Hi Nessa

Reading your post feels like I could have written it! I think it must definitely be an age/teething thing. J almost has 16 teeth, but there are 3 canines all bulging at the same time.

but I just had enough as he was biting me alot too and as you've seen in my post below I gave him a bottle and am currently suffering with Jordan-esque boobs!

I don't have any advice to give you I'm afraid, Just a hug.

bx

Hi Nessa,

I think you hit the nail on the head with the tantrums - I think this might be the "terrible 2s" which with DD1 seemed to start on her first birthday and continue - I'm hoping that they might stop by 4! I suspect that if it wasn't milk, it'd be something else that she'd want ALL the time - and with the same reactions. It's not nice seeing them tantrum, but, if she's been fine until you said "no" and then flips, that's all it is. Could you give her a previously illicit treat - juice or biscuit or something like that instead, as in "no, you can't have Mummy milk but because you're a big girl you can have..."? The first few times you will get tantrums, but she may well start to look forward to the treat and prefer it (might cause more probs when you want to stop giving the treat but by then you'll be more rested and the whole cuddle/feed bit will have been seperated).

Also, I'd sit her down and say that she's a big girl now, so Mummy milk is only for.....(whatever times you choose), but at other times she can have...(the treat). That way, you get some space, she gets a treat, and you can carry on bfing. OK, it's not feeding on demand, but by the sound of it you want to get back to fewer feeds.

Oh, and the back molars take AGES to come through - it might be worth trying Calpol every now and again - and check the dose - I found that at about 18 months DD1 needed 7.5ml (1 big and 1 little spoon) of Calpol to help her. The instructions do say 1-2 5ml spoons from 1 year.

HTH, and sorry it's confused ramblings!

Heather, Felicity and Elizabeth