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no, but by the time she was a toddler, we didn't have need to do it in public. but i never heard anything about it from family or friends. i also didn't really leave it up for discussion or a time for them to comment, i don't think.

I'd never gotten a negative comment from anyone until just recently--my in-laws were in town for dd's first bday party and I was nursing lo away in her room, but they heard me say "ow!" when lo pulled my hair (which she loves to do while nursing, siiiiigh....) and assumed that she'd bit me (which she is yet to do, actually!). later mil was like "she has teeth now, stop nursing" umm no

eta: I also wanted to add a positive experience--some very close family friends (like, lived across the street, their sons are like my other brothers) met dd this weekend for the first time and the mom asked how long I had breastfed, and when I said I still was she sounded surprised but said "good for you!" (actually, she might have been surprised bc lo was drinking cows milk from a cup during the visit)

My last day nursing was yesterday. My son is 13 months old. I got the feeling from everyone they thought I was way overdue to stop. I don't know anyone who did it as long as me. Most people I know didn't at all or for a couple of months, so they probably thought I was nuts

I nursed C until 20 months. Around the year mark I got a lot of questions about when I planned to stop, and I think because *I* felt insecure about it, people felt ok kind of discouraging continuing and or saying she didn't need it anymore. Once I got more confident with my response (it's still working for us and there are still health benefits for both is us so we will go on as long as it's working) people started being more like, oh that's great, good for you.

So yeah I mostly got positive or neutral comments, but she was only nursing at home for the last several months, so it only came up with people I was closer to- though I was surprised by some of the people who asked, like my fil.

I'm tandem nursing my newborn and 2.5yo and the only person who "disapproves" is my Dad but even he's not that worried about it. I know 2-3 other ladies who are nursing toddlers and to be honest although I haven't nursed my toddler out of the home for months I just don't give people the opportunity to be negative about it.

Many people are very surprised we're still nursing at 27 months but we don't nurse in public so I just don't tell people who are judgy.