https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:19:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2157372 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 15:11:36 +0000 jedeve 2157372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's funny looking back at how little I knew, even though I planned on BFing. </p> <p>As a kid, I remember seeing someone do it once. I was pretty shocked she would have a boob out! My aunts had breast reductions and FF so I never saw my cousins BF.</p> <p>I babysat a TON in high school and college but never really thought about the fact I mixed bottles for some babies and not others. I think I assumed they were all on formula and the mom had just mixed the bottles ahead of time for me. Instead of realizing some were probably breastmilk! And when I worked in a daycare, I knew one mom who came and nursed her kid every couple hours (she worked next door and he wouldn't take a bottle.) I was a little surprised at first but then got used to it. Then another mom who worked there nursed her kid with a cover and I thougt that just looked uncomfortable. We had one mom who brought in pumped milk and I always thought it smelled, haha. </p> <p>I mean, I was 22 at time, but it's surprising to me, looking back, how immature most of my ideas about BFing were! And even when I got pregnant I thought I would nurse for six months. A lot has changed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2146171 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:09:28 +0000 Miss Ariel 2146171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 was time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2146145 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:52:36 +0000 MarieJ 2146145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 was adamant about breastfeeding her and all of my future kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2146123 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:29:45 +0000 kes18 2146123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.</p> <p>I never thought it was gross or anything but when I was pregnant I thought about doing it and it seemed a little awkward. Even right after she was born it was a little weird that first time...but I LOVE it! Never would have thought that.</p> <p>I wasn't ever around lots of babies as a child/preteen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2146075 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:58:43 +0000 Meowkers 2146075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 of time. Imagine how shocked I was when I finally did it and actually love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2146055 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:42:13 +0000 farawayyama 2146055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 considered a lactivist, nursing my sister until 2.5, participating in nurse-ins etc. She also taught it as part of her job.</p> <p> I think in New Zealand nursing in public was more common though, compared to here in Ohio. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2145812 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 08:22:12 +0000 FaithFertility 2145812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2145797 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 08:09:09 +0000 bpcmarj 2145797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 about it and then be successful after what, one class at the hospital? Seems a little backwards to me!! So, in our current society without much education for young women I think it's pretty amazing how many are breastfeeding! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2145796 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 08:08:40 +0000 brownie 2145796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom swears she couldn't breastfeed us. But I know I thought it was normal and expected but I'm not sure why. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2145704 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:02:22 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2145704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my brother and sil had my nephew. I didn't really think about it before then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2145699 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 05:59:36 +0000 ValentineMommy 2145699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2145604 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 22:47:08 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2145604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> <p>Sex ed focused on body changes and preventing adolescent pregnancy. I never had one of those egg baby projects, but breastfeeding and other baby topics would be appropriate for that part of a sex ed course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2145568 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:36:12 +0000 cornucopia8 2145568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144982 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:06:18 +0000 Mamaof2 2144982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister had her 1st baby when I was in college and that was the 1st time I saw someone BF.</p> <p>When I was BF my DS a friend's DD asked me "where's the bottle"</p> <p>I looked at her mom and said "you explain it" :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144975 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:59:27 +0000 regberadaisy 2144975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144974 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:58:08 +0000 littlebittyhouse 2144974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 was 20 years ago. I don't know that I thought much about it though. When I got pregnant I just kind of knew that would be how I fed my babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144951 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:36:48 +0000 MrsF 2144951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144935 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:25:20 +0000 Maysprout 2144935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My younger siblings were breastfed. But I still was pretty clueless about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144920 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:15:55 +0000 avivoca 2144920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 that was natural too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144913 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:09:40 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2144913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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, snd I grew up in the homeschooling community where some families have 10 or more children and they all nursed for years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144904 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:56:11 +0000 artsyfartsy 2144904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 maybe more moms choose it. Some here just don't know anything about the option to do it so they don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144902 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:53:34 +0000 catlady 2144902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 me (I have no idea if my aunts nursed my cousins or not), so I was never exposed to it. My mom did mention to me that she breastfed me and not my brother. But I never saw anyone doing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144871 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:30:42 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 2144871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was about 10 when my aunt had her twins &amp; 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 tandem nursing. My mom told me she was breastfeeding the twins - and that was my first experience learning about BFing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144858 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:24:27 +0000 mamimami 2144858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 stage of development during/after BFing. And that sometimes, they even get smaller then. So I can't say I wasn't warned about THAT! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144850 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:21:10 +0000 mamimami 2144850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 until I became a mom. It was normal and unremarkable in our family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144847 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:19:35 +0000 Mrs. Taco 2144847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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) and as a teenager I thought it was totally weird once he began to ask for "more boob". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144834 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:13:46 +0000 miramira 2144834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My only experience with it growing up was seeing one of my aunts do it. Nobody else in my entire family breastfed!</p> <p>I definitely think it should be included in health education in schools since it is knowledge that's no longer routinely passed down from one generation to the next. </p> <p>It's very disheartening that some people view it as taboo, with the notion that breasts are reserved solely for sex. A sign of the times and our culture :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144803 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:52:42 +0000 youboots 2144803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 pumped now cows milk gives me the ick a little. I feel bad for them. And my mom was raised on a dairy farm so that always felt normal to me. I'm looking into getting our milk from a local small producer (only 3 cows) when T goes to cows milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144789 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:46:37 +0000 Truth Bombs 2144789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-remember-learning-about-breastfeeding#post-2144779 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:42:15 +0000 snowjewelz 2144779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope esp since my mom did not BF me or my sister. </p>