Well it's official

bananaz · Dec 12th, 2012, 21:34 PM

Breastfeeding is absolutely nothing like I expected it to be. I just had to let my LO cuddle with the remote control while bouncing up and down in complete darkness in order to get her to stay latched on and nurse.

Please tell me I'm not the only one doing crazy things to get my kid to eat? My mom and grandmother, who between them have breastfed 7 babies, seem shocked at the lengths I sometimes have to go to get my baby to nurse properly. My grandma says that if she's pulling off all the time then she must not be hungry. Uh, she's crawling up my leg crying and grabbing at my shirt - she's definitely hungry! She just also happens to be intensely aware of the fact that there are THINGS around her that she NEEDS to inspect/grab/taste. It's been like this for almost 3 months now! This phase is going to pass soon, right? Right??

Embo78 · Dec 12th, 2012, 21:40 PM

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has to do silly things to keep my baby's attention!!!

He started flailing his arms around, any noise would make him pull off. If I speak or sometimes even give him eye contact he'll unlatch, smile at me then refuse to go back on!!

Hes currently fussing at the boob so my latest silly attempt to get his attention is the 'booby dance!!!' I say abooby booby booby booby boob and while he's distracted get him latched on!!!! It's hard to explain on here but my oh and children laugh at me and my attempts!!!

bananaz · Dec 12th, 2012, 21:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Embo78

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has to do silly things to keep my baby's attention!!!

He started flailing his arms around, any noise would make him pull off. If I speak or sometimes even give him eye contact he'll unlatch, smile at me then refuse to go back on!!

Hes currently fussing at the boob so my latest silly attempt to get his attention is the 'booby dance!!!' I say abooby booby booby booby boob and while he's distracted get him latched on!!!! It's hard to explain on here but my oh and children laugh at me and my attempts!!!

Hahaha, oh my god, that sounds too funny, but really you have to do whatever works! I'm sure this will all be hilarious to look back on when it's not so stressful and frustrating.

greenpear · Dec 12th, 2012, 23:35 PM

Hahaha omg sounds like me! I have to grab my boob, chant "booby, booby" and wave it in LO's face to try to get her to notice it but she just laughs!

when she pulls off I get milk everywhere but she seems to find it funny haha!

Embo78 · Dec 13th, 2012, 00:19 AM

Greenpear!!! That's it!! It's the booby chant rather than the booby dance

Although there are some jiggly dance moves going down too!!!

Bananaz I'm sure one day we'll all laugh about it!! I'm just glad I'm not on my own on this one!!! Glad I'm not the only one with an easily distracted bubs!!

Millnsy · Dec 13th, 2012, 01:21 AM

I'm right there with you! Eloise hardly wants to feed at all in the day. If I catch her when she's just woken up she will latch on and she's happy feeding laying down at night but sometimes it will take 3 or 4 attempts at me offering before she takes any and then shell only stay on for 3 mins! My eldest took boob all the time for whatever reason even if she wasn't hungry! It's so frustrating!

Geegees · Dec 13th, 2012, 02:44 AM

Nursing necklace!!

patch2006uk · Dec 13th, 2012, 04:34 AM

If DS was ever that hard to feed, I'd leave it half an hour and then try again. I was offering far too often by the time he got to 6 months or so, and he'd just get annoyed with me and fuss.

You could always try leaving her an extra bit of time if she's really messing about.

baby287 · Dec 13th, 2012, 05:07 AM

My lo isnt old enough to get so distracted yet but I have this cool bf cover, more for privacy but maybe when he gets to that age maybe i could use it to get him to stay focused? Think that might work?

patch2006uk · Dec 13th, 2012, 05:33 AM

You'll probably find you need another 6 hands to keep the cover anything like over LO by 6 months. Most babies don't like having their heads covered, so a cover is just another distraction.

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bananaz BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Country: Posts: 5,217 Thanked others: 2,407 Thanked 3,546 times in 2,080 posts Currently Feeling:	Well it's official Breastfeeding is absolutely nothing like I expected it to be. I just had to let my LO cuddle with the remote control while bouncing up and down in complete darkness in order to get her to stay latched on and nurse. Please tell me I'm not the only one doing crazy things to get my kid to eat? My mom and grandmother, who between them have breastfed 7 babies, seem shocked at the lengths I sometimes have to go to get my baby to nurse properly. My grandma says that if she's pulling off all the time then she must not be hungry. Uh, she's crawling up my leg crying and grabbing at my shirt - she's definitely hungry! She just also happens to be intensely aware of the fact that there are THINGS around her that she NEEDS to inspect/grab/taste. It's been like this for almost 3 months now! This phase is going to pass soon, right? Right?? __________________
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Embo78 BnB Elite DD16 DD15 DS12 DSRbow! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Manchester Country: Posts: 13,948 Thanked others: 2,338 Thanked 5,065 times in 4,618 posts Currently Feeling:	I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has to do silly things to keep my baby's attention!!! He started flailing his arms around, any noise would make him pull off. If I speak or sometimes even give him eye contact he'll unlatch, smile at me then refuse to go back on!! Hes currently fussing at the boob so my latest silly attempt to get his attention is the 'booby dance!!!' I say abooby booby booby booby boob and while he's distracted get him latched on!!!! It's hard to explain on here but my oh and children laugh at me and my attempts!!! __________________
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Embo78 BnB Elite DD16 DD15 DS12 DSRbow! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Manchester Country: Posts: 13,948 Thanked others: 2,338 Thanked 5,065 times in 4,618 posts Currently Feeling:	Greenpear!!! That's it!! It's the booby chant rather than the booby dance Although there are some jiggly dance moves going down too!!! Bananaz I'm sure one day we'll all laugh about it!! I'm just glad I'm not on my own on this one!!! Glad I'm not the only one with an easily distracted bubs!!
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Millnsy Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Nottingham, UK Country: Posts: 1,034 Thanked others: 127 Thanked 491 times in 403 posts Currently Feeling:	I'm right there with you! Eloise hardly wants to feed at all in the day. If I catch her when she's just woken up she will latch on and she's happy feeding laying down at night but sometimes it will take 3 or 4 attempts at me offering before she takes any and then shell only stay on for 3 mins! My eldest took boob all the time for whatever reason even if she wasn't hungry! It's so frustrating! __________________
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patch2006uk BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Mids, UK Country: Posts: 5,225 Thanked others: 1,654 Thanked 3,536 times in 2,238 posts	If DS was ever that hard to feed, I'd leave it half an hour and then try again. I was offering far too often by the time he got to 6 months or so, and he'd just get annoyed with me and fuss. You could always try leaving her an extra bit of time if she's really messing about. __________________
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patch2006uk BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Mids, UK Country: Posts: 5,225 Thanked others: 1,654 Thanked 3,536 times in 2,238 posts	You'll probably find you need another 6 hands to keep the cover anything like over LO by 6 months. Most babies don't like having their heads covered, so a cover is just another distraction.
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