Boob-mad 14-month old, grrrr.

[NotQuiteCockney]

DS2 is 14 months now. He generally eats really well, he's active and independent. But lately he's been a bit boob mad. If he's with me, he wants to be feeding. I often take him into my bed, and let him nurse for as long as he likes, and he will happily go from boob to boob for half an hour or an hour ... it's normally me who gives up.

I think this may be teething and/or a cold. I know I should just put up with it, and he'll get better. I have a cold, too, and lying still and reading isn't a bad way to pass the time.

But part of me wants to shout "off! off! my boobs!".

Anyone else dealing with this? I've mostly stopped him breastfeeding in public now, except for a few places and situations.

I know that feeling

('Clear off I tell you,they're mine!!!)

In your situation,I would grit my teeth for afew times,reminding yourself of howsaintly you're being,then work on some serious distraction techniques. (New toys? Lots of physical activities?)

I think I'll work on distraction when we're both better. At the moment, it's hard to put him down anywhere, even when we're out, and somewhere really lovely, like his brother's school. Well, he did go down a bit today, so maybe he's on the mend.

My desire to have my body to myself, nobody clinging to me, nobody wiping their nose on my sleeve, is an aspect of myself that doesn't really fit with being a SAHM.

I really do want to make it to 2 years, and I wouldn't consider stopping bf over this, but it is really tiresome.

I think I will move to a model where he (mostly) breastfeeds in my room and his room, and keep feeding outside those places to an absolute minimum. Otherwise, he's forever tugging my shirt up, in all sorts of places.

After about 11 months,my dd then fed am and pm for another19 months (although I was back at work.)

I sympathise-been back in the UK for 8 days-dd has been ill for four of them and ds for the next 4.
Am alone (as per usual!) and feel I haven't moved anywhere without a child wrapped around some part of me for days. Even have to have a poo (tmi I know!) with ds on my lap!!

I'm perfectly happy with the am and pm plan. I like the idea of bf whenever wherever, but I don't like being grabbed at and pulled on all the time.

Oh, and I hate not being able to go to the loo on my own.

I guess everyone has their own struggles with being a parent. I'm fine with chaos and having to carry lots of stuff. I like being silly, and having someone to talk to a lot of the time. And holding hands is fine. But the feeling that my body isn't my own just doesn't suit me.

i am still bf dd age 16 months (but bf ds2 till he was 2.5) so i know how you're feeling.My dd is also teething/got a cold and driving me nuts!!! Not only does she want extra feeds but won't go to either of her big brothers or dad so it's me me me all the time!!

Yeah, DS2 has to be on me all the time. And DH doesn't really cook, so I get to cook meals, while feeling ill, and listening to DS2 howl for me in another room.

Bizarrely, the only person, other than me, who he really likes at the moment, is a friend's husband. Who he doesn't know very well. But DS1 gets really thrilled whenever he sees this man.