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Post by lildiamondeyes on Jul 21, 2017 11:43:48 GMT -6
For the past few morning my oldest has been yelling/begging me not to pump. The other day she was to the point of tears. I only pump once a day. So far I have been ignoring her, but I am assuming I should probably be handling this a different way. She has no issues with me nursing and does not show any resentment towards the baby.
Am I over thinking this? It's just so out of character for her.
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Post by yourpaceormine on Jul 21, 2017 12:11:02 GMT -6
How old is she? Can she tell you why she doesn't want you to pump? The noise of the machine, time away from her, did something happen and you were preoccupied because you were pumping?
My 2 year old doesn't really like it when I pump because I can't be as mobile to play with him. (It doesn't help that the LC is having me pump after every nursing session right now.) He loves playing with my pump when I'm done though.
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Post by vvvvvfee on Jul 21, 2017 13:19:40 GMT -6
How old is she? Can she tell you why she doesn't want you to pump? The noise of the machine, time away from her, did something happen and you were preoccupied because you were pumping? My 2 year old doesn't really like it when I pump because I can't be as mobile to play with him. (It doesn't help that the LC is having me pump after every nursing session right now.) He loves playing with my pump when I'm done though. +1 to this- either the lack of attention from you or maybe the noise/look of the pump is different or scary. if it's the former, TV time FTW! if it's the later, maybe explain what it does and how it works- and if it still scares/bothers her, then TV time and pump in a different area. |
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Jul 21, 2017 15:55:29 GMT -6
How old is she? Can she tell you why she doesn't want you to pump? The noise of the machine, time away from her, did something happen and you were preoccupied because you were pumping? My 2 year old doesn't really like it when I pump because I can't be as mobile to play with him. (It doesn't help that the LC is having me pump after every nursing session right now.) He loves playing with my pump when I'm done though. She's 2.5. And no she doesn't tell me why she gets upset. I normally pump at the table while they are eating breakfast so I am right there talking/interacting during pumping. Tomorrow Dh is home so I will see how she reacts. We're giving her the BM.l and lately has started refusing it. We currently mix it with WM. So is she really that smart to connect it all together? |
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Jul 21, 2017 15:58:27 GMT -6
How old is she? Can she tell you why she doesn't want you to pump? The noise of the machine, time away from her, did something happen and you were preoccupied because you were pumping? My 2 year old doesn't really like it when I pump because I can't be as mobile to play with him. (It doesn't help that the LC is having me pump after every nursing session right now.) He loves playing with my pump when I'm done though. +1 to this- either the lack of attention from you or maybe the noise/look of the pump is different or scary. if it's the former, TV time FTW! if it's the later, maybe explain what it does and how it works- and if it still scares/bothers her, then TV time and pump in a different area. She knows how it works. She used to 'help' put it together and 'assist' me with both of her siblings. Maybe it's the lack of attention. We'll she how she is tomorrow with Dh home. |
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