Question out of curiosity 🤔

People have no boundaries when a baby is involved. They are just being nosey.

I hear you! Everyone seems so concerned with how/what my baby is eating as if it’s their problem. My MIL asked when I was going to get him on formula when he was a week or two old. I was honestly so confused. Tbh, even my husband has quite differing views to me, so that’s fun! I think for some people, they see it as a bit of a competition. I asked my mum how long she breastfed my sister and me (purely out of curiosity, especially because I know she went back to work really soon both times) and she felt the need to preface her answer with “well, it was different back then”. I assume she felt like I would judge her for her answer. For others, they have their own issues with it - my sister-in-law said she couldn’t imagine feeding a baby with teeth, so she’s expecting me to stop when he starts teething (mine is also 3 months).

The only person that has asked me this is my grandpa and I know he's just generally curious so it doesn't bother me. My mom was formula fed and so was I and all my siblings. My nephew was formula fed and also my first child (because I wasn't able to breastfeed him) so I'm the first person that I know in my family to breastfeed their baby. Some people are just nosey but I think some people are just curious because they aren't used to seeing it. I don't mind answering anyone's questions as long as they aren't rude or mean about it.

I've had some people ask who are genuinely curious about my plan with breastfeeding. But then I've had some people ask, and it feels like they are judging my answer. I feel like since so many of the older generations didn't breastfeed for as long as many mothers I know now, it is weird to them or something. It's hard getting so much mixed reactions to breastfeeding in general. But then also all the opinions on how long someone should feed their baby for is so frustrating.

Personally I think a lot of people are just curious. Sometimes other moms just want to know others plans and experiences, especially new moms who don't know what's considered "normal" and are trying to gauge what others are doing. I like to ask out of curiosity, and also because it can lead to so many other topics surrounding breastfeeding that are just so great to talk about and compare notes.

Honestly I think people hate the fact your doing something good for your baby 🤣 always had soooo many negative comments about breastfeeding already can’t wait for baby number 2 just to piss people off again ahah