https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:10:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2718089 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:37:27 +0000 youboots 2718089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>While I certainly support those who opt to nurse longer than a year part of the reason I weaned the week of my DDs first birthday was to avoid this phase that would make weaning more difficult (like it did for my sister) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2718079 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:07:29 +0000 MrsADS 2718079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agreed my 19mo is the same way and after work is the worst. As soon as I walk in the door (DH picks him up from daycare), I pick him up and it's immediately hands in the shirt and "boobie, boobie" and he is usually fussy/may cry a little. So we nurse as soon as I get home. </p> <p>We usually nurse just morning and after work and I'm ok with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2718045 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:42:18 +0000 Astro Bee 2718045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS went through a phase of shirt-pulling and boob-grabbing around that time. He'd do it when I'd pick him up from daycare even! He may have been teething, can't remember, but part of it was separation anxiety and comfort nursing, as I'd just come back from a 2 week business trip - first time overnight without him! It lasted a month or two, but by the time we weaned at 18 months for various reasons he had no issues going cold turkey. A few times in the month following if we were snuggling in bed on a weekend morning he'd leaned over, pushing my tank top down and latched on. I was pregnant so ouch! Part of why we weaned. So you may be able to get pregnant nursing a couple of times a day. I did, but everyone's different! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2718034 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:28:36 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2718034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My older son went through a phase like this; I ended up forcing weaning at around his 2nd birthday (which went fairly smoothly). I would only nurse him if he asked politely, even if it was after I had to remind him not to pull my shirt. C isn't as addicted as my son was, but she ALWAYS wants that after-work session. I think it's more about comfort than food, because she's not clamouring for me right at 5pm on the weekends you know? For G, it could be teeth or what @Kemma: said about coping with independence &amp; new skills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2716710 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:11:08 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2716710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, DD acted like that around 13-14 months. I was weaning so she was nursing on a schedule. When she asked at other times by signing or by yanking on me I would tell her no and give her a cup of whole milk or a snack (depending on what time it was). If she cried I just stayed firm. I had to wean to go back on fertility treatments and I was ready to be done. She's been fully weaned for 2.5 months and had no issues adjusting to life without nursing. Sometimes she does stick her hand down my shirt when she's upset. I definitely discourage that and just cuddle her instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2716622 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:27:31 +0000 petitenoisette 2716622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Also just wanted to add that so many people wean right at 12 months that it's hard to know what is normal, but I think it is extremely normal for them to get more attached to nursing as they get a little older, not less. But they will eventually start to grow out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2716621 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:25:37 +0000 petitenoisette 2716621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Yes, my LO has gotten much more attached to nursing as time goes by. It came and went in phases of her being super pushy about nursing once we got home from work and other times more easily distractable. I agree with other posters that it was probably tied to other milestones she was going through. She turned 2 a month ago and we're still nursing and she finally seems to be losing interest in nursing during the day (thank goodness!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2716577 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 04:38:10 +0000 FannyMae 2716577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my 16 month old has been a mega boob monster in the last few weeks - her first top and bottom molars came through and she has been pointing at my chest and asking for a feed all the time. its a comfort thing I guess, she just snuggles right in and has a feed and cuddle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2716570 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 01:54:42 +0000 Kemma 2716570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's quite common for young toddlers to come to nursing at around the 12-15 month mark, they've often gone through that distracted phase and it's like they realise how much milk they've missed out on! It can also be tied into all the development (walking, talking etc) and newfound independence and nursing is their way of coping with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2716565 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:54:07 +0000 Corduroy 2716565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The after work nursing session was the hardest to drop for my LO1. My strategy was to avoid going home until DH got home. Then DH would distract her. I think it took two weeks or so until I could be home alone with her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2716564 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:48:51 +0000 DesertDreams88 2716564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayLou: hmm hadn't thought of that! Yes, both molars are coming in :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2716563 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:36:19 +0000 LindsayLou 2716563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is he teething by chance? My 19 month old has been nursing just at bedtime for months, but is cutting new teeth right now and has been extra pushy about wanting to nurse. She went through a similar phase at 15 months when her first molar was about to come in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/14m-toddler-desperate-to-nurse#post-2716562 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:17:37 +0000 DesertDreams88 2716562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My supply dropped dramatically around month 11 and I stopped nursing LO for sustenance. Since around then he has gotten 20oz of milk a day in sippies and I continued to nurse him 1x or 2x a day as he wanted. Usually when I get home from work I'll hug him and he'll start pulling on my shirt. I thought his desire would taper off but if anything it's gotten more and more obvious. Now at 14m, he has started to grab my chest, yank down my neckline, get a little tantrum-y if I refuse, etc. I can't sit down on the couch with him unless I plan to nurse him, or else he throws a fit. There is some milk left, but not much. Anyone have similar experiences around this timing?</p> <p>I was planning to wean sometime in April in order to TTC in May, but I don't know if DH is on board with that timeline anymore, so who knows what direction I'm going with this.... I'm just taken aback by what a little boob monster LO has become, despite only getting 1x-2x nursing sessions from me since month 9...?</p> <p>I love nursing but I thought it would be ending by now. </p>