Nursing with a high needs Toddler...?

paulinaramirez

Usually I would find something for him to do like let him play or read books, etc... But we are living at my parents house and it s uncomfortable to nurse in the living room which is where he wants to be. He either plays ind the living room or runs around the house looking for things to play with. I have tried bringing him into our room to play while I nurse DD but unless the tv is on he wants to leave the room After like 10 minutes tops. I just can't seem to justify to myself letting him watch tv each time we want to nurse. For this reason I have been having to pump and bottle feed but I can see my supply is dropping ... What can I do?

celiabwatson

Is it uncomfortable to nurse in the living room because your parents are around? If so, could they watch your son while you nurse?

My parents visited and stayed with us for a week after the baby was born. I did a combination of things. I sometimes nursed in the living room and sometimes in the bedroom. When I was nursing in the bedroom it was so that I could nurse without my son noticing (we're tandem nursing, which I love, but I didn't want him to know how often the baby was nursing in those early days). When I nursed in the bedroom someone else watched my son. It seems like if people are around they should be able to watch him (at least as effectively as you could watch while nursing) and if they aren't around then you could nurse in the living room. 

howleyshell

I rarely sat to nurse my youngest.

We would read books, play cars, heck... I've even played soccer in my living room with a baby on the boob.

I think that if the issue is that you are uncomfortable in that state of undress because your parents could walk in then could they be part of the solution?

Leave them with him and go into your room to nurse.

 My toddler would play with "quiet" toys while I nursed the baby to sleep.  I rotated out random boxes of toys including everything from blocks to tupperware to shoes.  Believe it or not a box of shoes kept him entertained the longest!  Nice to have him contained in a room with a door that would close too.

I get that he "wants" to leave but sometimes they just don't get to do what they want to do.  Could you put a child lock or regular lock on the inside of the door?  I think if he understands that he's not going to get to leave that he might eventually settle down.

I think when he starts trying to get out you could get down in the floor with him and use different toys to distract him.

 GL!!

 

 

 

aeshipley

Have you tried using a nursing cover? They allow you to discreetly nurse baby in public places or in front of others. I am quite modest and do not like exposing myself in front of others. I find that the nursing cover is much easier than using a blanket.

I would try this before going to pumping and bottle feeding.

Here's a link where you can find a bunch of different types of nursing covers.

https://www.nursingcovers.com/