i love BF my DD of 7 mo and plan to let her self-wean. but lately she is driving me crazy - espec at night.
she won't open her mouth wide so ends up nipple sucking. i usually have to sit up, turn yhe light on, tell her to open wide (which she understands - so cute!) and then it's a race to put her on b4 she quickly goes back to little fishy lips. then, if latched correctly, she will pull a bit so it's only the nipple she has again. so i have to fix her a lot and get a bit sore - which is minor to me.
what i can't handle are the hormones. maybe this is really odd, but instead of the relaxed, happy nursing feelings, i feel like i'm going to go crazy. like there is some crazy drug rushing thru my veins that makes me want to jump out of my skin and scream and run - an immensely restless feeling. it's awful!!
anyone else experience this?? it's really awful!!
she won't open her mouth wide so ends up nipple sucking. i usually have to sit up, turn yhe light on, tell her to open wide (which she understands - so cute!) and then it's a race to put her on b4 she quickly goes back to little fishy lips. then, if latched correctly, she will pull a bit so it's only the nipple she has again. so i have to fix her a lot and get a bit sore - which is minor to me.
what i can't handle are the hormones. maybe this is really odd, but instead of the relaxed, happy nursing feelings, i feel like i'm going to go crazy. like there is some crazy drug rushing thru my veins that makes me want to jump out of my skin and scream and run - an immensely restless feeling. it's awful!!
anyone else experience this?? it's really awful!!
! Not a lot of advice, but more of a BTDT kind of thing. My dd went through something like that when she was around 8-10 months. What I found out was that when she slid down on the nipple she was working on controlling my let down better - like she wanted it less fast than it was. She eventually out grew it, so yours probably will too! Also, about the crazy feelings running through your veins - For the first six months of nursing, I HATED it! I was so stressed that I wasn't doing it right, etc. It just took that long for she and I to "click," though. Now we're fine, and I'm so glad that I just refused to quit. BUT, if this has just started for you, I'm pretty sure that's not what's causing it. Are you getting enough water? For me and several of the women on this board, we start getting that crazy, skin crawling, get this kid off me now! feeling when we haven't had enough water. Try drinking throughout nursing, maybe?? Anyway, like I said, not a whole lot of advice, just sympathy and "this too shall pass!" You are giving your dd the best gift she will ever have! 
