I have battle wounds.
It all started when she hit 5 months old and realized that eating took her away from playing longer than she liked. So she would eat as fast as possible and then get back to playing pronto.
Well now she has figured out that she can play AND eat...at the same time.
She flails her arms about constantly. I can pin one of them down but the other one is a little more difficult. She hits me in the chest, face, or arm the whole time. It doesn't help that she has what I call fingerclaws. Yeah, those are her nails. They grow over night I tell you! I bite them down and then the next day they are longer than the day before. And yes, I do bite them. I tried to clip them and she almost lost the tip of her finger so I'm too scared to try that again. I have had scratch marks on my chest and one day she literally punctured my lip! There was blood involved. She loves when she gets my lip or nose...she puts them in a vise grip!
She also somehow manages to pinch the heck out of the flab on my arm with her feet every.single.time. She rubs her feet together and my arm gets caught in the mix. Not cool.
And lets not even get into the hair pulling. How does she manage to grab the little painful hairs every time!?!?
And lets not even get into the hair pulling. How does she manage to grab the little painful hairs every time!?!?
Usually once my milk lets down she will be still for about 30 seconds but then its back to constantly moving her arms and legs. Oh but she keeps her head still while there is milk...most of the time. But once she is done she doesn't slowly back off...oh no. She clamps her gums down and then throws her head back. I promise you she is going to rip my nipple off....it is just a matter of time. I'll be sure to let you know when it happens. What am I going to do when she has teeth???
It is pretty funny to watch actually. My husband just laughs. And then she flies off my boob because she heard him laugh. Then I have to coax her back on. And then this process repeats over and over. I usually take her away to another room and that helps the de-latching but not the squirmy wiggly nursing.
Now, don't get me wrong. She LOVES to nurse. At night she would stay on there forever if I would let her. She is just so mobile! She doesn't want to be still for a second. What happened to my little blob of a baby that just laid there exactly how I put her?
She got big :(
Yikes! That sounds scary. We have a huge fingernail problem at our house too. Those little suckers are as sharp as razors.
ReplyDeleteGet a nursing necklace! I'll email you an etsy shop that I've heard people love, it might keep her occupied. Oh and I'm laughing out loud at this post, I'm sorry!
ReplyDeleteOh, interesting about the necklace. Mira does this too. My nipples hurt for the first time in months!
DeleteI am so getting one of those necklaces! I think that might help :) Thanks!
DeleteI could have so written this! My little girl, born on the same day as Blakely, does exactly the same thing. I too am not looking forward to teeth!
ReplyDeleteI'm on the Baby Center forums a lot, and I think what you're going through is very common (and painful. and kind of funny too).
ReplyDeleteTaylor & I officially stopped nursing and went to solely pumping last month. I was starting to get a lot of the same things you're describing. I can imagine it only gets worse.
Hang in there!!!
Wow, you could be talking about my kid, just with the bottle. I cannot imagine that with the boob. Ouch.
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard for eating time now. Avery is good for about 4 ounces adn then is a maniac!
And the claws, they are awful. I honestly don't know how they grow so fast.
And basically my hair is in a bun all day everyday I am with her.
Aiden is so distracted while eating, it's frustrating sometimes. I clip his nails twice a week because he scratches himself and me constantly! Hang in there, you are doing a great job breastfeeding!
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