i like BF and am grateful that I have been able to do it all this time especially as we have always had major hassle getting DS to sleep. However, the frequency and length of his feeding is getting to be a bit of a concern. He wants 'mah' all the time. He keeps asking for it, prefers it to food, and spends hours a day sucking. I thought young toddlers were speed feeders?
Wakes up and demands milk urgently. Gets on my lap on sofa and sucks contentedly from 6am til 7.30am, jumping off now and again to play and bring me books to read him, which he wants to have read to him whilst sucking.
7.30 - 9am Won't eat breakfast in high chair, but will eat toast fingers and apple slices whilst running about, interspersed with demands for milk. Often pushes food away and says 'no, mah'
Chases me into shower and stands outside plaintively asking for mah. Watches me dress whilst still asking.
Climbs on me while I stuff down my toast, steals toast and runs about with it then wants mah.
9-11am. I take him out and wear him out swimming and running about in the morning, he has snacks and I tell him no mah til we are home.
11am. Back home. Immediately wants mah. I give him five minutes then put Peppa on whilst I get his lunch. He wants mah before lunch and goes mental if put in chair without it. Will eventually eat lunch, then shouts for more mah.
11.45am - 12.30pm. BF and a story on sofa then I lie on bed with him and he stops wriggling and goes quiet. Then he is transferred to cot for nap.
1-3pm . Nap. Often wakes, shouts for mah then resettles. Or doesn't and has to be given more mah to get him back to sleep.
3-5pm. Out and about as before. No mah til we are home etc.
5.15- shrieks for mah whilst hanging off my leg as I throw tea together. Has a quick feed, then tea, then stories (whilst BF-ing) and then draw curtains, play quiet bedtime music, no talking, final BF (about 25 minutes) then bed at 7.15pm awake but contented. Usually sleeps til 6am but twice a week will wake at 3am and after listening for 25 mnutes to shouts for mah, I get in bed with him and feed him back to sleep.
Help! Is this normal? Will he grow out of it? I was hoping it would gradually taper off and DH thinks he should stop at 2 years anyway. But he is so bloody mad for it and always has been and it's showing no signs at all of tapering off.
I don't think he needs this much milk and there is a comfort thing going on. I don't want to stop but would like advice as to whether this will pass or if I should be tougher about it.
He is a very jolly active little boy and am SAHM with him all the time so can't see that is separation anxiety or anything. I think he just loves it and knows when he is onto a good thing! He just loves sucking and cuddling and being read to and is not keen to change a thing!
But I am sick of my cooked food being rejected and being chased about the house having my top grabbed and shouted at for mah all the damn time. :(