that they know what is best for other people's children?
I try to make it to the gym once a week, though sometimes I go months without having the chance, and leave my son in the daycare room for two hours while I work out. He usually has a lot of fun, and they've been very nice about letting me nurse him if he gets fussy. He is 18 months old now. Last night when they fetched me about his crying I, as usual, sat down to nurse him to see if that would calm him. The caregiver was surprised, "Oh, you're still doing that?" she ventures. Obviously, my answer was "Yes." She asks "He's not on a bottle yet?" Again, my answer was the obvious "No." She frowns and looks concerned and confused, and she replies "He should be..." I rolled my eyes discreetly and sighed, not really wanting to get into it with her. Instead I said "Well, bottles don't really help at moments like these" and just smiled down at my happily nursing toddler. I didn't feel like mentioning how the WHO recommends nursing to 2, how the worldwide weaning age is 2 1/2 on average, or the fact that doctors recommend weaning from the bottle not to the bottle at a year. Aside from comments from my mother, which have now faded away thankfully, that's the first time I think someone has acted that way about it. I've had people act surprised and asked why, but that's the first time someone has told me to wean him. Okay, aside from the doctor visit when I was told my breastmilk had no nutritional value after one.
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I try to make it to the gym once a week, though sometimes I go months without having the chance, and leave my son in the daycare room for two hours while I work out. He usually has a lot of fun, and they've been very nice about letting me nurse him if he gets fussy. He is 18 months old now. Last night when they fetched me about his crying I, as usual, sat down to nurse him to see if that would calm him. The caregiver was surprised, "Oh, you're still doing that?" she ventures. Obviously, my answer was "Yes." She asks "He's not on a bottle yet?" Again, my answer was the obvious "No." She frowns and looks concerned and confused, and she replies "He should be..." I rolled my eyes discreetly and sighed, not really wanting to get into it with her. Instead I said "Well, bottles don't really help at moments like these" and just smiled down at my happily nursing toddler. I didn't feel like mentioning how the WHO recommends nursing to 2, how the worldwide weaning age is 2 1/2 on average, or the fact that doctors recommend weaning from the bottle not to the bottle at a year. Aside from comments from my mother, which have now faded away thankfully, that's the first time I think someone has acted that way about it. I've had people act surprised and asked why, but that's the first time someone has told me to wean him. Okay, aside from the doctor visit when I was told my breastmilk had no nutritional value after one.
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They try to comfort him for 10-15 minutes before coming to get me, which is what I prefer. It's my job to coddle my sad child, not anyone else's. 
I always feel bad for kids I encounter who don't seem to get enough of that, too, and end up holding them when they're in my care.
