snowjewelz on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
Nope esp since my mom did not BF me or my sister.
View ArticleTruth Bombs on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I'm the youngest of my cousins so I was in high school when they started having kids and they all breastfed. It never occured to me that it was gross. It's what our bodies are designed to do....
View Articleyouboots on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I guess Oregon is one of the most breastfeeding friendly state stats wise. I remember my mom explaining it to me as a kid. I always saw it as the natural way to feed a baby. After the first time I...
View Articlemiramira on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
My only experience with it growing up was seeing one of my aunts do it. Nobody else in my entire family breastfed!I definitely think it should be included in health education in schools since it is...
View ArticleMrs. Taco on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I grew up seeing my stepmother feeding my little brother. I didn't think much of it in the beginning but she did extended breastfeeding (I believe he was close to three? when they stopped completely)...
View Articlemamimami on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I'm with you! Don't have any little sibs but grew up with my mom talking about having nursed me. She even had (still has) a large framed photo of her nursing me. I didn't give any of it much thought...
View Articlemamimami on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
Oh - I do remember it being mentioned in health class. The context was the different stages of growing boobs (we were in 5th grade). The doctor who gave the class explained that boobs reach their final...
View ArticleMrs. Jump Rope on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I was about 10 when my aunt had her twins & she stayed with my grandparents for awhile postpartum for help during recovery. I remember going to visit and walking I to the living room and she was...
View Articlecatlady on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
This thread makes me realize that I barely even thought about the concept of breastfeeding until I got pregnant. My younger brother was formula-fed, and no one else in my family ever nursed in front of...
View Articleartsyfartsy on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I never saw ANYONE breastfeed as a child. i never gave it a second thought until I got married and knew I wanted children someday. I'm passionate about helping it be more common knowledge in my area so...
View ArticleRainbow Sprinkles on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I grew up around lots and lots of kids and lots of huge families and all the babies were breastfed. it was always just a "normal" thing to me! I'm #2 out of 5 children and so I saw my mom breastfeed,...
View Articleavivoca on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I remember asking my mom about it when I looked at my immunization chart. It was listed on there. Otherwise, I always thought it was natural, but I know plenty of babies who were bottle-fed and thought...
View ArticleMaysprout on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
My younger siblings were breastfed. But I still was pretty clueless about it.
View ArticleMrsF on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I wasn't around many babies growing up and I don't ever remember seeing anyone breastfeed. I actually don't have any concept of how I learned about it.
View Articlelittlebittyhouse on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
My mom nursed my sister for a short period of time (never in front of the rest of us which is weird now when I think about it) and my aunt nursed her first baby - I remember seeing her giganic pump! It...
View Articleregberadaisy on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
Hm I honestly don't remember a single relative that BF. Almost everyone in my family formula feeds. I have no idea where my desire to breastfeed comes from, truth be told.
View ArticleMamaof2 on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
My sister had her 1st baby when I was in college and that was the 1st time I saw someone BF.When I was BF my DS a friend's DD asked me "where's the bottle"I looked at her mom and said "you explain it"...
View Articlecornucopia8 on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
Sadly, I never saw any live breastfeeding, ever. We were formula babies, so my parents and in-laws didn't have any advice or stories about it. Great-grandma had tons of stories, though!
View ArticleMrs. Lemon-Lime on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I saw my mom nurse my brother and other women nurse in public areas. Breast feeding was just as common as bottle feeding (formula or breastmilk) and both seemed very right. Sex ed focused on body...
View ArticleValentineMommy on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I was adopted and the youngest in the family, so I didn't learn about breastfeeding until....my friends had kids maybe? I was definitely not young.
View ArticleSleepyMonkey on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
When my brother and sil had my nephew. I didn't really think about it before then.
View Articlebrownie on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
My mom swears she couldn't breastfeed us. But I know I thought it was normal and expected but I'm not sure why.
View Articlebpcmarj on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
Thank you all for your responses. This is so interesting to me. I just think it odd that if breastfeeding is getting such a push that we expect women to go their whole lives without knowing anything...
View ArticleFaithFertility on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
My mom BF all my younger sisters and she spoke about it often, it seemed like such a natural bonding thing for her so naturally I always wanted to with my kiddos, so far so good with DD
View Articlefarawayyama on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
My brothers and I were mostly FF, but my mother became a midwife when I was a teenager and became a proponent of breastfeeding. My sister was born when I was 19 and by then mum could have been...
View ArticleMeowkers on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
Honestly I thought breastfeeding was gross until the moment I actually breastfed my baby. Even while I was pregnant I was grossed out by the idea of it and intended on doing it for a very short period...
View Articlekes18 on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
I don't remember ever learning about it! I guess I knew what it was but I can't remember any details. My mother BF me and my brothers but I don't remember any of that. I was 3 when they were born.I...
View ArticleMarieJ on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
Growing up, I never saw anyone breastfeed. I've never thought it was gross. I hate that breastfeeding is so taboo. It's natural and what our bodies were designed to do, so when I had my first child, I...
View ArticleMiss Ariel on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
Growing up I always knew my brother and I were breastfeed. I do remember in college asking my mom when she stopped and her response was that when my brother said, "eww" when she tried to feed him it...
View Articlejedeve on "Do you remember learning about breastfeeding?"
It's funny looking back at how little I knew, even though I planned on BFing. As a kid, I remember seeing someone do it once. I was pretty shocked she would have a boob out! My aunts had breast...
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