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Baby is so boob dependent! Is this normal at 6 mo???
MrsCrossley
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So obviously I'm breastfeeding. & have been the entire 6 months. At around 4.5 months, Baby girl & I got into this lovely routine at night: boob at 9:30 pm, asking for the boob again at around 2am, then sometimes again at 4am very briefly, then again at around 7am then slowly woke up soon after that.
Then we got the flu
& she had an ear infection on top of that . All we did was lay around like 2 carcasses for 5 days til it ran its course . So during this "sick week" I kept her on the boob because from what I understand it's like medicine when babies are sick.
Anyway, ever since that beloved sick week she wants the boob NON STOP. It feels like I have a newborn all over again! No, literally, my nipples feel like they did back when we first came home
I've already been giving her purées: banana, avocado, sweet potatoes, apples.... & she's doing so well with them in every other aspect except I can't figure out why she still wants the boob ! & I'm sure it's more habit than hunger but if she's full how can she still feed on it??
Can anyone please help? I need to start working again & I'm afraid she'll be a demon child to anyone who obviously can't console her with their boobs.
Then we got the flu
& she had an ear infection on top of that . All we did was lay around like 2 carcasses for 5 days til it ran its course . So during this "sick week" I kept her on the boob because from what I understand it's like medicine when babies are sick. Anyway, ever since that beloved sick week she wants the boob NON STOP. It feels like I have a newborn all over again! No, literally, my nipples feel like they did back when we first came home
I've already been giving her purées: banana, avocado, sweet potatoes, apples.... & she's doing so well with them in every other aspect except I can't figure out why she still wants the boob ! & I'm sure it's more habit than hunger but if she's full how can she still feed on it??
Can anyone please help? I need to start working again & I'm afraid she'll be a demon child to anyone who obviously can't console her with their boobs.
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Re: Baby is so boob dependent! Is this normal at 6 mo???
Boob = closeness, & comfort for your baby. Yes, it's exhausting. My husband endures some banshee fits when I go to class & shower.
It's part of the process of forming attachment. It just comes with the territory. Yes, it's trying for all. You just have to keep reassuring her that "mommy comes back".
My husband has a special little song he sings about mommy coming back. It worked for DD & Now for DS. When he sings it then LO knows I'm back & ready to cuddle. His little face lights up.
It's tough being mom, but you are the center of your LO's universe. They adore you & separation is truly frightening for them.
Hang in there. We are EBF & he's been freaking out if I go outside his line-of-sight or baby-approved radius if 2 feet away. Yes, it's insanity.
Ride it out!
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DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
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So again my bigger issue, someone else going through all these ridiculous motions with her that I've enabled
& being a mom is definitely tough. It really is the greatest thing; I can't even begin to describe how overjoyed I am to be a mother, but it is constant hard work!
& it's taken me FOREVER to reply & she has gotten better. And of course she regresses back to terrible from time to time lol but I understand it's all part of the process . Thanks for he reassuring words
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Anyone else who has to put baby to bed will figure it out on their own.
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