I am giving her a steak before bed tonight!

So 13 months and we are still going! I really do love it and am happy to still be nursing but I refuse to do what I have been doing lately which is nursing her all . night. long! It has happened a handful of times and I end up getting up and giving her a banana! And she eats the whole thing! So I truly think she is hungry! She is not a huge eater during the day (and I do not nurse her during the day) so I think I need to fill her up better during the day and I think I am going to give her a bowl of oatmeal before bed tonight to see if that helps. I will get up once but I will not stay up for hours to feed her! I was thinking mu supply is low and she does not get a lot. Could that be one reason she is on for so long? And she is older now and says, "more" after I roll over and then she pulls at my shirt or screams if I will not pull my shirt up!

 

Wow, I think I have her male counterpart in my bed---unfortunately he's 28 months! And rather than more he says "other side" to him it's just this endless line of other sides as if I had 30 breasts or something. He does goes to bed in his own bed now and will sleep from 8:30 to about 3 or so, but from 3 until I get up at 6:30 it seems like he nurses non-stop. I'm generally too sleepy to get up and feed him. Let me know how the snack works.

 

I have to wonder if you allowed nursing during the day, if it would lessen the night time request ? Perhaps she also enjoys the one on one alone time with you I think sitting some reasonable limits are A-OK. Offering a snack before nursing is also ok but if you dont want her to wean completely you'll need to come up with some scheduled OK nursing times.

 

Yes...I would not mind nursing during the day because we are home all day anyway so it is not like it would be a problem and those nursing times are so short. It kind of stopped because she became busy playing and her brothers always distracted her. If she wanted it I would totally would give it.

I gave the kids breakfast for dinner because she loves pancakes and eggs and sausage and I was curious to see what would happen during the night after a great dinner. Before bed I gave her bananas and strawberries. She ate like a champ and only woke once last night! So I think I need to focus on giving her healthy foods she loves during the day.

 

OMG, Lena does the same thing. Except she says, "other one boob."