Pulling away while nursing!

Anybody else's kid do that? Riya pulls away while nursing to look at a sound or a noise and it hurts like crazy!

Raj

Mine does it sometimes and also when he suddenly awakens from his dozing mode and realizes he's been feeding so gets aggresive while sucking like he forgot something!

-L.

Hi Raj,
Try to nurse in a place with a minimum distraction.If possible try to get a nursing necklace. Around 7-8 months they start noticing their environment and will be more interested in watching but at the same time wants to eat..At 18 months Sakthi used to nurse sitting on a kitchen counter.My hubby used to make fun of us.But thats the joy of toddler nursing.
Good Luck
Mangai

Raj - Sure - that happens all the time as they start to grow older and you're right it hurts! Like Mangai said the only way I know of is to nurse her somewhere quiet and if she still starts pulling away every few secs stop the feeding - once I did that a few times then Aadhu understood that he better eat instead of looking around or there would be no more milk
Mangai - when did you stop BFing?

Vanathi.

Mangai, what a great idea about the nursing necklace! I think I'll try my hand on making one. Will let you know how it goes.

Raj

Okay, did some research on it and seems like I need to be careful about the kind of threading and beads I use for safety purposes. So, I am going to go find out how much it will cost me to make one vs. order one. Oooh, I am excited. Thanks, Mangai!

Raj

Originally Posted by riyasmommy

Anybody else's kid do that? Riya pulls away while nursing to look at a sound or a noise and it hurts like crazy!

Raj

Raj

I also underwent the same scenario with my baby. As Mangai rightly said, nurse her ina very quite place, with a soft music , stroke her hands/legs gently while nursing, look straight into her eyes with gentle smile...these were the tips given by my Ped and it really worked for me,

Originally Posted by riyasmommy

Okay, did some research on it and seems like I need to be careful about the kind of threading and beads I use for safety purposes. So, I am going to go find out how much it will cost me to make one vs. order one. Oooh, I am excited. Thanks, Mangai!

Raj

Glad I can provide some useful info.

Mangai

Originally Posted by Aadhusmom

Mangai - when did you stop BFing?

Vanathi.

Hi Vanathi,

Weaned at 20 months.We started school at 24 months so weaned around 20 months .It was totally mother lead.She was so attached.She still pulls my shirt give hugs and kisses.

Thanks
Mangai

Originally Posted by mangaii

Hi Vanathi,

Weaned at 20 months.We started school at 24 months so weaned around 20 months .It was totally mother lead.She was so attached.She still pulls my shirt give hugs and kisses.

Thanks
Mangai

Ok - just wondering.

Vanathi.