When I nurse DS he pushes against me with his hands and tucks his chin in so that he's really pulling my nipple (worse on right boob, but getting bad on left). He used to nurse well lying down, and it's better than the cradle hold, but not great.
If I hold his hand, he cries like his heart's breaking - sometimes he'll tolerate it if he can push against the flat of my hand, but sometimes it just has to be my chest.
What can I do?! I really do not want to stop nursing him (he's 10 months old) - he doesn't want to stop either (he comes up to me and pats me (gently) till I nurse him when we're out and he's always happy to nurse first thing and before naps/bed. He's just very strong and has got into bad habits - how can I help him break them?!
I've tried sitting him on my lap to nurse him, which is all very well at home, but if he's desperate to nurse when we're out (sometimes nothing will distract him!), this looks a little odd to say the least!
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DS pulls away - blimey he's strong!
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HunkerMunker · 14/02/2005 00:08
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