Who else is feeding a 16-ish month old?

[~Kim~]

Poor little poppet and her Mum you guys have had a rough trot.
However yes we also went through a mammoth phase like that just recently. For us too it coinsided with illness, and much life upheaval and DS deciding he wasn't going to eat at all (except frozen peas).
Thankfully we've come out the other side this last couple of weeks.

I truely hope you guys are feeling much better soon....

[Olive]

i have a couch slapper for her morning feed, she slaps the couch or computer chair to indicate that she wants a feed then comes and drags me over to it!
ive just dropped her down to 3 feeds

[Junglemum]

It's oh so comforting to know you're not the only one!

Marcellus- through your clothes?! He is keen. i agree, mine go away with any tweaking too!

Olive- Did you jus call your princess a slapper??

Hollo- nice work on the weightloss ticker! I have to say we are very lucky overnight. When she was sick she fed overnight but last night she went back to sleeping through. I don't know how you're still feeding overnight all the time, i'd be a mess!

Thanks Kim. We are all feeling MUCH better this morning.

Feeb- i love it. i take my hat off to you tandem feeding. One is enough for me!

Jen- are you offering to pick me up and cuddle me? yes please.

Thanks Kel- lets hope the phase passes soon!

[Olive]

[Jennifer13]

Jen- are you offering to pick me up and cuddle me? yes please.

I'll do my best over the net.

[onthefly]

I think it's because he spied me attempting a little hand express to see if there was anything there. He's also been squeezing his "boobies" so I guess it's all fair.

[Ozziehoffy]

.... so good to hear you're feeling a lot better. BFing is soooooooo hard when you're really sick too isn't it. I had very bad gastro when Elijah was 2 months old... man that was hard!!! Oh and DH was away! Teething and being sick for her must've been a monstrous thing to her, the poor poppet, but still it does take it's toll on you that's for sure! So, fast forward to now and Elijah pulls my top open and down ... ahhhh not so socially acceptable when out of the house young man!!! bahahahah although I'm sure that some males would love the show! Also a fairly recent addition to this is when feeding he jams his hand down the middle of my boobs!! What's with that? His hand isn't cold lol so dunno why he has decided to do that. Although, better than his demanding to hold my hand like he used to, cos that got hard if I had to scratch or move or anything cos he'd protest

[studentmum]

It IS a phase I promise - I expect she has been 'clingy' in a few different ways but the bf'ing is standing out because it is just so demanding of you!

My DS is still feeding and 18ish mths and I am about 18wks pg - so I hear you! I was not very happy at all a couple of months ago with m/s, sore nipples and a very whingy little man who wouldn't even go to DH! AHHHHHHHH!

It has passed even though he still feeds, first thing, mid morn, lunch/nap time, arvo, bedtime, midnight and dawn!!!! And yes, if he doesn't wean I will be tandem feeding (and a walking zombie I suspect) BUT it is worth it.

With the girls I went through a stage around the 12/13mth mark where I just wanted them off me, I felt oversensitised and like I couldn't do it anymore, but that passed too and they both fed until they self weaned around 2.5-3yrs.

Hang in there chickadee!
Sarah

[Shanti]

i have a couch slapper for her morning feed, she slaps the couch or computer chair to indicate that she wants a feed then comes and drags me over to it!
ive just dropped her down to 3 feeds

haha had to laugh when I read this Olive..... LOL!

I'm still feeding my nearly 18mo DD and I have days like that too, even when she isn't sick!! sometimes it seems whenever i sit down she says "booby! booby!" and climbs all over me until I give in.... sometimes I distract her other times I just give in and grab a magazine or book to read.... use it as a good chance to relax for a bit even though she kicks my book so I can't read it.... cheeky.

Sorry to hear your bubba has been sick with Malaria! poor bubba.... that's wonderful she's still BF that will really help!!

so good to hear of other mumma's still feeding their bubs past 12mths! Good work girls!