“If your breastfeeding after one you must like the feeling!” 🙄

So my son is 11 Weeks. He is EBF and it’s going wonderfully! 🤗 I have worked very hard to be able to nurse him. He was late pre term and very small at birth, and was not able to latch properly we used a nipple shield, went to many lactation appointments etc to get to this point I’m also a single mother and this is my first child we have had many challenges but I’m very thankful and proud of how far we have come.

So I have a very close family, my aunts are all older than me, have children and are very opinionated.

First annoying thing is that they think that I should be feeding my baby! 🙄 it’s my opinion that he isn’t ready for food yet. He doesn’t know what to do with solids. And I don’t believe in giving a baby solids until they can sit up on their own. My breast milk is ALL HE NEEDS!!!! One of my aunts attempted to give my son garlic bread. He didn’t take it. Because he is too damn young!!!!! 😡

Then I’m at a family event with my son and he is hungry and one of my aunts asks if I’m going to “just pull it out” I say yes, because my son is hungry, he doesn’t like to have his head covered and I don’t care what anyone thinks if they don’t like it they don’t have to look... she goes on to say how she “wants to slap mothers who breast feed uncovered” and “you don’t know who you are turning on” and “mothers nurse uncovered for attention” 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

This was yesterday, so today....

I tried unsuccessfully to find my son a bottle. It’s a little annoying that he won’t take one because if we do have a visitor I still don’t get a break because he won’t take the bottle. I stay home with him for now so it’s kinda okay. (He will take one if I’m gone!) I was telling them how he wouldn’t take it and I wished he would. The same one from yesterday goes on to say that I need to give him food and I better not be a mom who nurses past one! (I definitely plan to 😜) that babies don’t need breast milk past one! It’s only for comfort.. And the comment that pissed me off is that “if a Mom nurses past one she must just like the feeling!” I got so upset I hate when they make it a sexual thing. There is nothing sexual about me nursing my child. They also say “just pump!” Which I do because i will return to work soon but “just pumping” is HARD! nobody is going to be there to help me with my son while “Just pumping” and I enjoy the bonding that nursing has helped my son and I have! I love breastfeeding and it’s not in a sexual way AT ALL!!!

I am so tired of receiving advice and comments I didn’t ask for!!

The next time they start to be negative about me feeding my son I will let them know that opinions are like assholes. And I will do what I want with my child. I do plan to BF my son for as long as he wants, and as long as I’m comfortable with. If we feed after one that’s our business!!!!

I’m doing an amazing job with my son, and yes I have support but I’m doing it all alone. I’m proud of the mother that I am. And I really hate to get the negative comments! 😡