What do you do when you get annoyed with bf?

[ButterpieBride]

It is really odd, but lately I have found myself getting irritated with DD2 when she is bf. She is only 8mo, so I don't want to stop, but sometimes I feel somehow annoyed with her.

I sometimes have a bit of a problem with other people touching me (much worse when I was a child- I used to have panic attacks if I needed my hair doing or something and used to climb into tiny spaces as I hated the feeling of not knowing where my body ended, if that makes sense) but my babies have always felt like part of me, if that doesn't sound too lentil-weavey.

Anyhow, has anyone else ever felt like this? How do you get over it? I stopped feeding DD1 a lot earlier, so never really got to this point.

It is more at the end of the feed, where it starts to feel a bit tickly- I suppose the let down isn't as strong or maybe she isn't sucking as hard.

with my dd I used to browse/buy hotmilk nursing bras. It did work out expensive, but I am using them again now.

I also found that sterilising bottles helped me see teh benefits of breastfeeding!

Try reading a book or magazine at the same time as feeding, and it will distract you.

My DD is now 10 months, and I find feeding her more difficult now as she is a bit too big to fit comfortably on my lap, she doesn't want to feed for long unless she is tired, and she is easily distracted and then twists her head to see what else is happening in the room.

I think we're probably coming to the end of breastfeeding now, as we're both ready to move on, but in the meantime, I try to feed her in a quiet room (ie without my 3 year old running in and out!), and I just stop feeding if she gets fidgety or distracted or it gets uncomfortable.

I got this for a while with DS. I just used to try and distract myself from the sensations - reading a book or watching TV or something. For me it passed in about a month and I've been fine every since - he is 2 now and still has a feed in the mornings.