Extended nursing help

[beaver12]

DS is 16 months and still nurses frequently. He's getting really grabby with me and it's driving me crazy. I can't sit down without him reaching either up or down my shirt. If I'm not wearing a bra he'll pinch (not hard) my nipples. He's not even all that interested in nursing if I give in. Maybe a minute and then he loses interest until a few minutes later when he's grabbing me and trying to lift up my shirt. It's driving me crazy and I'm so touched out. It is making me think about weaning him because I can't take it anymore.

Any advice or tips to get him to leave me alone? I'd love to continue nursing him, but I feel like I'm being groped by my 16 month old.

[Deleted]

This has some ideas:
kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/nursing-manners-2/

I hear you. DS can be a groper. We're working on it, but it's hard because his comfort objects are my boobs.

[slug*bug]

In our case, weaning didn't completely stop the 'grabbiness'. I think the touching is more a general habit and not directly related to nursing, so I don't know that you necessarily need to give up BFing to improve things.

DD was mostly weaned maybe a month ago, but even now, she still LOVES to shove her hands down the neckline of my shirt. (It's worst when she first wakes up or when she's tired, so it might be a bit of a comfort thing for her, too.) She even used to try it w/DH: the only thing that's improved it (and it has gotten better w/time) is just repeated reminders and redirecting her attention/distracting her.

[beaver12]

Thanks for the link Token. That has some good information.

Slug*bug, thank you so much for chiming in. I would have been sad if I forced weaning and then was still left with the same behavior. Like Token's DS, mine is very attached to nursing and my boobs are his "lovie". I'm going to try some of the tips and see if I can possibly get him interested in a lovie that is not me!

Thanks again Ladies!

[knitty]

You can treat it just like any other discipline issue. Imagine he was grabbing at your earrings or glasses and react the same way. Redirect and then distract. Try googling "nursing manners" for more stories.