more space or less

[SpunkyMama]

My 15 month old has been snuggling really close to me lately only to push off of me 20 minutes later. This cycle is repeated several times a night, and he has been doing it for a month or so. He still nurses often (around 4x) at night.

Does this mean he wants more space (as in his own mattress next to ours) or not? If I push him a little further away from me he starts crying and scootches back only to push off of me again.

TIA!

[maptome]

My 7 month old does this too. I think she just likes to move around a lot.

Would like to hear responses.

[azdesertrn]

I think DD does this to regulate her body temp, she rolls against me to warm up, then rolls away when she starts to get sweaty.

[Katie T]

Yup, my DD does this as well and I think it is how she regulates her body temp.