I LOVE my DH!!!

[ChattyCat]

Yesterday, we were at the bookstore and dd and ds were playing in the kids section with the trains, castle and other toys. A lady is there with her nephew who is 5 months old, and we were all chatting. She makes the comment "Thank GOD your mommy isn't breastfeeding you, since you already have teeth!" I was too flabbergasted to say anything. DH says "It's perfectly ok to breastfeed when babies get teeth. DD is 11 months and still breastfeeding." And, then dd decided that she wanted to nurse, so I sat down and gave her some momma milk. It actually turned into a bit of an informative discussion at that point, about when my kids got teeth and how they don't bite. DH is such an awesome lactivist! He keeps his cool, when I just want to scream at people.

[rmzbm]

for your DH! My 12 month old nursling doesn't bite either! (Pinching is another story! )

[midstreammama]

: but with my 27mo. The pinching is rediculous!

[hunnybumm]

When DS#1 was a couple months old a semi-friend made a similar comment. I told her I planned to nurse exclusively for at least 6 months. She said "Just wait till he gets teeth, you will change your mind! When D got his first tooth, he bit he once and I never nursed him again. You will see!" I made sure to nurse him when ever we were around her when he was 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, etc.

I admit I have been bitten a couple times by #1 and too many times to count by #2, but if they bit me while playing with them would I never play with them again? No that would be mean. Why is nursing so darn special? It's like everything else, it's a learning experience, you teach them, gently, how not to bite your nipple. Same way you teach them not to bite any other part of our body, or to hit or throw toys. Why is that so hard to understand? lol

[annalaura]

thats so awesome. yay for your husband you did good

[Demeter9]

Break out the pom-poms. Good on him!

[CalebsMama05]

awesome on him! ds2 bit me a few times...he learned quick not to bite the boobies. everywhere ELSE is a different story...but he's REAL careful not to bite the boobies

[Janice in Canada]

Its the most ridiculous thing. You don't use your teeth to suck.

Everytime I hear this comment, I have to restrain myself from the first response that comes to my mind (which is totally inappropriate, but equally true)

There are other body parts that people like to have sucked... and are willing to let people with teeth, suck on them.


You know what I mean. I really wish I could think of a witty but socially acceptable way to convey that analogy. I think men would "get it".

Janice

[babymakesthree]

my mom says wait til she gets teeth, then you'll see. she bf'd me til I was past 2 and says I used to bite her and think it was funny. I just tell her that's just me, cause somehow I still think it is funny I used to bite. I love to rile my mom up and if she was that upset how did she b/f for more than 2 years? dd doesn't have teeth yet but it won't make me stop b/fing when she does get some, even if she has my mean streak.

[annettemarie]

Originally Posted by Janice in Canada

Its the most ridiculous thing. You don't use your teeth to suck.

Everytime I hear this comment, I have to restrain myself from the first response that comes to my mind (which is totally inappropriate, but equally true)

There are other body parts that people like to have sucked... and are willing to let people with teeth, suck on them.


You know what I mean. I really wish I could think of a witty but socially acceptable way to convey that analogy. I think men would "get it".

Janice

Great minds think alike (except I actually do say it!)

[lacysmommy]

I had people say that to me when my DD1 was little... but nearly everyone in my family BF for at least a year and I know that most of us got teeth before then so I just ignored it and kept on nursing well past the new teeth stage. My MIL talked about indentations on her nipple but not about biting, and she BF all hers at least 18 months. What made me laugh is when a lady from church who adopted all her children and never BF told me about how I'd stop once they got teeth! It's kind of like the childless friend pushing the epidural saying "oh trust me, you'll need it!" Well I'm still going strong with DD1 who is closing in on 3 years old and I still have two very nice looking, whole nipples attached to my breasts!