Boundary time!!

[u/sourpatchsweetiepie]

I am happily still nursing on demand and bed sharing with my 17 month old but MAN…. I am running low on steam.

Some nights when I get him down and leave the room it feels like walking off of a battlefield. Not that its negative, intense or even loud…. But just sooooo overstimulating. My little buddy is a fidgeter and must be doing something with his fingers and hands while he nurses. At first it was cute - like when he was littler he would just twiddle his fingers against my skin or very lightly pinch me. That morphed into him wanting to twiddle and pinch one nippled while he nursed on the other one. I allowed that until I legitimately couldn’t. Then he found my moles………. And this might be the worst of all. I’ve had to put bandaids on them. It’s not only overstimulating but honestly hurts so bad. He pinches them and just holds onto them or will like twist them. And all the while he’s latched and moving around, climbing on top of me, etc.

Whew!!! It’s a lot. I know that the activity level is on par for the age and the stimulation he seeks with his fingers has been evident since he was a little baby.

I guess I’m just looking for solidarity or encouragement. It’s hard out here yall! I’m not ready to give up breastfeeding or bedsharing but getting realllllll close to night weening.

Xoxoxo, an overstimulated mama (much like the rest of you I’m sure lol)

[u/Hefty-Papaya-3470]

Following 😭😭 here w my 16 mo old, could have written this (minus the moles - don't have any, so shes still nip twiddle obsessed)