My Husband's Family Constant Criticism about me breastfeeding

by Iris
(Union City, NJ, USA)

I am a mother of an 18 month old boy who still breastfeeds. I have received many critics from my mother in law comments like " in my time that was considered low class". My brother in law said to me : " Nobody does that anymore " . I simply take a big breath and do not add to their ignorant comments, cause no matter how many times I explain the proven benefits of Breastfeeding, they will just ignore anything that is good about it. My sister in law has said to me that my son will be spoiled because of the breasfeeding. Even though my husband took the classes with me and supports me, he does not say anything to his family, maybe for the same reasons I have opted not to respond anymore, cause they will ignore anything that is good about it. Whenever I see them, they will ask, "but for how long are you going to be doing this?", and to get them out of my case I'll just say : "Oh, he is leaving it soon", cause they will bombard me with ignorant comments.