Nhs workers

I am so sick of nhs workers discouraging breast feeding I’m already under a lot of pressure to stop with my 12 month old and I’ve just had another say infront of my mother you don’t want to be feeding at the school gates I mean wtf she’s just turned one! Sorry just a rant

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That's not right. My little girl just turned one and still breastfeeds. I'm doing it until she tells me otherwise. You do what's right for you and little one

How strange. I’ve not had that experience. Sorry you have been discouraged. It’s your baby and body your choice and NHS/ WHO recommendation is 2 years and beyond anyway

In my case its not NHS but its my mother in-law.
Its really can be very frustrating when someone start commenting like this 🥲

It really infuriates me the way people perceive breastfeeding these days. It’s nothing more than a mother feeding their child. No one would stop you giving them a bottle at the school gates so what’s different about a breast? Because society has deemed it as sexual?

The main purpose of breasts is to feed your child. Anything else has come over time, people need to get their head out of their ass and realise boobs aren’t just for sex!

I had someone telling me they’d reported someone for breastfeeding past 2 right after I’d told her I don’t plan on stopping feeding my daughter anytime soon!! Like come on! Why the hell would you report a mother for feeding their child!

Omggg reporting someone! That’s so bad

Who are those to comment on breastfeeding, feeding your child is beautiful whether its breast or bottle.

If someone works for the nhs they also shouldn’t be giving their unsolicited opinions, you can report them to their team/ manager / pals if they work for the nhs.

I think it’s amazing mothers are able to breastfeed I wasn’t so lucky but I really don’t understand the discouragement . My manager still breastfeeds her child and she 2 going on 3 . You’re doing amazing that’s sad to hear about the nhs staff you have encountered .

in our community

Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!