Question for nursing moms?

I wish I could help you, but my 15 month old has always been like this. I've tried everything I can think of - nursing necklaces, reinforcement, redirecting, firmly saying "no" when he scratches me, swaddling him to restrict his hands (he HATED that). It helps a little, but he's still a very "active" nurser.

I think some children are just more wiggly than others, and that's how they're most comfortable. I've just sort of gotten used to it over time. I know that might not be the most helpful answer, but I have a very similar child, and I know that not much helped anything for me.

You can try singing to him, talking to him, giving him a little toy to distract one hand while he nurses. You can try swaddling, nursing necklaces, or redirecting, and see if it works for you.

I don't think there's much you can do to make him less active. I often feel like I'm nursing a baby monkey instead of a human baby. I've just gotten good at pinning down his hands while he eats and I almost always nurse him lying down in a dimly light room. That seems to be the most relaxing which helps him not be so wild. Good luck with your active baby and congrats.

He's just an active baby. My son sometimes wiggles a lot, and not just when he's nursing. I wouldn't be worried about it. Just use the pillow like you said.

Now I'm thinking about my little guy and I can't see him now because I'm at work! :(

Additional: Sometimes my son will kick around so much that he "detaches". LOL

My son does that, I think it's just boys. My girl didn't do that, but he is just all over the place. When I put him next to me in the night to feed him, I have to lie him with his legs far away from me, because I also had a c-section, and he's 7 months now and really has a strong kick. I think some babies are just like that.

My kids used to do the same thing, so you have 2 options. You can either attempt to "punish" him, take your breast out of his mouth every time he does this, or just deal with it, maybe hold him close so he can't wiggle, until he IS old enough to know better. If you block out noise and light/distractions sometimes that helps as well. Sometimes they want to know what is outside the blanket when they hear noises.

Have you tried burping him more frequently?... My son would wiggle and make noises when he needed to burp. I also noticed he would wiggle and make more noises in the beginning of the feeding because the flow was a lot faster and he was trying to take it all in. If that's the case it will get better as your milk supply evens out. Good Luck!

My baby girl is like that too, she wont kick me but she wiggles a lot! the only way she will stop is when i sit on my recliner and rock while she nurses.

I have been dealing w/ an active nurser from the get go. I've tried all the advice people have given me. Nothing worked for us, so I'm curious to see what others say! Congrats!

Yes, my daughter does this. I usually take it as an indication that she's uncomfortable and change her positioning, that usually stops it.

She kicks me in the belly when we're lying down too, if I roll over and put her on the other side she stops.

I dont nurse but my son does the same thing, especially when he's fighting his sleep.