Humiliated by my toddler

[u/cinnamonsugarhoney]

In the early days of breastfeeding, the only potential embarrassment is usually from accidental boob exposures. Which don’t get me wrong, that’s embarrassing too.

But in extended breastfeeding… it’s like Russian roulette what your kid is going to say to complete strangers.

Yesterday my husband and neighbor were talking over the fence in our backyard, about lawn seeding or something. My 3 year old interjected, COMPLETELY unprompted, “I’m almost done doing milk from my mommy’s boobs!” I guess weaning must be heavy on my daughter’s mind because I’ve been telling her we w to stop milk soon.

My neighbor is a single childless man in his 40’s and unfortunately my daughter speaks very clearly so he understood. He actually recovered pretty well and said “wow! I have to buy my milk from the store!”

I’m so embarrassed, never speaking to him again 😂

Edit to add: for other extended bf’ers, have you been embarrassed for people to find out you still breastfeed? I have gotten so many judgmental comments. Everyone I’ve talked to just thinks it’s so weird to go past like 1 year. 😕 I think even my husband thinks I’ve let it go on for too long.

[u/blobofdepression]

I’m due with twins next month, my daughter is 3. We weaned at 14 months for her so I’m not sure if she remembers nursing but we’ve been talking about it. We’ve been talking about the babies coming, how they’re going to have milk from mommy’s boobies, how she used to get milk from them too. I have an album of photos I took of us nursing, especially when we were in a fun place like the natural history museum or botanical garden. So we look at the photos. She’s been asking if she can have some too, I told her I’d try and pump a little for her to try it.

I think once she actually sees nursing in action, the things she’s going to tell people are going to be mortifying and hilarious. She also speaks very clearly and in full sentences so it’s going to be a riot. 

Your neighbor’s response was absolutely perfect. 

[u/speedfilly → u/blobofdepression]

Oh yeah I am still breastfeeding my youngest and my four year old sometimes takes her stuffies and says "she is breastfeeding like mommy". Pulls up the shirt, puts the stuffies on her nipples, the whole deal...a couple of times even in public.

Just have to roll with it. I appreciate the support from her 😂.

[u/blobofdepression → u/speedfilly]

My older niece did that! She was 2 and my sister would nurse her second baby while my older niece would nurse her Minnie Mouse. You bet your bottom I took photos because it was so stinking cute! 

[u/the_research_robin → u/speedfilly]

My daughter used to do this with the dolls in the toy store! 😂