Does your bfing baby/toddler do this too?

[Willow]

DS still sticks his hand down my top between my boobs as a comfort thing. I don't think it is unusual - the breasts are comforting. As an ample busted woman, many babies settle beautifully on my *cushions* - that's their job

Same here!

I was talking to a close family friend (male) the other day and holding DS1 who had his hands down my top squeezing 'his' boobies (he is still feeding)...the friend just let out a longing sigh and asked 'why is it that these boys are allowed to grab them whenever THEY want?' His wife (one of my best friends) is still b'feeding their 15 mo DS so I'm sure he was talking about hers and not mine!!

Nipple tweaking I CANNOT handle though. Thankfully none of mine have done that so far.

[Laranna]

DS finished BF'ing about 3 months ago (although he has tried to latch on again a couple of times since) and he still pokes and grabs my boobs. Particularly after we've had a shower, I dry him off first so he doesn't get cold and he will reach out and tweak my nipples. DH is teaching him to say "boobies" Sometimes, when I am giving him a cuddle to go to sleep he'll stick his hand down my top. I think it's a comfort thing.

[Gigi]

i think babies and toddlers are naturally curious about their world.

anything in reach, they will play with - including breasts, whilst bf-ing.

sounds entirely normal to me Leesha.

the older my child got, i started wearing bf-ing tops, which means, now when we feed (she's just about to turn three), much less of me is exposed, so there is less temptation for her to play with the breast that is not being suckled at the time.

in our first year, i wore singlet maternity tops and lots of me was exposed when i bf her, so she had heaps to "play" with.

[MrsFabuloso]

Yep, my DS is the same age as your DD and he does the same thing. He loves to touch my other boob and god forbid I have no top on and he has full access to it, lol! He will pull pinch and flick at my nipple! Usually he just strokes and pats it. I love the way he appreciates his boo!
Don't let other people get to you leasha, it's their problem, not yours!

[Snacks]

There was that article a couple of years ago about the man who bf his kid, can't remember which country it was in, but the baby's mother died so he lactated and fed their baby. The article included a photo of him feeding her and she was tweaking his other nipple too.

[MummyTummy]

I think it is a comfort thing too. Just think about where they get cuddled and where they rest their head when they are tired. Boobies are meant to be comforting, and to them they get extra comfort from patting and stroking. Jett does it now, and he weaned himself when I got pregnant again, but I always notice him doing it when he is upset or distressed in anyway, in a new situation or if he is just tired.

Aaah, the magic of boobies!!