To draw the line at breastfeeding my hairbrush

[TheAvocadoOfWisdom]

DD is 18m and bf morning and evening. In the last month or so, she's become very insistent on having her favourite cuddly monkey and dinosaur breastfeed too. She finishes feeding on one side, then holds up monkey to let him feed, making pretend sucking noises, and then gives dinosaur a turn. Repeat on other side, and then back to the first several times. It's become a bit of a ritual, although she does miss out dinosaur if she's tired.

Yesterday, I had to breastfeed a toy car. Fine, ok, it's a one off. Today she wants me to breastfeed my hairbrush. I said no (in a cheery, casual way), and she had a full-on tantrum (the sort where toddlers make their body all melty so you can't hold on to them, and then when you try to lie them on the floor they arch their backs so that you can't put them down easily, followed by kicking and wailing).

AIBU? Or should I indulge her?

WhaleOilBeefHookedIWill Unfortunately I have DH to thank for that one. I'm unimpressed by it too.

NOt only s hould you feed the hairbrush, you should be co-sleeping with it

I've never heard of this phenomenon. It's hilarious!! Bitty gone mad.

Although your post made me laugh. On a more serious note, no way would I be giving in to avoid a tantrum, slippery slope and all that.

Coming late to this thread..

My DS at 20 months likes to haul large and dangerous objects onto my lap to BF, like his pedal car. But he hasn't actually asked me to feed it yet. It makes me laugh too when he wears his Dad's sunglasses to BF - being an international toddler of mystery.

I've been in a crap pmt induced mood all morning, so glad I read this thread!