Don’t get me wrong, I love nursing my 16month old. It’s just that sometimes she’s so squirmy, and it feels like she has a thousand arms. One behind my back is pinching a little mole on my lower back, the other one pinches my other nipple, I push it away, and then she grabs my hair and pulls hard. I say no, and she sicks a finger up my nose, or into my mouth, tries to pull my tongue out, then back to my other breast… Then she she starts pulling her head back, as she pushes me away, making it really painful to nurse. Then she raises her feet, and kicks my face while she nurses…. AGGGGGhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s not always like that of course. And it doesn’t always bother me, just when I’m completely exhausted, and have no patience, or sense of humour.
I tried a nursing necklace too, but she stops nursing, and wants to put that, into her mouth. LOL!
I guess I’m not really looking for advice, just sympathy… 
What are your experiences?
avonmom, yes, I forgot the belly button!! She loves to stick her fingers there too. LOL!
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I am no expert but it is time to break her. I would have thought 10 months would have been a good age but I bottle feed. I broke them at 10 months with the bottle
I sympathise with you… poor bugger! Have you thought about expressing your milk? That way bubs gets the nutrients still and you can relax a bit…
I’m in exactly the same boat. My son is 16 months old and still nursing.
He’s quite demanding about it – when he wants a feed he will come over to me and start pulling on my top. If I refuse him he’ll scream and cry.
He swaps from one breast to the other and if we’re lying in bed to nurse he likes to drape himself accross me and stick his foot in my face!
And he ALWAYS pinches my other nipple! OWW! And pulls my hair and sticks his fingers in my mouth etc.
So I know exactly where you’re coming from.
I’m wanting to cut down on his nursing because we want to try for another baby and my periods haven’t come back yet, but he’s so into his breastfeeds, I really can’t get him to cut down at all!
I hear you. I could have written this myself a few years ago.
I decided that if she was old enough to ask for things then she could follow directions. So…. if my daughter was making nursing painful or incredibly irritating I gave her a warning and if she continued (and inevitably she did) I would put her down. I also stopped offering feeds as her diet was perfectly adequate. I always allowed her to feed if she asked but I did not set about offering myself. Very quickly she pretty much self weaned as she was only coming to me for emotional feeds like before nap or bedtime at night. I think that this certainly helped me emotionally to wean as I never refused her and I really felt she moved on as she was ready.
Good Luck
It is a common feeling we all share. I used to wish for my boys to grow up quikly because Im not a patient person. Now that they are older I miss them as toddlers. Enjoy every minute!
you made me laugh out loud,,, how cute,,,!!!!!!!!!
yeah mines a little fiddler too, the only thing that irritates me is when she nearly bites my nipple off,, that hurts!
yours sounds more active than mine, mine fiddles but more gentler, she pats me like a dog too, shes really loving, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
first of all congrats on making it to 16 months!!!!!! My oldest went on a nursing strike at 9 months and refused to nurse so I had to pump and give him a sippy cup. I agree with the woman who said to stop offering and just nurse if she asks for it. You have alot of patience…I would say no and if she continued to do those things I would end the nursing session.
You poor thing! What an unruly nurser!
My son is 14 and drives me crazy sometimes. He pushes with his feet. I put my arm under and he kicks me in the face, I put my arm over and he pulls his feet back and pushes. Always with the feet! And he’s gotten to where he lifts my shirt and pulls on my bra. Um, no!
I would stop offering, but that is a mother-led weaning technique and I’m not ready to wean. I do put him down when he gets too obnoxious. He’ll usually settle down after that.
Kellymom has a page dedicated to nursing manners. To be honest though, I haven’t tried any of it. I forget. Out of sight, out of mind. Perhaps I’ll give some of this a try though!
Best of luck to you! You are an awesome mama for nursing her so long and you deserve many kudos!
Hehe Mine is back to throwing very loud tantrums in bed when he doesn’t get the boob or not fast enough. Which wakes the baby, then I have to nurse the baby, repeat.
I’m seriously about to let him CIO locked in his room (ok maybe not, last night was pretty bad). Actually I am trying to get daddy to go sleep with him in my son’s bed (its a twin not toddler bed). But daddy is reluctant!
I am starting the “Only until I count to 10″ sometimes.
Then again other days he is great about sharing with his brother, will even tell me to go get his brother when I am giving him his lat cuddle before bed, etc.
Lets face it -if it wasn’t nursing she’d be driving you nuts for something else. Toddlers are just annoying some days!
My daughter is not that age yet but even at 8 months shes starting to do those things, so I vow that when she can start holding her tippy cups up right, then I’m guna start pumping for her during the day so she can do it herself, and only feeding her from the breast at night before bed when shes sleepy. That way I’m slowly winging her off giving her some independence but still giving her breast time.
However shes really into drinking out of cups and tippy cups which will make that easier for me, you could try holding a toy in your free hand while breastfeeding and keeping it within your childs reach, kinda play with it keeping her attention on it while shes feeding. Children are often interested in what their parents are “playing” with lol it might work if you pretend to be interested in it throughout the feeding.
I am so sick of nursing him!!! he is 30 months old and still loves his naptime/bedtime nurse. If I try to tell him no he cries, yells “nite nite” and tries to pull off my shirt and bra. Once he starts nursing he pinches the other nipple, sticks his finger in my face or belly button, scratches me, you name it he does it.
My hubby has been telling me for 18 months to start weaning him, but I get little enough sleep as it is. I’m not going to have the poor kid crying half the night.
Yes, I’m nursing a 2 year old, but mainly once in the evening on one side just to wind down for sleep. And yeah, I know I shouldn’t be nursing her to sleep, but oh well. I dread the weekend (coming up in two weeks) when we “pull the plug” and cut her off cold turkey. As for your question–yeah, mine is often all hands when she’s nursing and this is part of the push to get my boobs back into my possession. Now that she can talk, it’s a little weird, when we’re getting ready for bed and she announces, “I like boobs!” or “I need a boob, Mom.” But those hands! Mouth, shirt, constantly trying to re-position her arms, playing with her feet, my hair, and my least favorite, tiny pinches at the areola with tiny fingernails. Yeah, I decided last night I have to just do what the doc suggested and go cold turkey. Can’t think of any better way to do it since we’re down to just once (maybe twice) a day.