how do i get my child to stop being attached to my boobs?

Question

Ok so I breast feed my child and she is 2 years old now I do seldom breast feed her but the real problem is my child wants to be up my shirt all the time she wont go to sleep with out touching them its like a comfort for her if I do not let her touch them at naptime or at night she freaks out in a crazed fit I have to break her of this now please help

Answer 1

Stop letting her do it! How is that difficult? You dont react to a childs demands and fits just because she wont easily be comforted any other way, that does nothing but inground the behavior you're trying to get rid of, and open the door for other bad behaviors later.

Stop putting her to sleep. Let her put herself to sleep, and certainly without feeling your boobs.

She will not scream and cry for the entire day, eventually she will fall asleep, and she wont do it week after week, eventually she will have found a new way to comfort herself and put herself down.

Try holding her while she's falling asleep and brushing her hand in her hair for her, or giving her a stuffed animal to touch, but not your breasts.

You cant just expect her to up and stop doing this without you making her.

Answer 2

oh my gosh no offense but that is so funny. ok now on the serious side. most kids get attached to something during adolescence some might be there bottle some it might be there thumb in your daughters case she probabley as you said always slept on or close to your bossom and has become a sign of compfort to her. also when baby is in the womb she hears your heart beat and of course being two she is a little old for that but. it is probabley more compforting to here your heart beat and know you are there. There well be no explaing or negotiating you are going to have to do this the hard way she is gonna cry and freak out. you are going to have to let here. she is already two if you keep this up she will be doing it until she is five. try laying next to her when she sleeps or. better yet only let her lay with you at night or during nap time give her one or the other not both and tell you can slowly wean her from you in the mean time start looking for a substitute for your bossoms

Answer 3

I feel your pain, I told my son that if he gave me a hug and laid on my breasts at nap time, he could not at bed time. I gave him a choice of one or the other....slowly he has given up both times. Now he just lays on them when ever he needs a bit of love or feels sick.

Answer 4

dude, you aren't a parent and you aren't breastfeeding. you're a little kid who thinks asking questions about boobs is funny. grow up.