nursing a toddler question
So Eliza is 13 months, which doesn't make her exactly a toddler but she's not a baby anymore either, but whatever.
She nurses anywhere from twice a day to maybe five times a day now? We always do wake up & before bed and then anytime during the day that she asks.
The problem is that my supply I suspect is virtually non existent now and many times, during the day when she nurses, she gets very frustrated and annoyed with nursing. She switches sides frequently and sometimes even cries/yells at my boobs.
What's the best way to handle this? She rarely nurses just for comfort and often, she wants to nurse after she's eaten (and she gets milk or water with her meals) so I think nursing is almost dessert for her. If it was just comfort nursing, I don't think she'd be getting so upset at the lack of milk or that it's not coming out as fast as she'd like.
When she gets frustrated, should I just give her a cup of milk then? Switch sides some more? I don't really want to go back to trying to boost my supply.
Re: nursing a toddler question
j+k+m+e | running with needles
Have you tried asking if she would like some milk instead? Sometimes he asks to nurse, but if he is getting frustrated I ask him if he'd like milk or water. Sometimes that's what he really wants.
Also, for some reason, he seems to like yogurt instead.