11 month old boob monster!!

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My ds seems to be getting more and more obsessed with breastmilk at the moment and I'm not sure whether that's normal or not?

He wakes for milk about six, goes back to sleep til eight but then wants to feed again for much longer than he used to, he naps between ten and twelve and will insist on milk before and after his nap. Same with his afternoon nap, then milk at bedtime, at 11, 1, 4 and then 6 again.

I'm not sleeping, I can never be away from him for more than a couple of hours (my dog chewed up my breast pump but I hate expressing anyway) and I thought he would be fading out the milk at this stage not ramping it up!

it's starting to interfere with his solid meals as he just shouts at me and reaches out his arms to be picked up for milk. I know that only really matters for chewing and for iron but he seems to me to be going backwards..?

Also, if I try and give him less he just gets cross and upset and then when he does get milk he's so keen he digs his teeth in a bit to get purchase!!

Help!

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My 15mo is the same. He wants to feed all the time and keeps shoving his hands down the neck of my jumper. I’ve started refusing, particularly at nap time as I think it’s becoming a habit. He cries but is starting to accept it when I say no. I figure he wants comfort more than food.

Any chance of leaving him with your P/H or anyone you trust really and not being available - say when he wakes from day time naps. If you aren't there and he can't smell the milk he may be happier to go with out. You would need to repeat it at the same time for a few days until he stops expecting it at that time and then maybe swap to another time. Also your P/H going to him at 4am and offering water or milk in a cup. He mustn't see or hear you. He may have to cry it out a bit but as long as you are not there he will get over it

Ok so we tried my dh putting him to bed with a bottle (he makes an unearthly mess with a cup!) and it did work (with a bit more fuss and time than when I do it!) I was absolutely amazed!! Will try and replace a few other feeds on different days and hope it makes him a bit more flexible. I feel so much better knowing I can actually leave him without him starving/howling too. Thanks for the advice!