I guess I am having a winge as I am breastfeeding 9mth old twins and have gone through mastitis 9 times in the first 5 months and now I am through it and travelling along well. I am sick of family and friends in the older generation telling me I should put my twins on the bottle. I love feeding my kids and although at times we have had difficult periods I am upset that they keep telling me my babies are to old to breast feed and should start a bottle. At times they refuse to feed through the day particually after they have eaten their solids and have a full tummy and this is usually when this is mentioned to me. One relative even told me it makes her sick to see a mother feeding babies older than 6-8 mths as they aren't babies anymore. It has also been suggested that my milk is no good anymore which I do not believe for a second. That really got to me it is only that I am stubborn that I continue. I plan to feed them onto cows milk and will stop when I am ready to stop and not before, some time after 12 months of age and not before. Does anyone else here experience this kind of pressure and how do you deal with it? Thanks for listening. Kerryn
Kerryn 23mth old girl & 11mth b/g twins