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bf'ing is becoming a sport

CalifloridaCaliflorida member
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months
dd is wiggling like crazy, yanking my hair, smacking me in the face, and her new favorite, reaching around my sides and squeezing my fat rolls. i tried to nurse in a restaurant tonight, and she was going crazy, pulling the blanket down, yelling, wiggling, pulling off and letting me squirt her in the face... i finally just gave up.
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  • Can't Wait To Be A MamaCan't Wait To Be A Mama
    DS would do the same thing, it makes it hard to get things done.
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  • aimeelvaimeelv

    Lol, welcome to the other half of the first year :) 

    Zachary was really wiggly while nursing for a few weeks right around that age, but thankfully he's been much more manageable lately.  He's also nursing for a shorter amount of time - he eats what he wants and then he's ready to get up and play. 

    It's no fun to try to nurse a baby in public when he's trying to rip the cover off of you!

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  • CalifloridaCaliflorida member
    it is also making me considering switching exclusively to bottles. i seriously cannot get her to focus and i don't want her to be getting less milk because of it.
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  • aimeelvaimeelv
    Give it a little more time.  If you're worried about your supply, pump immediately after feedings when you're at home and that should help you maintain things.  It's frustrating, but hopefully it's just a stage that will pass.  I have an easier time with Zachary when I make sure it's nice and quiet when I nurse and make sure there are no toys, remotes, books, keys, etc. within reach to distract him.
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  • CalifloridaCaliflorida member
    yeah, i hope it passes. and i realize a restaurant isn't the most peaceful place to nurse. lol. i think it's just starting to hit me that she's not a newborn anymore.
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  • aimeelvaimeelv
    Isn't it amazing?  I look at Zachary all of the time and wonder where my little newborn went.  Now he's this curious, mobile, giggly, drool machine.  Lol :)
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  • JbauerJbauer

    Your NOT alone!!!!

    I breastfeed a lot in public with DS covered of course. But when Im in public and Breastfeeding DS with him covered and when he does stuff like that, clinch onto me, pull the blanket down or get off and look around to see where we are at or look towards a noise that he heard.?

    I will go somewhere where its a lil quieter, like in a bathroom or to the car but only for 5-10min to calm him down or to get him to stop.?

    I have also tried holding his hand when he does that and he loves to hold on to my hand or fingers and that has stopped him from being figgity (sp).

    GL!

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  • John's MomJohn's Mom

    The moving around like crazy was a phase for me around that time. I remember her would only nurse for a little bit and I was so nervous about my supply that I would pump after each feeding just to keep it up. I also adjusted our scheduled. I believe around that time, he was still feeding every 2 hours, so I pushed it to about 2 1/2 hours. That way, when he would nurse, he was more focused on eating, since he was a little bit more hungry than before. I also got a funky necklace (long mardi gras beaded necklace with some trinkets) that he could play with and focus on while he was nursing. It worked like a charm. I only had to use it for about a month.

     Unfortunately, when nursing around people, etc. he has never gotten over wanting to see what was going on when he heard a noise or a sound. That is an easy fix and just nurse in a private area, with no distractions.

    Once you get past the moving phase, it is fine...GL!

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  • candmcandm
    Yep! DD does headstands, backflips (well not really, but close), dances, etc. It can make NIP quite a challenge, but honestly it's so darn cute and funny.
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  • Zoe3Zoe3

    My first DD did this i ended up getting a "nursing necklace".  It's a beaded necklace that i made from all kinds of colourful and different shaped beads, she would look at them and hold them in her hand while she was only nursing.  Worked like a charm ! 
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  • KL777KL777 member

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    When DS was a little bit older than your DD he started just grabbing it and pulling it towards him to eat.  I was like "What the heck is this!?"

     

     

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  • Zoe3Zoe3
    i forgot to write that i would wear the necklace so it was directly at her eye level. It was long enough that she could hold it but not get it in her mouth. Hope this helps :)
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  • Luckystar2Luckystar2 member

    Give it some time.  DD goes through phases of this.  She'll be crazy while BFing for a little bit and then she'll go back to being normal, and then it will start up again.  Honestly, I really don't nurse her in public, its just too difficult.

    Her new favorite thing is to snap the strap of my nursing bra (the one that keeps the strap on when you unhook the cup part).  Ouch!

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