[Lisie]

My just turned two year old son wants to nurse all day and all night long. He will ALWAYS choose nursing over food (or ask for it first when I am offering him food), and my nipples are starting to get sore again! We just recently started a "kids bed" in our room where my five year old son sleeps and my two year old starts off the night. I thought maybe he would sleep better there because any time I move an inch in the bed (when we're together) he stirs and wants to latch on. But he is still waking up repeatedly in the kids bed and really wants to just be latched on all night. I can't handle it!! We are just starting to try for our third child and I need a little mental space, and more than two hours of sleep in a row. Any suggestions???

 

[georgiapa]

Hi! Just want to let you know that you aren't alone. My 22 month old was nursing like a newborn- just about every hour for the month of March. My parents, who he is close to had gone on vacation. And while I explained that they were coming back and everything, he didn't completely understand. I'm pretty sure that the increased nursing was due to him missing my parents. He still wants to be latched on all night, too. I think this could be teething- 4 teeth are coming in right now. I don't have any advice, but you aren't alone!

 

[closedaccount15]

You are sooo not alone. I can't give any advice because my DD has been nursing like a newborn since she was 18 months, and she is 2 today. She wakes every 2 hours at night and then I can't go anywhere in the mornings because she nurses non-stop. I eat breakfast, nurse her, shower, nurse her, get dressed, nurse her, etc until her nap. I even tried getting her out of the house or playing outside (she will do anything to go "owside"), and no go, she still asks to nurse. In fact, I came on to ask for support myself.

My DD also has no desire to eat. She never really wanted to eat before, and never had an interest in food until recently, but yes, she will always nurse before tasting food - and that is really all she does anyway.

I have no advice, but I can co-miserate with you. I want to TTC again myself, and I am 38! so she better stop nursing soon, I fear by the time she will self-wean, I'll be too old to have any more kids.

 

[Vancouver Mommy]

My too. I'd elaborate, but I was up from 3am to 7am nursing a 2yo and at the moment he's trying to close my laptop yelling "I nursing now!".

 

[Lisie]

Oh, that helps me so much you guys! I felt like he is ridiculous in the morning! Because if I don't get him to eat something right away when we get up, which I normally don't, he repeatedly asks to nurse! I know he is hungry, and if I can get him to eat something, then that might give me a little bit more of a break, but it really is amazing. Yesterday, because I was sitting on the couch, he came and sat with me, instead of playing with his dad and brother which is normally a huge draw for him, to nurse for about 30 minutes. Maybe he feels like I"m trying to pressure him to grow up and I just need to give in and relax about it. I'm sure that is the right thing to do. It has just felt so excessive! But I think he is getting his molars too, which could be another factor. Oh well, these needy two year olds, they are cute at least

 

[mysticmomma]

Annoying, but totally normal development for a 2ish year old.