DD is almost 28 months old and nurses essentially only for nap and bed. She nightweaned on her own over the last few months once my milk disappeared but still loves to nurse - and I had no issue with this at all. I'm committed to letting her wean when she's ready and I hoping that she'll last another 15 weeks so I can get some good milk into her! (she's allergic to dairy, eggs, soy, and citrus so breastmilk will help put some more meat on her bones 
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But it's starting to hurt and it's starting to make me a little
: when she nurses. She very obviously needs to nurse but it's making me 
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Her latch can get sloppy and we've worked on that. She's great about opening wide and relatching a few times until we find something that doesn't make it hurt. Once she's started to drift off is when things go down hill. I've been able to endure a minute or two before unlatching her but today things didn't work. I unlatched and it was (no joke) an all out SCREAMING complete with sobbing, crying dots on the face, etc. I felt so bad that *I* started to cry too which didn't make things easier for DD. She was upset and scared that Mommy was crying and Mommy was upset that she had made DD cry b/c it hurts too much to nurse.
Help?? What can make this easier? I don't want to wean, DD doesn't want to wean, but the friction of her tongue reminds me of nails on a chalkboard. Would hypnosis work? My hypnobabies course should be here this week; would the relaxation techniques help me cope with it?
What have other moms done to cope? ANY tips are appreciated; I'll try anything to preserve our relationship if it keeps me from going insane.
)But it's starting to hurt and it's starting to make me a little
: when she nurses. She very obviously needs to nurse but it's making me .Her latch can get sloppy and we've worked on that. She's great about opening wide and relatching a few times until we find something that doesn't make it hurt. Once she's started to drift off is when things go down hill. I've been able to endure a minute or two before unlatching her but today things didn't work. I unlatched and it was (no joke) an all out SCREAMING complete with sobbing, crying dots on the face, etc. I felt so bad that *I* started to cry too which didn't make things easier for DD. She was upset and scared that Mommy was crying and Mommy was upset that she had made DD cry b/c it hurts too much to nurse.
Help?? What can make this easier? I don't want to wean, DD doesn't want to wean, but the friction of her tongue reminds me of nails on a chalkboard. Would hypnosis work? My hypnobabies course should be here this week; would the relaxation techniques help me cope with it?
What have other moms done to cope? ANY tips are appreciated; I'll try anything to preserve our relationship if it keeps me from going insane.
