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[quote=Anonymous]I'm less convinced it's generational.  I'm in my late 40's and was born in the mid 1960's. I was fed formula.  My youngest sister, however, was born in the late 1970's and my mom nursed her for several years. She was very supportive of my nursing as well as my SIL's nursing.

It's probably safe to say that if you are having a baby now, you were born in the 1970's when there was a lot more support for breastfeeding. It wasn't seen as unusual. Yes, babies still had formula, but there was definitely a swing away from a "overly medicalized" birth where the mother was put under (like my mom was) towards the other end where there were planned home births.

If you're hearing comments like that, my guess is that it's also because MIL is insecure in her role.  She probably didn't nurse and wants to step in and control. I imagine that in the next 5 years, there will be fewer posts like this where breastfeeding is an issue between a MIL and DIL.

Of course, there will still be issues between MILs and DILs! [/quote]

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