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14mth old displaying breastfeeding traits out of the blue

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  • 18-03-2013 2:34am
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    iCosmopolis
    Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭


    My 14 month old has randomly started nuzzling me and nuzzling actions when drinking her night time bottles (you know rapidly moving her head side to side, pressing in etc.) kind of emulating breast feeding all of a sudden. Anyone experience anything like that, she wasn't even really breast fed-after emergency section despite my efforts milk never came in so all she got was colostrum for 3 or 4 weeks and formula obviously to feed her. She's walking and all a couple of months,fair set of teeth and all that :confused:


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    #2
    How Strange
    Registered Users Posts: 6,339 ✭✭✭How Strange


    She could be going through a developmental leap and is reverting back to more baby like behaviour. I'd just follow her lead as its obviously a reassurance and comfort for her.

    It's not unusual for babies/infants/toddlers to revert to more baby like behaviour when they're mastering new skills.

    I don't think breastfeeding behaviour is something they learn by being breastfed necessarily but is more an innate instinct.


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    #3
    iCosmopolis
    Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭iCosmopolis


    Thanks, that would make sense :)


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