expecting such sarcastic replies, as it was a genuine question. However I did find them funny and I'm glad you ladies were entertained too! Grin

I didn't have time to put any background earlier on, I'm going to stop bf my toddler in a few months when she turns 2. My husband asked me what I want to do/what I wanted as a gift from him to celebrate it. Nothing came to me at the time. I guess it's cultural differences, we are from a middle eastern background where the bf mother is honored/thanked for her efforts and sacrifice. It's a legitimate thing in other parts of the world (not for bragging on social media). People here don't perceive bf as "work" that should be respected, I get it. It's just "how you feed baby". Absolutely not like that in other cultures.

Anyway, thank you for the replies.
Elemzee

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LynetteScavo · 03/02/2021 18:05

So if you struggle to breast feed and have to use bottles you don't get a gift? Confused

picklemewalnuts · 03/02/2021 18:05

@Elemzee , Mumsnet threads are like the ocean. Never turn your back on them. An unattended Mumsnet thread can grow out of all control and take on a life of its own!

visitorfromtheplanetzog · 03/02/2021 18:09

Anyone else wondering whether Pandora has a suitable charm?

KatyClaire · 03/02/2021 18:14

we are from a middle eastern background where the bf mother is honored/thanked for her efforts and sacrifice.

This is definitely something I could get behind 😁

KatyClaire · 03/02/2021 18:15

@MichaelMumsnet why were you going to take it down, out of interest?

Pinkblueberry · 03/02/2021 18:17

Do a lot of people ‘just stop’ - we just sort of let it fizzle out, I don’t remember ‘the last time’.

WhatWouldPhyllisCraneDo · 03/02/2021 18:24

I live streamed the last feed on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Then had the date tattooed on my boob.

LynnThese4reSEXPEOPLE · 03/02/2021 18:29

@Elemzee

Crikey, so I finish my day's work and log back on here. Not expecting such sarcastic replies, as it was a genuine question. However I did find them funny and I'm glad you ladies were entertained too! Grin

I didn't have time to put any background earlier on, I'm going to stop bf my toddler in a few months when she turns 2. My husband asked me what I want to do/what I wanted as a gift from him to celebrate it. Nothing came to me at the time. I guess it's cultural differences, we are from a middle eastern background where the bf mother is honored/thanked for her efforts and sacrifice. It's a legitimate thing in other parts of the world (not for bragging on social media). People here don't perceive bf as "work" that should be respected, I get it. It's just "how you feed baby". Absolutely not like that in other cultures.

Anyway, thank you for the replies.
Elemzee

That makes total sense and sounds like a lovely idea.

I would ask for a nice meal out without the children!

samanthawashington · 03/02/2021 18:30

I never even realised there was a significance to stopping feeding like this. but i think i should have been honoured for it!

ShirleyPhallus · 03/02/2021 18:32

@GeorgeMichaelsEspadrille

#makingmammaries

Well someone had to do it.....

Grin BRAVO!!!!!
TheSockMonster · 03/02/2021 19:30

Oh I’m sorry @Elemzee, it’s been a lovely thread though and cheered a lot of people up.

I think it was the “if not, why not?” that prompted the replies - although it makes sense now you’ve explained it.

I’d love to see your husband’s face if you suggested any of these. You know you want to... Grin

SummerHouse · 03/02/2021 19:42

Yes apologies to you OP. I wrongly assumed you were either selling something or a journalist. That'll teach me. I have greatly enjoyed the thread and learned something along the way so thank you.

Pinkblueberry · 03/02/2021 19:48

I guess it's cultural differences, we are from a middle eastern background where the bf mother is honored/thanked for her efforts and sacrifice. It's a legitimate thing in other parts of the world (not for bragging on social media). People here don't perceive bf as "work" that should be respected, I get it.

Why not mention that to start with?
It sounds lovely - but if this an established thing in other cultures surely you have ideas of what people usually do for it - I’m sure you’d know more than many posters in mumsnet. Why ask a bunch of people who for the most part won’t be familiar with this without explaining?

Mumplum1 · 03/02/2021 19:49

@Elemzee Well done for almost being at 2 years bf!
That is so nice that women are honoured and thanked for bf in your culture... wish we had that here, I will defo be mentioning this to my husband! 🙂

And thank you for the laughs on the post everyone, I enjoyed reading 🙂