My aunt was the first person I had ever seen breastfeed -- and she tandem nursed, so it was a crazy vision to a 13-year-old girl. LOL! It left an impression though. By the time I had kids, I also had an example in one older friend and mom of three. It helps so much to have the experience of watching other women breastfeeding. La Leche League is instrumental in this as well.

For me it was my big sister! She really stressed the importance of breastfeeding and also was not ashamed to let you watch when she was breastfeeding my niece.

I am so glad you had your aunt in your life! I wish for me it could have been my mom but she is very old school and still thinks issues like breastfeeding should not be talked about, let alone taught by someone else!

All of the adults (mom, aunts, cousins) in my life breastfed so I didn't really consider NOT nursing when I had my own. I knew it would be hard initially but the rewards afterwards would be so worth it.

I just wish more families would pass this on to the younger generation!

My mother also nursed me as a baby and my siblings and I nursed my daughter and will continue so for any future children and hope that my daughter will consider nursing when she becomes a mother. Unfortunatly I still feel that there is negitivity about the subject of breastfeeding and experienced it from both sides of the spectrum non-nursing mothers and mothers who nursed. In my experiences I was made to feel ashamed by non-nursing mothers particularly my mother in law who felt nursing wasn't enough for my 4 month old and would force feed her solids any chance she got, even when my husband and I told her about the benefits of nursing her opinon still didn't change. From mothers who nursed I would also get comments and smug remarks on how long I breastfed my daughter. When I had to adruptly end my nursing due to an etopic pregnancy they all cheered to the fact my daughter had to be weaned. She was only 17 months old and was already starting to wean herself but quite frankly I would have breastfed her as long as she would have wanted to and definatly not cutting out the nursing cold turkey all together wish it could have been a more gradual process. I was just wondering if any other nursing mothers experienced anything like this from non-nursing mothers but also nursing or mothers who have nursed?

The stares and comments will always be around. I would totally ignore everything negative and just smile! I am so sorry you had certain people around you that felt that you were breastfeeding to long!