My 13 month old daughter is still nursing in the evening and in the morning during the work week and usually once or twice more on the weekends. She 3 meals a day plus a snack or two. Lately, she has been showing a renewed interest in nursing. If I'm near her without a shirt, she goes straight for my breast and wants to nurse. I'm not complaining, I'm just interested in what this might be about. Has this happened to anyone else?
All 3 of mine would wax and wane depending on growth spurts, meeting milestone, teething, illness, stress etc. Around that age they reach the milestone of awareness. This sounds exactly what she's probably going through.
I nursed my kids until 3,5 and my youngest is 23 months old and nursing. They all did it :)
I've always noticed that whenever my son (now five) is developing new skills that make him more independent, he seems to balance that by doing more of the attachment stuff as well. 13 months is a big time. She is probably just looking to feel secure and connected.
HTH
T.
Like Thea, I found that my son would ramp up the nursing when he was working on a big milestone. Walking, teething, new daycare, etc etc. They know how to listen to their own needs better than we do...and don't you feel like a glass of wine/chocolate chip cookie/pizza sometimes after a long day...lol... I nursed my first all the way through my second pregnancy until he self-weaned after his brother came home. He definitely responded to the anticipation of the new baby by increased nursing at times. It meets both physical and emotional needs, and if you choose to do more child-led weaning she will probably have lots of swings in demand. Good job keeping it up, momma!!!
oh I have been there and I maybe shouldn't say how long my boy wanted to nurse, I tried to wean him and read up often on weaning, but he would want tette chee chee nigh nigh and when ever he was upset and the milk kept coming, he ate well and up till 1 year never had a bottle, my MIL was so upset when i went back to work after a year and he wouldn't take a bottle, but did drink from a straw. But he nursed like that till 4yrs, yack but we are so close now, my little boy :) good luck
Totally normal. 13 months is still so little and just learning to take regular milk. I loved breastfeeding each of my three children and would have continued with my youngest, 23 months, who has weaned himself and pushed me away. : ( Enjoy it while you can. It's such a wonderful bonding experience and something you'll remember forever. My mother did and still talks about it as one of the most special times of her life with me (in her 70s now).Good luck!
That's normal... she's at the age where she needs emotional support as well as the yummy nutritional milk. Toddlers have this phase at least twice - usually after a slight lessening of nursing. It's like touching base with a loved one after not talking for awhile.
Congrats on still nursing!!
