I'm 34 weeks pregnant with #2, and still nursing my 21 month old DD. She is an avid nurser and wants to nurse every hour for an hour at a time. I dried up early in this pregnancy, and have been gritting my teeth and limiting time of nursing because it's getting very painful and creepy-crawly feeling. I don't want to wean her, nor is she willing to either. A while back I taught her to say please when asking for "num-nums". She does it now every time she asks for num-nums.
here's my problem: I just started having contractions and minor spotting when she nurses. I'm not term yet, so these contractions are scaring me a bit. I don't want to start pre-term labor, so I'm not nursing right now. DD is just beside herself with this - she will cry, scream, and beg for num-nums for hours at a time. I try everything I can think of to distract her, redirect her, or entertain her to get her to stop asking for nursing. If I give her a minute or two of nursing, it just makes it worse, because then she will act even worse once I pry my nipple out of her mouth. the only time she isn't begging or crying for num-nums is when someone else is playing with her and distracting her. The moment she sees me again, she starts asking for nursing. The worst is when she's standing in front of me, crying, and begging "num-nums, PLEASE!" She's doing the please part because she thinks that if she says it, she'll get num-nums. This is breaking my heart. I'm so emotional right now that I'm starting to cry too when she starts begging, which only makes her cry more.
Please help me. I'm at my wit's end. I don't know what to do, and I'm so upset about not being able to nurse her on demand. Please give me some hope....
here's my problem: I just started having contractions and minor spotting when she nurses. I'm not term yet, so these contractions are scaring me a bit. I don't want to start pre-term labor, so I'm not nursing right now. DD is just beside herself with this - she will cry, scream, and beg for num-nums for hours at a time. I try everything I can think of to distract her, redirect her, or entertain her to get her to stop asking for nursing. If I give her a minute or two of nursing, it just makes it worse, because then she will act even worse once I pry my nipple out of her mouth. the only time she isn't begging or crying for num-nums is when someone else is playing with her and distracting her. The moment she sees me again, she starts asking for nursing. The worst is when she's standing in front of me, crying, and begging "num-nums, PLEASE!" She's doing the please part because she thinks that if she says it, she'll get num-nums. This is breaking my heart. I'm so emotional right now that I'm starting to cry too when she starts begging, which only makes her cry more.
Please help me. I'm at my wit's end. I don't know what to do, and I'm so upset about not being able to nurse her on demand. Please give me some hope....
sorry can't really offer any advice as never been in that situation just didn't want to read and not reply, hopefully some of the more knowledgeable mamas will be able to help you.
