yes! yes! i would rock and nurse my son and cry because i thought i was the worst mom in the world. i just wanted to climb out of my own skin as soon as he latched on, but i was committed to getting him through the winter still nursing. i kept nursing him for his benefit. looking back, i don't know if it was beneficial for me, but it sure kept him healthy! and that is something i can feel good about. i wish i had some advice as to how to stop the agitation, but sometimes it's helpful just to know you are not alone!
Yes, it happens when I'm pregnant which I see you are
Don't feel bad, mama you are trying. I'm nursing a nearly 3yo and a 14mo and I can hardly stand it sometimes. I grit my teeth and curl my toes and try to breathe deep. My 2yo only gets a few minutes a couple of times a day, it's all I can do. You're not a bad mom, it's totally natural and obviously your desire to breastfeed is there or you wouldn't be doing it.
I had that feeling sometimes when I would nurse dd when I was super tired and/or I had some nipple tenderness going on. The best thing for me was to get up out of bed and nurse her sitting on the couch where I could tune into the tv and try to ignore the agitation. It was not a permanent feeling for me, as dd is 14 mo and still nursing.
I had that when I was pregnant too. I would try to take my mind off the nursing I also would watch tv or read a book. Blame the pregnancy hormones, it's not you. I hope you're doing better!
YES! it happened to me right after I had my first baby. I had no idea it was a 'thing.' I attributed it to my restless legs syndrome, because that's exactly what it felt like.
I didn't know it was a "thing" either, until I started reading Adventures in Tandem Nursing. Then I was like, "Phew, I'm normal!". But it still sucks.
Like Baker Mama, I really would like to nurse her through the winter, it being flu season & all. Hopefully, the crappy feelings will abate in a few weeks when DD 2 comes along!
The feeling got 100x worse for me after my baby was born. The first week of tandem nursing my girls to sleep at night was so bad I don't even want to describe it
. It got better after that, though, and I am still nursing both of my girls while pg again
Originally Posted by KristaDJ
I wouldn't count on that
The feeling got 100x worse for me after my baby was born. The first week of tandem nursing my girls to sleep at night was so bad I don't even want to describe it
. It got better after that, though, and I am still nursing both of my girls while pg again
.
Yikes. I hope it doesn't get worse. I'll have to start drinking.
Yes! It was horrible for a while right at the beginning, then when I would PMS and then when I got pregnant it just got unbearable. Not having any problems with that this time around, though.
I found listening to some music on headphones helps a lot.
YES!! I did not have this at all when I was pregnant with #2, but now I'm 25 weeks along with #3 and still nursing #s1&2 (just turned 3 and 22 months) and I feel like crawling out of my skin, particularly when they tandem nurse. It's much more manageable if it's just one at a time, and luckily my big guy understands when I ask him to wait until little guy takes a break. The truth is, I cut down my nursing to night and morning only in part because of this but also in part because I couldn't imagine nursing a newborn nearly around the clock with the two toddlers going at me all the time and with #2 almost 2 years old and over 30 pounds, I'm not feeling very guilty.
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