So my MIL told me and my husband today that women who breastfeed until their children are 2 or 3 are "extremely selfish." Excuse me, what the what?!?! She also told me I should stop breastfeeding now because it's too inconvenient, despite the fact that I have told her on multiple occasions that I have no intentions of stopping anytime soon. My husband finally acknowledged that she says things just to piss me off. I've been telling him that for years, but it took the ridiculousness of saying that breastfeeding is selfish for him to see it.
She didn't BF her two kids and my SIL (her daughter) stopped within 2 months for both of her kids. At her mother's urging, of course.
I simply cannot understand how someone can be so anti-breastfeeding.
Re: My MIL and breastfeeding - a vent
Married October 2009. Me 29 H 28.
After 1 year of infertility, our little miracle was conceived via our 3rd IUI on May 5, 2013.
Holland Sophia was born Jan 24, 2014.
She can have her painting for company if feeding the baby for 20 min is taking to much time from her.
@Sakura16 -- it's not that she gave it up, she never actually started. She said she had no interest and doesn't understand it.
I think she has taken such a strong stance against it because she hears her friends and family members praising me for doing it and it pisses her off because she considers her daughter to be a fabulous mother and it's become a competition. (Not for me and SIL, but in MIL's mind.) I'm not kidding, I truly think that is the reason.
Agreed. Total rockstars! I only BF for about 6 weeks. Wish I would have put a little more effort into it. I plan on trying a little harder this time around.
No I wouldn't. 8-}
@wilburbud -- sometimes I address these issues, but when they are so far out in left field, I tend to let them sit. I love to watch her squirm when I smile at her after those statements. She starts rambling nonsense and digs herself even further into her crazy hole.
I mean...I'm really a lovely person, I swear.
Married: 9.22.12 - DD: 1.7.14 - EDD 2: 10.30.17 - J14 OG
I would seriously rip off anyone's face if they told me I'm being selfish for BF.