Don't get me wrong. I think bottle feeding would be great too. Formula is also very nutritious for a baby, and the convenience of bottles in public, I'm jealous of. And now that Gwen is starting to grab and pull, a nursing cover isn't doing the trick.
I guess I had no idea that it is so controversial. I mean, I once recognized that breastfeeding an older child was ridiculed; 'if your child can ask for it, then its time to stop' (said with sarcastic laughter). Not sure exactly where I heard that, but I know I've heard it more than once. But who says? Who made that rule? The people that are uncomfortable with that idea? Just because a child's language skills have developed, means breastfeeding is now a social oddity? Is it based on the maturity of the child? Seriously? I think not. If you don't know, don't speak.
I am a little worried about breastfeeding once she gets teeth. The idea of her biting me there...uh, I'm so not looking forward to it! She already bites down sometimes when she's done eating, and even with just gums, it hurts a little. A woman I know started exclusively pumping at 6 months because of her son's teeth...I guess I'll have to see how it goes...
People have asked me how long I plan to breastfeed and I've been saying 9 months to a year. Now I plan on saying 'whenever I feel like stopping'. I wonder how well that will go over. In any case, it doesn't matter what other people think or say because the benefits of breastfeeding are vast.
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