Unless I give her something to play with or hold her hand, LO will pinch, scratch and squeeze me while nursing. Does your LO do this? Is this just a phase? she is 4 months +
ETA: she also tries to put her fingers in her mouth while nursing especially when she is sleepy
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
OMG I know!! He's been doing it since he was about your DD's age too. At 6mos he still does. Tonight I didn't want to deal with it so I pumped lol!! No matter how often I clip his nails it hurts!
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
It's kind of a phase ... every now and then she'll go back to it.
squash / 13199 posts
wow so other babies do this too! I remember when she used to lie still while nursing... babies really do grow fast
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
Yes!! My LO started doing this when she was around 5 months old. She's 6.5 months now and doesn't show any signs of stopping 
It really hurts when she sticks her fingers into her mouth at the same time. Today she kept pulling and pinching on my areola -- OW. I noticed little scabs and scratch marks all over my poor boobs They've really been through hell and back!
grapefruit / 4671 posts
DD does this all the time. She is 2.5 months old so I guess I can expect it to continue for a while.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
My 4 wk old does this half the time he nurses...usually when he's really tired but fighting sleep, or when he's gassy. Or sometimes just because
grapefruit / 4110 posts
At 16 months old he still fondles the other side if I let him (ie now). He isn't scratching just twisting and stroking. I sometimes stop him but most of the time it isn't an issue.
pomegranate / 3503 posts
LO used to do that too. Then I got a nursing necklace and he'd play with that.
cherry / 188 posts
Baby bird just started pinching, but it's hard to be mad when its awesome that she has found and is using her hands.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
Shes almost 13 months and still does it sometimes. I try to show her how to gently stroke or pat instead or scratch or pinch. She's getting bette.r
nectarine / 2039 posts
@Mrsbells: mine has done this a couple times if he is overtired. He always uses his hands, but the overtired hands are pinchers and squeezers. It is a bit alarming. "Gentle hands' is something I expected to have to teach a toddler, not an infant!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
She does this. She invented a game where she puts her fingers to my mouth, and I gobble them up. It was so cute at first, but now when I'm trying to get her to sleep. She also pulls the fingers in mouth move. Sigh. Kids be crazy.
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