right, so as mentioned on FB, DH is starting to hint that he wants me to stop BFing Oli - he has made a couple of 'bitty' comments and got a kick in the nuts and received the requisite scathing looks in response, but we finally actually talked about it last night. Firstly, he doesn't remember agreeing that 2 years was a good 'time limit' and we'd discuss it further then. Secondly, he said that he is starting to find BFing a little creepy, as he sees Oli as a little boy rather than a baby. It probably doesn't help that he (Oli) now claps and cheers when he sees me unclipping my bra, and sometimes sticks his hand down my top and giggles manically. He does have a slight 'piranha after a week without food' approach to latching on too, which DH finds very disconcerting.
I did ask that he respect my original 2 years goal, and he has said he will, of course, but we've kind of agreed that it will be bed time and morning feeds only from now on - which it mainly is, really, just occasionally at the weekend, Oli will dive at me and want a feed.
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it - on one hand it would be lovely to not do bed times every night. on the other hand, Oli likes his milk, he's not exactly wasting away from his diet, and with his recurring ear infections and teething hell, I like being able to comfort and feed him so easily. Also, it may not be relevant for much longer as I'm away for a week in April, and Oli may just stop feeding naturally with a break that long.
I'm going to post this in the breast and bottle feeding bit too just to inflame some of the ardently feminist, but to get other opinions too.