Is It Just Me?

[Misty_Morning]

OK. Here's the thing.

I'm out grocery shopping and put the bags in my car, return the cart, jump in my car and start it up. Well, theres a song playing on the radio that I love, Dream Weaver, so I sit and listen to it.

As the song ends the DJ comes on and says that the song was requested by some chick named Leanne and that she lives in a nudist colony. He also says that she had to go grocery shopping in a nearby town (where I live) cuz theres no grocery store around where she lives. Then he says that she called him to request that song while she sat in the parking lot of the Winn Dixie, breast feeding her 14 months old grand daughter.

Huh?

First of all, I didn't know there was a nudist colony close to where I live. I thought that was pretty cool.

But there were two other things that kinda shocked me.

1. Breast feeding her GRAND daughter. I dunno. I just envision my gandmothers and that kinda freaks me out. But to each his/her own.

2. Breast feeding her 14 month old grand daughter. IMO it's time to ween that kid.


So, I'm just kinda curious what ya'll think.

So, is it just me...or is that just too fucking weird?



(Oh, yeah I did look around the parking lot to see if could see her, but I think she was already gone.)

 

[scriptordelecto]

Breast feeding her 14 month old grand daughter. IMO it's time to ween that kid.

So...has she been a wet nurse all these years or what?

It's not you Misty...that's pretty weird!

 

[Elsie Grey]

14 months is unusual but not unheard of for breastfeeding. Probably should be being weaned off though... And as for the granddaughter bit, yeah that's weird!

Elsie

xxx

 

[drksideofthemoon]

OK. Here's the thing.

I'm out grocery shopping and put the bags in my car, return the cart, jump in my car and start it up. Well, theres a song playing on the radio that I love, Dream Weaver, so I sit and listen to it.

As the song ends the DJ comes on and says that the song was requested by some chick named Leanne and that she lives in a nudist colony. He also says that she had to go grocery shopping in a nearby town (where I live) cuz theres no grocery store around where she lives. Then he says that she called him to request that song while she sat in the parking lot of the Winn Dixie, breast feeding her 14 months old grand daughter.

Huh?

First of all, I didn't know there was a nudist colony close to where I live. I thought that was pretty cool.

But there were two other things that kinda shocked me.

1. Breast feeding her GRAND daughter. I dunno. I just envision my gandmothers and that kinda freaks me out. But to each his/her own.

2. Breast feeding her 14 month old grand daughter. IMO it's time to ween that kid.


So, I'm just kinda curious what ya'll think.

So, is it just me...or is that just too fucking weird?



(Oh, yeah I did look around the parking lot to see if could see her, but I think she was already gone.)

How the heck can she be breastfeeding her granddaughter?

 

[starrkers]

Yeah, that's weird.

Mind you, I knew a woman who was still breast feeding a 3 year old. He was her child though, not her grandchild. But it was kinda gross.

 

[Guest]

I don't think 14 months is too old to breastfeed. But the grandma wet nurse thing is a bit creepy.

 

[CharleyH]

OK. Here's the thing.

I'm out grocery shopping and put the bags in my car, return the cart, jump in my car and start it up. Well, theres a song playing on the radio that I love, Dream Weaver, so I sit and listen to it.

As the song ends the DJ comes on and says that the song was requested by some chick named Leanne and that she lives in a nudist colony. He also says that she had to go grocery shopping in a nearby town (where I live) cuz theres no grocery store around where she lives. Then he says that she called him to request that song while she sat in the parking lot of the Winn Dixie, breast feeding her 14 months old grand daughter.

Huh?

First of all, I didn't know there was a nudist colony close to where I live. I thought that was pretty cool.

But there were two other things that kinda shocked me.

1. Breast feeding her GRAND daughter. I dunno. I just envision my gandmothers and that kinda freaks me out. But to each his/her own.

2. Breast feeding her 14 month old grand daughter. IMO it's time to ween that kid.


So, I'm just kinda curious what ya'll think.

So, is it just me...or is that just too fucking weird?

(Oh, yeah I did look around the parking lot to see if could see her, but I think she was already gone.)

Dry and split nipples aching? NO- I would not breast feed my own kid let alone grand or great grands over a day- WEIRD! Not culturally. but way fucking weird anyhow to to breast feed over a year.

 

[Stella_Omega]

OK. Here's the thing.

I'm out grocery shopping and put the bags in my car, return the cart, jump in my car and start it up. Well, theres a song playing on the radio that I love, Dream Weaver, so I sit and listen to it.

As the song ends the DJ comes on and says that the song was requested by some chick named Leanne and that she lives in a nudist colony. He also says that she had to go grocery shopping in a nearby town (where I live) cuz theres no grocery store around where she lives. Then he says that she called him to request that song while she sat in the parking lot of the Winn Dixie, breast feeding her 14 months old grand daughter.

Huh?

First of all, I didn't know there was a nudist colony close to where I live. I thought that was pretty cool.

But there were two other things that kinda shocked me.

1. Breast feeding her GRAND daughter. I dunno. I just envision my gandmothers and that kinda freaks me out. But to each his/her own.

2. Breast feeding her 14 month old grand daughter. IMO it's time to ween that kid.


So, I'm just kinda curious what ya'll think.

So, is it just me...or is that just too fucking weird?



(Oh, yeah I did look around the parking lot to see if could see her, but I think she was already gone.)

Unusual for this society, and I bet most people would think it was weird. Grr!

Myself, I nursed both of my kids for about three years each, and I wet-nursed a friend's baby for a while, whilst she was ill in the hospital. It was tough, because her baby didn't want to take my breast at first.

Wet nursing is unusual in this society, but I'd rather go that route than formula if I had the choice.

I hope you guys aren't correlating "Grandma nursing the baby" with "incest."

 

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[sophia jane]

Read someplace, not too long ago, that it was best to breast feed a child for 2 or 3 years. Think it may have been 3. It's now a cultural thing to kind of get it over with, in a manner of speaking.

As far as a grandmother, maybe she was one of those who recently had another child and had plenty of milk. That or your incest thingy -- one way, of course -- is the other option. If so, maybe she has "sensitive" nipples and gets off super easy. Putting a call in to a radio station doesn't seem to fit though, but you never know.

The very minimum recommendation for breastfeeding is a year and 14 months isn't all that much older than that. There are actually quite alot of people who nurse into the toddler years but because of such reactions as have just happened, they don't talk about it much and they don't do it much in public.

As for the grandmother thing, it is a little odd, but not unheard of. Wet nursing is a viable alternative to bottle feeding and I know of others who have done it; that she's a grandma makes her a little old so it seems odd that she'd have milk but it happens.

 

[Equinoxe]

It is certainly unusual in modern Western society, on both counts, but I don't think there is anything about either that merits much consideration. While it may not be typical, it seems like a perfectly reasonable set of choices. I don't really find that to be all that strange.

Read someplace, not too long ago, that it was best to breast feed a child for 2 or 3 years. Think it may have been 3. It's now a cultural thing to kind of get it over with, in a manner of speaking.

I was under that impression, as well.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Ok...screw the breatfeeding thing. Tell us more about this nudist colony

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Jay and I discussed babies when we were dating. His idea was that I would breastfeed each kid for about 1 or 2 years and stay home with them until the youngest was 5.

Spontaneous as I am, I burst out laughing. He sighed and asked me what MY opinion was.

"Breastfeeding until they're about 6 months, maybe longer if they don't have teeth," I said. "And once each of them is 1 year old, I'm dumping them in a day care and run back to my job."


Jay thought I was very cold-hearted. Hey, it works for M. I've never seen a group of kids that are healthier or happier than hers.

 

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[buxxxom]

Unusual for this society, and I bet most people would think it was weird. Grr!

Myself, I nursed both of my kids for about three years each, and I wet-nursed a friend's baby for a while, whilst she was ill in the hospital. It was tough, because her baby didn't want to take my breast at first.

Wet nursing is unusual in this society, but I'd rather go that route than formula if I had the choice.

I hope you guys aren't correlating "Grandma nursing the baby" with "incest."

I'm going to agree with Stella. While unusual, I don't think it is a bit weird. When I think of my grandmother, a white-haired, 80-year old woman comes to mind, but I am remembering her from my adult years, not childhood. She was only 44 when I was born, and that's not too old to breastfeed.

I think if I were living in a nudist colony, breastfeeding a grandchild wouldn't be that much of a stretch.

Have a friend who nursed both of her kids until age 3 or 4. I didn't think it was that odd, and then when I accompanied her to some breastfeeding support meetings, I realized that it is more commonplace than I imagined; most just don't do it in a public setting.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Well, if she was twenty when she had her child and the child was twenty when he/she had their child, then she could be just 40 or so and may well have just had another child. Odd but not impossible.

 

[carsonshepherd]

As the song ends the DJ comes on and says that the song was requested by some chick named Leanne and that she lives in a nudist colony. He also says that she had to go grocery shopping in a nearby town (where I live) cuz theres no grocery store around where she lives. Then he says that she called him to request that song while she sat in the parking lot of the Winn Dixie, breast feeding her 14 months old grand daughter.

I'm surprised you took this seriously. It seems pretty clear to me that either the DJ was bored and pulling a stupid prank, or a pathetic caller was trying to get attention.

 

[Equinoxe]

Well, if she was twenty when she had her child and the child was twenty when he/she had their child, then she could be just 40 or so and may well have just had another child. Odd but not impossible.

This is very true: I knew a 33 year old grandmother.

 

[Liar]

Jay and I discussed babies when we were dating. His idea was that I would breastfeed each kid for about 1 or 2 years and stay home with them until the youngest was 5.

Spontaneous as I am, I burst out laughing. He sighed and asked me what MY opinion was.

"Breastfeeding until they're about 6 months, maybe longer if they don't have teeth," I said. "And once each of them is 1 year old, I'm dumping them in a day care and run back to my job."


Jay thought I was very cold-hearted. Hey, it works for M. I've never seen a group of kids that are healthier or happier than hers.

Well, I turned out pretty ok.

Except, of course, that I hang around with pervs on the internet almost every day. maybe I didn't get enough boob year 2 to 3.

 

[NippleFreak]

Yeah, that's weird.

Mind you, I knew a woman who was still breast feeding a 3 year old. He was her child though, not her grandchild. But it was kinda gross.

Hell, I'm 50-something, and I'd LOVE to breastfeed. Never too old for that, but I'd prefer for a non related woman provide the breast!

 

[matriarch]

The words 'personal choice' come to mind on this thread.

It's all very well to say you should do this or that, it is recommended to do this or that.......but circumstances and preferences dictate.

I wanted to feed both of mine as long as I could....but not that long....any time breastfeeding a child is a bonus to their immune system......my first one was jaundiced when born, and after 3 months, the milk was no longer there, so he went on to bottle feeding and never looked back. The second was breast fed, and there was never a shortage, but when the teeth came in at 6 months, that was it - he went onto a feeder cup, by-passed the bottle completely.

I will add, that breastfeeding is one of the most amazing feelings in the world. Unless you've done it, it's actually impossible to describe the emotions that action creates within the mother. The first time with both of mine, was accompanied by gentle tears the whole time, and a sudden realisation that I would do anything to protect this child.....the fierceness of the protective urge, and the suddenness was very surprising to me......but its still there, even 31 years on. And every year, on their birthdays, I am once again transported back to their births and how I felt. *lump in throat time*.

 

[Vermilion]

My mum said she weaned us as soon as we got teeth. I think most of the nutritional benefit has been obtained by then as as soon as you're ready to eat solids, why need breast milk?

Personall I feel if they're old enough to ask for it, they're too old to get it and if they can undo the buttons on your shirt to *get* it, then they are *waaaaaayy* too old for it.

Am I right in thinking that America is pretty funny about breastfeeding in public anyway and that it contravenes your decency laws or something?

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[jeanne_d_artois]

Family History Research

Over the last year I've been researching my wife's family history.

I have turned up some interesting pieces of information but nothing earth-shattering.

However, in the 19th Century and early 20th Century it was not uncommon for a daughter to give birth while her mother was still producing babies. Swapping babies so that the daughter breastfed her brother or sister or mother fed her grandchild would have been easily possible. In practice, grandmothers often looked after their daughter's babies so that daughter could return to work or look after older children. Alternatives to breast milk weren't easily available, weren't good for babies, and were expensive. Rich families employed wetnurses (lactating mothers) to breastfeed the children. Breastfeeding until five or six wasn't uncommon but beyond about 18 months was more for comfort and reassurance than nutrition.

One of the people also researching family history had a Duh! moment this week. He kept finding sextuplets in his 19th century family. What he was finding were multiple baptisms. A baptism was a costly event so several siblings would be baptised at the same time even if the youngest was a few weeks old and the eldest was eight or nine. He even found multiple baptisms of different generations with juvenile uncles and aunts being baptised at the same time as their contemporary nephews and nieces. In the absence of birth certificates, baptism dates were the only information he had about ages. Numbers of children seem to have been born on the same day.

There is a scene in the film "The Last Emperor" based on the book in which the child-emperor is breastfed by his wetnurse at the age of seven. When his wetnurse was banished, he was heartbroken because she was the only person who treated him as a human child.

Jeanne for Og

 

[Stella_Omega]

I'm surprised you took this seriously. It seems pretty clear to me that either the DJ was bored and pulling a stupid prank, or a pathetic caller was trying to get attention.

Oh hush, we're having fun here

Am I right in thinking that America is pretty funny about breastfeeding in public anyway and that it contravenes your decency laws or something?

Yes, people are pretty funny about it here. It's more a case of laws being passed to specify that breast feeding isn't indecent.

I can give you a couple of tips for getting away with it in public- A woman in black leather and mohawk is NOT going to get much flack to her face, no matter what people think around her!

Babies get hungry when everyone else does, even tiny ones. That meant that when we went out to dinner, my son would want to nurse usually when my food was served. When I wasn't wearing my bike jacket and boots, I wore big shawls over my dresses, and I could tuck him inside for privacy. We usually prefer ethnic restaurants. Indian restaurants do not mind nursing women at all. One Chinese place, though, asked me to take him to the bathroom to nurse- which was unscrubbed and stinky and only the toilet to sit on. I refused. I wouldn't have wanted to change his diaper in there! My response was enough for them, and they didn't ask again. We didn't go back, either, the food wasn't that great.

Breastfeeding until five or six wasn't uncommon but beyond about 18 months was more for comfort and reassurance than nutrition.

This is true, and even though mine didn't stop completely till around three, in both cases, by that time we're talking about a nip before naptime, or some comfort after a boo-boo

 

[oggbashan]

Birthday meal

Today my family went to a local restaurant to celebrate the birthdays of two of my daughters.

There were nine of us:

Og and wife
Two daughters and their husbands
One unmarried daughter
My wife's sister
Our seven week old granddaughter.

We had a table for eight in a corner of the restaurant with room for the grandddaughter's pushchair and impedimenta. She slept through the first two courses, played through the third, being passed around so that people could eat, then needed changing during the coffee. The restaurant had baby-changing equipment in the Ladies toilet. After that granddaughter demanded her meal. Mum lifted her top, unhooked her bra and fed our granddaughter in full view of the whole restuarant. Nobody took any notice.

We had checked with the restaurant when booking that it was OK to bring a small baby. They were pleased that we had decided to come to them and had arranged our reserved table so that there was room for the baby's pushchair.

What is unusual?

Nothing. Breastfeeding a baby in an English restaurant is a perfectly acceptable and normal activity. If it is a restaurant that we have never used before it is worth checking that there is room to manoeuvre the pushchair, but that is all that is necessary.

Og