Reply #78: That's a new one, and kinda freaky...

[spuddonna]

I have never heard of painting a face on your boob to wean kids before. That's pretty weird to me!

I breastfed both my kids til they were both about 2. They both seemed to stop on their own about that point.

I have a sis-in-law who was a 'closet breastfeeder' for about 3 years. She stopped telling the family she was doing it because they thought she was weird. Her deep dark secret - she nursed her daughter to sleep until she was about three. Her daughter is an only child, and was an 'in vitro' baby. I think my sis-in-law just wasn't ready to let go of her baby... But you know what? Maybe I'm wrong - maybe her daughter wasn't ready to let go of breastfeeding! In the end, it doesn't seem to matter - our niece is a great person, kind and caring...

I think the important thing is to listen to yourself and your baby. If your wife felt humiliated by this doc, then it's probably time to find a new doctor. Trust your gut. Another of my sis-in-laws felt something was wrong with her second son. She kept trying to get the pediatrician to listen to her concerns, but he dismissed her. It turned out our nephew is autistic. The persistence my sis-in-law had paid off though because she was able to get early treatment for her son.

I 'fired' a new pediatrician when my son was about 4 mos old. We had moved and I had a recommendation for a "great pediatrician" from a neighbor, so I took my son in to see her. The doc didn't say much at all, ran through a checklist of milestones, and then, very dismissively said that I should "lay off feeding my son creamed soups". Now, my son was a really big baby - even at 4 mos - but I breastfed him exclusively and I had literally just told her this. So, was she saying I was lying, feeding him solids? Was it possible she didn't remember in the span of literally 5 minutes what I had told her? I was like, wtf? Needless to say, she got the boot.

The worst thing about parenting is that there is always someone out there who is going to tell you: "you're doing it wrong!" If your baby is happy, and you are happy, and she is healthy, that's all that matters... Peace! (And sorry for the long rambling post! :hi: )