Toddler Manhandling Breasts

Stephanie and Tim wrote:


Honestly, I cannot understand this, though it has little to no
bearing on helping the OP with the dilemma. Why would you let your
child twiddle your nipple if you do not want her to?

It can be a really, really difficult habit to break. I am *still* stopping
DS from doing it, six months after he started up. He's very determined, has
really strong little fingers, and often gets upset when I stop him. I can
easily understand how you get tired of the battle and just say "fine, do
what you want this once, I'm sick of fighting you."

--
iphigenia, who often nurses with a hand over the other breast to prevent
access...
www.tristyn.net

I also have this problem. Mine stems from the fact that I rarely rarely
wear a bra around the house so the things are just hanging out there when
she nurses!!

Others may not agree with my solution, but what works for me is to teach her
that touching is OK but it must be GENTLE. She has learned "gentle" from
petting the dogs and other children so I just applied it to the nipple
twiddling too. It took a few times but I just gently took her hand away and
showed her what "gentle" is and she happily complied. It took no tears, no
taking away the nummies and everyone's happy. She actually rarely does it
anymore anyway. I put lots of other stuff in the area for her to play
with - current favorite is my long hair which is often tied back, but I put
it forward as a treat. I have a long necklace and also I stroke her hands
too which she likes.

The twiddling itself didn't bother me it was the "manhandling" as you
describe that I wasn't comfortable with. She is now pretty compliant at 17
months, and does understand what I mean when I say that {whatever] hurts
mummy. So (hopefully) it won't be an issue for you guys much longer!

Good luck!

CY
"Sarah" wrote in message
om...
Hello, I have a weird question here. I have a 14 month old, who is
still nursing every 1-2 hours during day, and every 4-5 hours during
night. No problems, except for one annoying thing: He LOVES to
fiddle with my nipples--(I jokingly call it "Twizzling my Nizzles", in
reference to current urban slang)constantly and pretty aggressively.
I often try to stop him but he whimpers and gets really upset. I have
necklaces I wear, or I hold his wandering hands, or I keep the bra on
and shirt down on the side that's not being nursed, but he'll often
just railroad right through and find my nipple and start fiddling,
rolling, pinching, pulling, flicking, picking, and poking. What's a
girl to do, especially since he loves doing it so much, and really
gets upset if I try to stop him? Your experience is appreciated!
(especially in case I might be getting pregnant again soon and not
sure if I can take it with more sensitive nipples!) Thanks, Sarah