My choice was to breast feed and up to 6months.
At work yesterday, we were just chatting as it was very quite. Some how we came to the subject of BFing. One of the girls from work same age as me, married, thinking of starting a family asked me about been a Mum. So during the chat we were having i mentioned i had bf and that I'd given up as i was due to return to work. Her face! She looked disgusted, so i asked what the face was for? she said she thought bfing was disgusting, but then she said well done to me as she could never do it! I know, i know its her choice but i had to stop my self going on a huge rant! Its not even i think everyone should BF! Got to remember she works for me. Kind of upset me not sure why??
I can remember at 4months people saying god are you still bfing?? Is it that strange? ITS WHAT NATURE INTENDED! Don't get me wrong, I am not criticising Mums who choose to FF - you do whats best for you.
Just a little irritated, i've had to tone this post down or it'd have seemed like i was shouting!
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Wow! It's completly the opposite in the states. People balk at you if you don't BF for at least a year!
God forbid if you can't BF and have to use formula.
At the end of the day, we all love our little ones. Does it really deserve being frowned upon? I don't think so.
You do what you WANT to do. P*ss off to anyone else.
(I'm a bit wound up today and have been over the past few days. Co-worker "issues". LOL. I'm glad it's Friday).
How stange it that?? I'm been frowned upon for feeding too long but in reality its not as long as most of the world!
In Uk they use ff weight charts so Billy is on the lowest line as ff babies tend to be heavier, really anoys me when thay say he under weight, when hes happy and healthy. When i look on the world heath organisation weight chart he's bang where he should be!
I hate been at work never mind co-workers! Can only get better by the sounds of things!
Well, 1/4 of the work day is done so it's getting better with every minute.
The weather is supposed to be nice and spring-like so I'm hoping K and I can go out to the park.
Lets hope the weather is nicer than here then - rain, rain and more rain!
I never understand people who make the choice not to bf (I don't mean people who have problems once they try it) or who think it's gross. I always thought bfing was just part of having a baby.
So there's no stigma in the UK about FF? I never feed in public bc I hate that we have to use the bottle--no one knows it's my milk in there. People here are pretty judgey sometimes about NOT bfing. But it varies regionally too.
I only gave Porgie breastmilk until she was 6 months old, and I feel incredibly guilty about my decision to stop. I think part of this stems from the pressure in the US to bf for at least a year.
Also, the girl you work with sounds very naive. When she is actually pregnant, her tune might change.
Hi there,
I am a muslim, and our hole book (Quran) which was revealed in the 14th Century told us that to drink the mother's milk up to the age of two years is the right of the child (because of the benefits of bf). Obvioulsy if the mother can't for health reasons, then there are othe measures that can be taken.
The WHO is now advising mums to bf. But many mums arew choosing to ff because of the advertisement in the media which is such a shame.
I am breastfeeding at 8 months and plan to do so until my lo is 2 yrs old and i just love it. ALthough i did get a lot of pressure from ex families to top up with ff (due to false info in th media as mentioned earlier).
Yes, I agree with Christy - her tone will change when she is pregnant. I always wanted to breastfeed, but thought before pregnancy that I would never do it in public. But when my lo came, I just fed her on demand whereever that was - obviously not exposing myself.
Jeasmin
Sorry, some typo errors in the 1ts post. It was should read as Holy book (Quran). Also Quran (which contains guidance how muslims should act in every situation) was revealed over fourteen hundred years ago - one of the guidance was to breastfeed babies until the age of 2 years. WHO have finally caught up and are now in the 20th C are advising mums to bf their lo's.
thanks everyone for you comments. I do think that girl at work is naive and maybe she will change her mind. I do think its a womens choice and that how ever anyone bf for well done, how ever long they do it for some is better than non. I think you are right the uk media doesnt encourage it enough but i can slowly see it changing.
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