Super exciting activities usually take place somewhere where Mummy can't go. That bit does get easier, as she gets older and more used to doing things with him, she will want to do it more ITMS.
I don't have the night time experience, but I now have two DDs who are absolute Mummy's girls. Neither of them want to be away from me if they have a choice, even at six years old. But Daddy is good at coming up with activities that will grab DD1's interest and I just don't go. We've been doing this since she was 18 mths. I need that break so that I don't resent her wanting me other times.
School has changed things too, so I'm thinking back a bit.
Yep. DS was like this too, but not so much DD is much more willful. It's a wonderful attribute and will serve her well later in life, I'm sure. Only a few years till school starts...
Daddy did take them on a super exciting walk this afternoon so I could have a super exciting shower and time to myself.
It would all be much easier if I had a few hours sleep.
Dd was like this and when I was pregnant it was getting too much and she was literally on the breast all night and if I took her off she'd wake screaming!!! In the end I had to make DH take her and it did result in a b it of crying for awhile and she was always comforted during these times mostly by DH as she would claw at my chest lol but she is a smart kid so picked up on things quickly and all DH had to say to her was cuddles and no booby or cot and if she didn't seem to listen we would put her in the cot that was next to our bed for literally a couple of second and get her out and repeat cuddles or cot and shed then just cuddle in bed with us. And soon enough she stopped feeding overnight! She still feeds a lot during the day but I have to limit her to make sure DS gets it first. Good luck and hope you are getting more sleep soon.
I found that DD was really 'all or nothing' in terms of night feeds. Attempting to reduce just confused her - she didn't understand why sometimes I obliged and others I said no, and ultimately it just prolonged the stress for both of us. I introduced a dream feed (would only give if I could pick he up completely asleep, feed and pop her back so there was no experience of waking for a feed) and then refused until 5am. She really screamed the first 2 nights but cottoned on pretty quickly and by night 4, was sleeping through till 5, waking for the one feed then going back to sleep till 6 or 7.
Good luck Hun. Sleep deprivation is the worst.
ETA. Night weaned at about 15 months I think. It did mean she ended up feeding slightly more often through the day and ate much more in terms of solids.
Another one here who had all or nothing feeders at night. Managed to feed them both well beyond 2 1/2. DD1 was a lot of screaming, DD2 not so much. DD2 was the heartbreaker with it though, as she would still ask once weaned and could articulate it very well. With DD1, once she was weaned it was she forgot she ever breastfed.
I so wish I had some answers for you, but sadly I don't. The clingness takes time and the feeding at night is sometimes about comfort not actual feeding. I remember one night with DD2, she pulled off as "boobie empty" then a few minutes later went to latch on again. I told her "but you said boobie empty", to which she replied "Boobie my lollipop".
well, DD slept quite well last night. I did not - I think I have a tummy bug of some sort. And perhaps this is why she's been so difficult of late...? She's certainly bright and cheerful today.
The good news is that although I can't stomach much, I'm not missing out on anything nice at the moment.
That bit does get easier, as she gets older and more used to doing things with him, she will want to do it more ITMS.
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DD is much more willful. It's a wonderful attribute and will serve her well later in life, I'm sure. Only a few years till school starts...
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