Would this bother you??

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Please tell me if I am overreacting or just being emotional! 
My husband’s grandparents came to visit today and we were showing all the things we have for baby so far - I am 23 weeks pregnant. I showed them a formula prep machine and his grandad started saying all these things about how women should breastfeed. I am not planning on breastfeeding as I don’t think it’s right for me and our family, but I don’t think I should have to defend myself. 
He was saying things like I don’t know what’s best for my baby and I should be breastfeeding. etc. I took extreme offence to this - it’s my body so my personal choice. Would this bother you?!

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Some women cant even breastfeed. He should shove it were the sun dont shine.

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He's a male. He never has or never will breastfeed. He shouldn't even have an opinion on the topic. Especially since it's not his kid. My husband, while we were dating at the time and I was pregnant with our first, did suggest I should just formula feed cause of my diet and my health and that is a completely understandable statement but what was said to you was just ignorance.

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I would tell him that when grows tits & produces Milk he can do what he damn well pleases until then mind his own boobs & business.

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He prolly either read a news clipping at one point or that's how he was raised. Super disrespectful to you for him to say that but he also wants what's best for the baby. Some people just dont know how to offer advice and love in a constructive way or know when to keep it to themselves cause it isnt their choice.

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Of course it would bother me! I am planning to breastfeed because breastmilk is free and nutrition wise better for baby BUT i would never think less of a mother for formula feeding or say some something like that

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Tell him when he pushes out his baby then he can decide if he wants to breastfeed or not

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I don’t understand why people can’t keep opinions to themselves on topics like this. 🙄 Breastfeeding doesn’t work for some because of life circumstances. I breastfed until I went back to work and pumping all day just wasn’t working, it was like my body knew the difference between the baby and the pump and decided I wasn’t breastfeeding anymore. I dried up, and it didn’t matter how much lactation cookies I ate or mother’s milk tea I drank (some women swear by those, I don’t get it). Anyways people need to shut their faces. I would have been upset too, you do what you want with your boobies and he can butt out! 😊

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Being old isn’t an excuse for being rude. Yes it’s rude and no you don’t have to put up with it or tolerate him treating you that way just because he’s old. I would be highly offended too. It’s none of his business.

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He needs to mind his damn own

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Being that they are older, it may very well just be an old timer way of h
Thinking, I don’t think you should take offense, just ignore him or them, after all it’s your baby and you will care for it not them.

Would this bother you??

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