12 month old suddenly wanting to breastfeed constantly

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Posted about this on the behaviour and development board too but wanted to see if anyone had any experience of their still breastfed 12/13 month olds suddenly starting to want to feed constantly again? We were down to three feeds a day and now my daughter is constantly trying to feed - she’s always been demand fed so I don’t refuse her but hadn’t expected this. It seemed to start just after her one year vaccinations (sleep has also gone out of the window) but not sure if this is a coincidence or not. Anyone else experienced similar? Do we just need to ride it out?! Thanks for any thoughts / reassurance 😊

Totally normal I'm afraid and it will get better. There are some things you can do, like never offering, never refusing and only feeding in one place. Distracting her with a nice drink and a snack might help too like hot chocolate or diluted fruit juice.

This article on Kellymom might be useful too

Thank you, will have a read! Did you find that this coincided with sleep problems? She’s usually brilliant at self-settling (two naps a day, one good long stretch of 11.5ish hours a night) but is now a real nightmare to get down to sleep - she wants to feed and feed, then howls when she is in her cot 😔 Both the sleep and the feeding started up straight after her one year vaccinations but sounds like that might be a coincidence?

I'd try her with a dose of Calpol to see if she's in any discomfort.

Have you thought if trying one nap after lunch too?

She’s actually been on two naps a day for a while but I think might be ready to start transitioning to one - going to give it a try for a few days and see what happens.

The feeding has calmed down slightly so hopefully that continues! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻