I'm nothing but a buffet. For bf moms

bumpuser10785707 · September 2015

okay so every single time i hold my baby all he tries to do is nurse! Even when he isn't hungry.. But he will hang out and "play" with daddy. I feel like I'm nothing but a snack to him. He has little interest in me unless it's for him to nurse! I have tried to be more interesting like playing with things that are bright colored and make noises. I read and smile. I have tried everything. I'm nothing but an all you can eat buffet.
Do any other breastfeeding moms feel like this or even have this problem?!

SBbabyonboard · September 2015

Take it as a compliment and be grateful is all I can say. I breastfed and absolutely loved every second of it and at 7 weeks my girl got thrush bad and refused the breast. She's now 10 weeks and healed and won't return to breast and screams bloody murder when I try at every feeding. And now my supply has dropped so much I've had to supplement. Please take it as a blessing let them play and feed and enjoy that bonding time!!

bumpuser10785707 · September 2015

Wow. Seriously? My son has thrush as well. The medicine the doctor prescribed him didn't work. I pumped & fed him bottles when it was at its peak. also had to supplement a couple bottles as well. I went through the exact same things as you but obviously went about it a different way. You are a bfing mom. You know there are things you can do to keep your supply up even without baby nursing. I did not appreciate your post at all. All I was saying is I would like to bond more with my baby other than feeding. Thanks.

AKOL0 · September 2015

I feel the same sometimes. My girl will lay in her father's arms and only occasionally try to eat from him his arm. Lol. It helps when we lay on the floor instead of me holding her close. She is getting stronger and wants to sit up now at only 10 weeks. It helps because I can hold her sitting up to face me.

chrisaw · September 2015

Same here. I just think it's because they smell you and know you are the food source. I will try to distract my baby by putting him on his play mat to play instead of holding him or go and run errands hoping that he falls asleep in the car. The second I hold him, game over. Even if it's been just minutes since he last ate. It's hard when I'm home with him all day and that's all he wants to do!

beeish · September 2015

I don't breast feed. But I do notice that I can get my LOs attention when I lay her down. I lay her in the rock n play and talk to her. I get a lot of giggles and sometimes some conversation. Lol. When I'm holding her she doesn't interact as much.

bumpuser10785707 · September 2015

beeish said:
I don't breast feed. But I do notice that I can get my LOs attention when I lay her down. I lay her in the rock n play and talk to her. I get a lot of giggles and sometimes some conversation. Lol. When I'm holding her she doesn't interact as much.

Hmm I wonder why that is!

beeish · September 2015

I think it's because I use my hands when I talk. Or maybe she just has a better view of my facial expressions?

SBbabyonboard · September 2015

bumpuser10785707 said:
Wow. Seriously? My son has thrush as well. The medicine the doctor prescribed him didn't work. I pumped & fed him bottles when it was at its peak. also had to supplement a couple bottles as well. I went through the exact same things as you but obviously went about it a different way. You are a bfing mom. You know there are things you can do to keep your supply up even without baby nursing. I did not appreciate your post at all. All I was saying is I would like to bond more with my baby other than feeding. Thanks.

Im so sorry I did not mean to come off rude. Maybe I shouldnt even reply but i will. I've tried everything to up my supply including herbs,power pumping every 2 hrs, and the sns system with no luck, so when I read your post it made me sad as I surely wish that I had your problem instead of mine! I do understand where you are coming from that's why I said to play and feed, I used to lay down on the bed with my LO and let her lay on my belly with a toy and if hungry let her feed a bit then play again. It was great bonding time:) hope you find what works for you!

qtjo5 · September 2015

I have EBF since birth and don't feel this way at all. My LO and I have lots of fun together. We do tummy time, we sing, talk, read books, go for drives, go shopping, watch the fish and dog, go for walks, facetime grandma aunts uncles cousins, and visit friends and family. There are tons to do instead of feeling like your LO has to be latched on to you to eat.

klirwin82 · September 2015

Yeah sometimes I have this problem, it sucks when he's sitting quietly when daddy holds him and then the minute I hold him he starts crying until I pull down my tank top. I guess he's already slightly hungry when that happens and then being held by his food source is just.too.much.

kristyn831 · October 2015

LO is still nursing every 2 hours around the clock at almost 12 weeks. I wonder if he'll space it out more when I'm back to work. I've been trying to hold him off by entertaining him when he appears hungry because I know he just wants to nurse when he sees me. It seems as though other people can entertain and distract him much longer than I can.

katesmama0706 · October 2015

My LO went through a phase like this and if drove me nuts. I even switched to exclusively pumping for a few days because I couldn't stand feeling like I needed my boob out all the time. She doesn't do it any more though and we have lots of fun and still nurse, no problem. Maybe it was a growth spurt and she really was always hungry or maybe she just out grew the need to nurse constantly. Idk. Hope you find what works with your LO!

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