Hello, there beautiful people out there! Let’s talk about breastfeeding struggles. Do you have a toddler or know of someone with a toddler and notice they are always touching yours or their breasts? Are they always reaching inside of your shirt to grab your nipples? It doesn’t matter the time or place, you feel those little hands going down your shirt or rubbing on the outside! Well my friend, I too am still having that problem to this day.
My daughter will be three next month. Every day she is sliding her little hands down my shirt to feel on my little nip nips. It used to get to me a lot before because she would do it out in public or pull my shirt down just to look in there. It was quite embarrassing if you ask me. Well over time, I figured out why she was doing that and it makes sense.
My daughter was breastfed for a long time. We were in the phase of “letting go” and she started to crave for it more. She knew I was drying out every day but still wanted to latch on for comfort. I wanted her to realize I wasn’t playing when I said I didn’t have any more milk left. I latched her on and it was like sucking on dry air. She was so heartbroken and didn’t know what to do. I guess her way of paying me back was to still reach for them for comfort or decide to squeeze them hoping milk with come back out.
I say all of this to say if you are wondering why your child is craving your boobs after they are done breastfeeding. It’s because that was their source of nourishment and comfort and they miss that. Honestly, I miss it too but mama needed to rest her girls! It was fun while it lasted but whoo! They needed a break! It’s even weird now that she will squeeze on them at night and would fall asleep instantly. I swear they are magical or something.
I realize that breastfeeding contributed to her growth, our bond and also my weight loss and in her mind, she misses that connection we had as well as laying her head on my chest and getting her nourishments. But all good things must come to an end until the next kid comes around. So if you noticed your child or someone’s child doing that, just know they miss that connection and they are just yearning for your love in that type of way. Don’t be alarmed. They will eventually outgrow it. As they get older, you’re going to miss them doing that so enjoy it now while you can. Just make sure they don’t have you acting like you’re at mardi gras in public. 🙂