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MommyToAshley |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 08:17 AM
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Happy Spring! Group: Administrators Posts: 27,473 Member No.: 2 Joined: 8-February 03 |
Ashley used to hold my boob like she was drinking from a bottle when she would nurse, but lately she has been diggin in with her nails. OUCH. I keep her nails cut, but it doesn't matter...she really digs in. Anyone else have a baby that does that?
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Hillbilly Housewife |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 08:20 AM
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ROFL!
Zach doesn't breastfeed, but when he is sitting on me or DH, and he wants to stand, he twists and grabs our arms/shoulder/whatever-he-gets-his-hands-on... and PULLS! His little nails are sharp, little bugger!! He's also taken to trying to pinch our noses when we are playing with him... he thinks it's funny when we yell Ouch! -------------------- The richest people don't have the best of everything, they make the best of everything.
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supermom |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 08:23 AM
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Me too, Me too!! Group: Members Posts: 2,795 Member No.: 26 Joined: 28-February 03 |
Pinch, turn, twist, poke, slap, "milk" (like a cow!).....you name it, Anders does it...... I do tell him that it hurts mommy and usually he quits for at least a little bit. Mainly he does it when he is fighting sleep and doesn't want to go for a nap or to sleep for the night.
I know Anders is a bit older than the "normal" nurser, but I think that you can, with some "conditioning" explain to the little ones that it DOES hurt when they do that....like you said in regards to something else, they understand a lot more than you think they do! And I don't know how Ashley feels about gloves (mittens) but if she gets really bad, you could try putting those on when she nurses.....I know of someone who used that as a last resort and it worked like a charm. -------------------- Beverly, DH Eje, and mom to PJ, 20 Leah, 18 Sara, 16 Anders, 5
and Emily, almost 2 "A mother holds her children's hands for just a little while, but she holds their hearts forever." "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi "Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years." |
MomToMany |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 08:47 AM
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Hannah does this, too! OUCH! It hurts SO bad! She also stands on her head, upside down, you name it! She does that when she just wants to have a little fun, like after nap-time or something. Here's some links on why they do this:
http://www.kjsl.com/%7Eboynews/needtoknead.html http://www.parentsplace.com/expert/lactati..._194346,00.html http://www.kellymom.com/bf/bfextended/ebf-...ks.html#manners There's a bunch of links on Kelly's site. Just scroll down and you'll see one on nursing manners. HTH! |
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Schnoogly |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 09:30 AM
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Todzilla!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,397 Member No.: 82 Joined: 3-April 03 |
Yes Iain does this. I try to get him to hold onto my finger instead of clawing my boob. My poor boobs look like they've been in a catfight though, all scratched up.
And yay for you supermom for nursing your toddler! So few women do this. Steph -------------------- Steph, mom to Iain born 12/24/02 whose heart was fixed 3-20-03
Iain's page & heart story & one ^i^ 9/04 |
MommyToAshley |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 10:03 AM
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dhoppygirl |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 10:10 AM
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Bronze Member Group: Members Posts: 238 Member No.: 52 Joined: 28-March 03 |
Peyton does this too...I usually give him my bra strap to play with or a blanket to entertain his hands...
My boobs have looked like that..and sometimes they have bruises when Peyton has fallen asleep and keeps eating...but has missed the nipple! -------------------- Dawn
Mom to Peyton 9/23/2002, Sydney 3/30/2004 and Connor 11/15/2005 |
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MommyToAshley |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 10:23 AM
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Happy Spring! Group: Administrators Posts: 27,473 Member No.: 2 Joined: 8-February 03 |
Mollie -- Thanks for the links. Interesting reading!
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supermom |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 10:50 AM
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Me too, Me too!! Group: Members Posts: 2,795 Member No.: 26 Joined: 28-February 03 |
Dear Steph: Thanks!! I have only had one person EVER make a negative comment, and *they* didn't have the guts to say it to my face, they left a note on a napkin on the windshield of my car. It *had* to have been someone who knows me, too, because it was at a local Football game. Good thing to, or else I would have had a thing or two to say back...... -------------------- Beverly, DH Eje, and mom to PJ, 20 Leah, 18 Sara, 16 Anders, 5
and Emily, almost 2 "A mother holds her children's hands for just a little while, but she holds their hearts forever." "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi "Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years." |
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MommyToAshley |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 01:26 PM
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Happy Spring! Group: Administrators Posts: 27,473 Member No.: 2 Joined: 8-February 03 |
And, Supermom, I think it's great that you still nurse Anders as well -------------------- |
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momofajcl |
Posted: Apr 14 2003, 04:32 PM
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Nicholas doesn't really dig into my boobs...he likes to sometimes grab the underneath part of my arm though...the tricep area where there is some chicken-flappy skin. LOL! He will grab a fistfull of my arm and that hurts a lot. He also likes to grab my necklace a lot. I should probably be smart and take the thing off until he out-grows grabbing it.
-------------------- Heather - mommy to 3 boys
Andrew (1/24/96) Christian (1/16/98) & Nicholas (9/20/02) Bad spellers of the world UNTIE! |
Joannerobinm |
Posted: Apr 15 2003, 06:30 AM
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Alex is a pincher. He has also given me a hickey when neither of us was paying attention and he fell off. Ouch!
-------------------- Joanne mommy to Alex (9/17/02)
Alex's webpage |
supermom |
Posted: Apr 19 2003, 02:50 PM
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Me too, Me too!! Group: Members Posts: 2,795 Member No.: 26 Joined: 28-February 03 |
Yeppers, I think that's got a lot to do with it - since my DH is from Sweden, he is a LOT more supportive of the whole thing than my XH ever was - my XH was modest enough for the both of us and it used to really bother him when I fed the babies in public - It doesn't bother Eje at all!! (thank goodness, since I don't WANT to quit!!) -------------------- Beverly, DH Eje, and mom to PJ, 20 Leah, 18 Sara, 16 Anders, 5
and Emily, almost 2 "A mother holds her children's hands for just a little while, but she holds their hearts forever." "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi "Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years." |
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casmi |
Posted: Apr 21 2003, 06:08 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Member No.: 112 Joined: 9-April 03 |
Olivia is a pincher, squeezer, kneeder, and a twiddler. I try to give her something to occupy her hands. I have a nursing necklace, but she isn't interrested. What works best for her is a pacifier. She pinches and squeezes the nipple. LOL Better that than me!
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mom to Marnie (almost 5) Sophie (almost 3) and Olivia (16mo), Baby EDD 12/03, and.... ^i^ Benny (b/s 3/12/99) ~ Most Can Only Dream Of Angels ~ ~ I Held One In My Arms ~ |
MommyToAshley |
Posted: May 3 2003, 07:18 AM
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Happy Spring! Group: Administrators Posts: 27,473 Member No.: 2 Joined: 8-February 03 |
When Ashley was waking up several times a night but wouldn't go back to sleep, the Ped recommended we get her a pacifier. She wouldnt take one when she was younger, but we thought we would try again. It did help, but not in the way it was intended...she mostly uses it to occupy her hands so she can fall asleep. LOL -------------------- |
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