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post #1 of 11
8/9/04 at 3:51pm
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Says my mother.I'm on teh phone with her and nursing morissa. I call to my other two kids "whose ready to eat". Morissa stops nursing raises her hand and says "ME!". My mother like who is that? I said that's morissa, she even raised her hand I said laughing. My mother" and you are still nursing her?" yeah I'm nursing her now, she pulled off raised her hand and said "ME". How cute is that. My mother" there is no way in hell she would still be nursing and she is grown enough to say she's ready to reat and raise her hand, you need to wean her now". She's still a baby mom, she's only 16 months. Maybe but look how old she acts she's just too mature.

Huh? she's 16 months, what does her maturity have to do with anything?
post #2 of 11
8/9/04 at 4:11pm
Too mature???

Most grandparents love to brag about how ahead of their agemates their grandchildren are.

Such manners at 16 months! I am impressed.
post #3 of 11
8/9/04 at 4:25pm
Oh brother! People in my family KNOW not to question my parenting decisions. When that happens, they get bombarded with emails including links to sites with TONS of info regarding whatever it is they're questioning. They tell me "I need to know too much" and that "we never did it that way". Families are weird sometimes.

What your dd did is too cute, by the way.
post #4 of 11
8/9/04 at 4:47pm
That is so cute, nursing a toddler is such a fun time. My mom was giving me grief about weaning when ds was about that age, she suggested I wean him to make a road trip easier,and I said no way. She proceeded to give me every cliche in the book and ended with "well, society thinks it's disgusting so if he is still nursing after he turns two I just hope you do it in private". Um, nope!
Well we sure had a discussion about what was biologically appropriate for nursing babies and why, though I didn't think I got through to her at the time. But this weekend we spent time together and when she saw ds nursing sitting up on my lap facing me she said how cute it was and that it would make such a cute picture. She asked how long he'd been able to do that and since she had brought up the topic of him nursing I was on edge, thinking she'd bring up weaning next but she left it alone!!
post #5 of 11
8/9/04 at 6:33pm
Good for you - and how cute!

No one in my family even tries to talk to me about nursing - its a trend of being afraid of getting me on my soapbox that started sometime around the age of 12 when I made the whole family boycott grapes, then lettuce, then meat, then dairy products, then Pepsico, then diamonds .......

Now Im thinking my big mouth is paying off!
post #6 of 11
8/9/04 at 8:31pm
Talking about nursing with your nursling is one of the sweetest things! How sad to hear that condemnation!

My DD1 says my milk tastes like 'chocolate, vanilla and minty'.:-)
post #7 of 11
8/10/04 at 6:54pm
It's great that you are standing up for your nursing relationship. What an adorable dd you have there!

My mom learned a long time ago that I don't do things the "normal" way. She didn't have time to make any comments about me nursing a toddler because she was still overcome with the shock of me nursing through pregnancy (I got pg when my firstborn was 9 months old!). Since then she has learned a lot and relaxed alot about my kids nursing. She even shows the article I wrote about triandem nursing my kids to friends and family members...she's come a loooong way! :LOL I hope your mom comes around and realizes what an amazing daughter you have and how much of a postive impact breastfeeding has on her and you!!! Keep up the good work, mama!
post #8 of 11
8/10/04 at 7:11pm
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Originally Posted by miss_sonja
Talking about nursing with your nursling is one of the sweetest things! How sad to hear that condemnation!

My DD1 says my milk tastes like 'chocolate, vanilla and minty'.:-)
My oldest told me that 'mommy milk' tastes like 'watermelon and honey' when he was about 2. He is now 12 and would probably DIE if he knew that I repeated that.
post #9 of 11
8/10/04 at 7:17pm
My girls are only 10 1/2 months old, but I'm already getting the question: "you're still nursing them??" It's already annoying. My pat answer to these people is that the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding through 2 years (and beyond). Here's their website: http://www.who.int/child-adolescent-..._exclusive.htm
post #10 of 11
8/10/04 at 7:24pm
lol, when my 3 yr old asked to nurse a few days ago & for whatever reason i didn't feel like it right that sec, he said 'but can i see how delicious they look?' (lift) 'nice.'

imagine what your mil would do with that one, lol.

suse
post #11 of 11
8/10/04 at 7:55pm
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Originally Posted by suseyblue
lol, when my 3 yr old asked to nurse a few days ago & for whatever reason i didn't feel like it right that sec, he said 'but can i see how delicious they look?' (lift) 'nice.'

imagine what your mil would do with that one, lol.

suse
:LOL That's SO adorable!!!

One of my nurslings, at age 3, once asked, "If I blow in this nipple, will the milk come out faster on the other side?" :LOL

My 2 year old daughter takes breaks from nursing a kisses my breast. Just this morning she stopped nursing, said, "Mama, you my sweetie and yours mamamilk so sweet!"
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