Comments on: In praise of Tamara Ecclestone, or why I’m breastfeeding my three-year-old

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 22:09:46 +0000

Having stopped breastfeeding with #1 and #2 because a new person needed the boobs for their sole source of nutrition and knowing that there will not now nor never be #4, I am still bedtime feeding #3 shortly after the 4th birthday. I have no real sense of how or when to stop because it is the source of night time comfort. I don’t make a public deal of it because a) it’s no one’s business and b) I do feel like people would give the side-eye for being weird – so I have read this post with interest since I feel like people don’t talk about post-baby feeding but it has been a real stability for #3 in a bonkers chaotic existence of being the third child.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 08:02:08 +0000

Breastfeeding sparks way too many opinions. Do it, don’t do it! I’m currently pregnant and have already had several conversations with colleagues which I had to bite my tongue about (I’m new to the job). One colleague said that she thought breastfeeding mums considered themselves superior to bottle feeding mums. I’ve done both and would have liked to have fed my daughter longer than I managed but it didn’t work out. Good luck to all mums. I’m watching Tamara’a World and think she’s an amazing mum x

By: Sarah Rooftops

Sarah Rooftops — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 12:54:16 +0000

Ugh, I just don’t get why anybody thinks it’s their place to criticise this sort of thing. Unless you personally have suffered due to being breastfed/not being breastfed/being breastfed past X age, why on earth would you care how somebody else’s child is receiving milk?! Talk about kids whose families can’t afford to feed them or talk about how to promote healthier eating, yes – those are big issues – but being angry about a bit of breast milk says more about the commenter than the parenting, doesn’t it?