Baby Pushing off While Breastfeeding

Hey, I know you're busy, so I'll keep it short. Nursed for 4 years myself, 3 kiddos and all the breastfeeding issues you can imagine! Try repositioning you, not her, until she gets this out of her system. You don't want scabs on those precious boobies! Nurse in the most unusual positions so she has no chance to push up. Her on the bed, you over the top. Whatever you can think of! Good luck!!!

Oh yeah, as irritating as this sounds, it IS just a phase! LOL. Again, goooooood luck!

My babies have all done the same thing--just a phase that will pass. If it's really painful you can treat it like the biting phase. When she does it say a loud "ow" or "no" and take her off your breast. Plop her on the floor for a second. She'll fuss, tell her "no" again and then let her go back to nursing. If you startle her a bit and show consequences she'll understand even at this age and the behavior should stop. It may take a couple times.
Hope that helps!

My son did this when he was 8 months and I determined he was no longer interested in nursing. He happily weaned to a sippy cup. I had hoped to nurse him until 12 months, but he wanted nothing to do with it. Perhaps your little one is ready for a cup, at least during the day.

Ahh, the acrobatics! Both of mine did this, too, it's very common. It doesn't mean that they are trying to wean, it means that they are more mobile and alert. I tried pinning mine down, but that just caused frustration all around. I found that saying "No!" loudly and removing them from the breast helped. It didn't take long before they got the picture. I nursed my first to 14 months and my second to 27 months. Obviously they were definitely not weaning, lol.

Hi there. She might be trying to control the flow. If she is not looking around, just pushing with her arms and pulling her head back. Mine does this and it happens during the phase where a lot of milk is coming through. Hurts like hell though. Just a different perspective. Good luck.

Both of my daughters did this around this age. I pinned down one arm under her body and held the other in my hands. Both continued to nurse until about 13 months old or so.

My son who is now 3 and a half went through a similar phase of being a distracted eater around the same time. when he would unlatch himself I would make a habit of stopping nursing tim saying outloud to him that this is eating time and not play time and that it hurts mommy when you do this. after about a week he stopped the behavior and i found he actually dropped a feeding but ate much more efficiently from that time forward.
you would be surprised at how much they understand even at 8 months. good luck

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