It somehow got brought up over dinner about me breastfeeding my son. I said I’ll probably do it past a year...maybe two years old? Not sure.

The look she gave me omg. Same with my sister in law. She goes “WHAT!” And my mother in law made a face and goes “please tell me you’re not going to continue to breastfeed him after a year...” “please just give him regular milk after a year” she said other stuff, but I don’t remember exactly. Basically she made me feel uncomfortable and like I was doing a bad thing by saying I may breastfeed him longer. I know she stopped at a year, I wonder if that’s why?

I just said it’s the best thing for him and I want to do it. I said I probably won’t have him on the boob, I may pump, but I think I want to. It’s my first and I’m honestly not sure yet! He’s 9 months old now and I have made it this far which I am proud of myself for, but I feel like it’s MY business when I decide to stop.

Am I crazy? Is it not necessary after a year? Is it beneficial after a year? Thoughts?