The thing I hate is that many people act
like bfing past whatever age THEY think is good means you are a slacker mom — like you are too lazy or too stupid to know how to wean.
I do hate pumping (it is not enjoyable
like BFing) but my baby deserves the best I have to offer.
Not exact matches
I've breastfed Willow at least five times on airplanes and while I did get conflicting information each time (one flight attendant said yes to
BFing on take - off and landing while another said no), I did not have any problems with passengers and the
like.
Someone at the peds office looked at me
like I had 2 heads when I said that Q was still
BFing at 2.5.
BFing,
like many things, TAKES PRACTICE.
The only thing offensive I've ever heard are those who make blanketed statements
like «There are never medical contraindications to
BFing» or say things
like «Me and my baby went through [insert really challenging / emotional experience], therefore, no one has an excuse not to BF» I think it's important to continue to address this as a systemic issue rather than a «personal choice» issue.
Even when I meet criticism for things
like not doing CIO, holding the baby too much, extended
bfing, I don't feel judged - I don't get defensive - because I am confident that I am doing the right things, and I know where I can turn for support.
This is what confuses me: isn't one of the «benefits» of
bfing the fact that you have a free hand that you can do other things with (
like text, type, eat lunch, read a book, etc) while feeding the baby?
The lactation consultant was
like, «Keep
BFing with it or just the other one.»
That being said, it's not
like this woman was handing out LLL pamphlets or info on
BFing or even just plain
BFing.
Breastfeeding with no discretion and / or sloppy
BFing, however, is utterly disgusting, just
like someone chewing with their mouth open and dripping food and saliva anywhere would be disgusting.
If only more people would do what they feel is right (
like yourself) instead of giving in to outside pressure... maybe we would see more women
bfing for longer!
You might
like this photo of me
BFing from a guest post that I wrote for Hannah http://www.amotherinisrael.com/guest-post-breastfeeding-working-mother/ Again, more power to you.
Taking a more «natural» human pace, along with
BFing seems
like a good approach to keeping a happy toddler.
Just as a
BFing mother should refrain from breaching decorum, the people around her should refrain from embarrassing her or behaving
like busy bodies.
There were many times during
bfing each of my child that I would have
liked to be away from my infant for longer than the 3 hours between a feeding to run errands, go to meeting, the gym whatever....
This is the exact reason I don't
Like many
BFing pages on FB.
I
like this bog, it was very sweet and shows just what extended
BFing is used for, comfort!