Extended bfers, so how do I stop this constant fiddling/twiddling then?

[claireybeemine]

DS is 15 months, so not particularly extended but he is driving me mad.

He constantly has his hand down my top playing with my boobs, when he is feeding from one he twiddles the other (which really hurts a lot of the time) and he just wants to be playing with them ALL the time.

I've tried saying no and moving his hand but he is very persistent and will get really upset if I keep stopping him.

What can I do, it is really annoying me. I'm also getting a lot of comments about it from other people but they don't bother me as much as the fact that I can't stand it!

We still haven't found the answer at 24 months, but it does drive me spare at times - especially as am pg again and nipples are very sore. Am hoping she might voluntarily give up soon

Breastfeeding necklace?

I couldn't stand it either. I either held their hand or pressed my arm over so they couldn't reach it I think. They did get cross sometimes.

Breastfeeding necklace seemed to make it worse can'tsleep, I think it drew his attention in that direction more than usual!

I tried all sorts of things and decided just to let him do it, even though it is annoying.

After a while I stopped noticing and he still does it at age 3.5yo He tells me it makes more milk come out.

DS is 2 and I've had to learn to love it
(gritted teeth there)
He seems to get really upset if I try to stop him - probably the most upset I've ever seen him,so it would seem that he thinks of it as part of the feeding experience!

Argh! That's not what I wanted to hear

The more milk thing makes sense though.

My sisters friend who is something expert to do with children (I forget what) suggested trying to get him attached to a toy or something so he can use that for comfort rather than having his hand down my top all day. Yesterday I stuffed his persil penguin down my bra and completely forgot about it, ds thought it was hilarious when he fished out a boob and came face to face with his penguin

PMSL I can just imagine the look you got!

I give my toddler small items to mess with whilst nursing. Not expensive just things she isn't allowed to have usually. Mobile phone, fancy brush, keys etc. If I am tandem nursing with baby DS, I offer her soft items, hairbands, fluffy toy. (in case they fall on the baby)

She found compressing the breast she was nursing from made the milk come much faster. Sometimes she compresses the other breast whilst her baby brother was nursing and he stops nursing spluttering with far too more milk...poor baby She finds this very very funny

My ds does the hand down the top too when he feels unsure.

He sometimes doesn't actually need to feed, a quick twiddle satisfies whatever need it is that he has at that time.

Be, do you not find youself getting bashed over the head witha set of keys?!

'point to mummy's nose?'

'where's DS3's nose?'

'Good boy! Now where's mummy's chin...?'

Ad infinitem.

DD aged almost 8 is still obsessed with trying to twiddle, despite having stopped breastfeeding when she was 2.5 years. If she ever comes into my bed, her hand will automatically go for my nipple. It drives me up the wall.

I tried so many things when she was smaller, including covering my nipples in masking tape so she couldn't twiddle them. Thinking back, I wish I'd persevered and stamped out the habit.

No real advice, but try and nip it in the bud (no pun intended) as soon as you can, because they don't appear to outgrow this habit!

SPB, LOL, Not been hit in the head by keys yet