Why does DS do this?

PsyDr04

A lot of times when I feed DS (he is EBF), he sucks for a few seconds, then pulls off, sucks a few more seconds, pulls off, and so on and so forth. Is he doing this because the milk flow is too fast?

PsyDr04

AmyG*:

He's pulling off cause the milk flow is too fast--do you hit the wall behind his head with the flow when he pulls off?

 

or he's working to get your let down to flow faster

 

or he's found a new toy to play with

 

or he's pulling off to fight the sleep the comes when he gets down and eats a whle meal and he wants to stay awake, so when he feels the sleep coming he pops off and wakes himself up.

 

or he's thinking this nursing is a lot of work, maybe mom will give me a bottle those are much easier to eat from

 

or .... there is not just one answer to this, what do you think?

Ok, you made me laugh. No, I don't hit the wall with milk, but it's something to aspire to I guess. I have hit myself in the face with milk on a few occasions when I express a little before I start nursing him, though. 

 

ebp913

Around 3 months babies start to get more social so they can do what you are describing.  DD did the same thing.  I bought a nursing necklace off Etsy and that helps alot. It's just a ring on a necklace that she can play with while she nurses.