Hi - I need to ask for some advice or maybe just sympathy - not sure which!
My DD is 20 months, nearly 21 months old. I work full time and normally bf her in the morning, when we get home from nursery and then at bedtime. She has always wanted a lot of bf - when she was a few months old she just wanted to be latched on pretty much permanently.
Her eating is ok, not amazing but has improved a lot over the past few months. At weekends she just wants to bf all the time - it's a bit ridiculous. If we are at home she will have a feed then 15 mins later she'll start screaming for 'booby' again. I offer water, cows milk (which she does drink), snacks etc but nothing will do only a bf. I don't mind the odd feed but it's relentless. The only way to distract her is to go out, and we can't be out all the time.
Her dad has just had to take her away as she is screaming and stamping her feet and throwing herself about because I won't feed her - I only fed her 30 minutes ago when she woke up from her nap and she's had lunch since then which she ate all of!
I was hoping to start winding down bf and maybe aiming to stop around 2 years. I don;t know many mums still bf at this age but the couple I do don't seem to have this issue, they just feed in the morning and evening and their toddlers don't have any during the day - or only very occasionally if a bit ill. I just hate being mauled and pinched, and kicked and hit and prodded and scratched and having my nipples pulled! I love bf and love that I've done it for so long, but I'm really tired and can't cope with the screaming every 15 mins for a feed - I just need a break.
Is there any advice anyone can give or is anyone else having the same problems?