Over the past few months, Corbin has become a lot more active. This effects every part of his life, including nursing. At first, when he'd try to do a hand stand on my stomach while still firmly latched, it was cute. After battling cracked nipples, being kneed, kicked, poked, and elbowed, it is not even remotely adorable. It's time to set some boundaries.
If Corbin got too out of hand while nursing, all I used to have to do was say a firm, "No," and correct his positioning. Unfortunately, that no longer works, and I have to put him down and listen to him cry for a minute or two while patiently trying to explain to him that Mommy's boobs are not made of elasic, or any other stretchable or moldable substance. Okay, I've only started doing this today, so I haven't had much luck so far.
I don't mind some of the gymnastics. if he wants to lay on his tummy and twist his head to the side and nurse, who am I to argue if it seems comfortable to him? Sometimes, he falls asleep in a kneeling position, with his bum in the air, and his head snuggled up to the milk factory ... me! I don't even mind him playing with my face--minus the hair pulling--because he's actually able to identify several facial features (nose, mouth, etc), and that's how he learned. But I draw the line at being a human trapese.
Corbin's temper is also on the rise, and compared to other kids his age, he isn't really all that bad. he gets frustrated more easily when he's tired or not feeling well, which is normal, but it also seems like he wants to snuggle less when he's tired, as though he can't find a comfortable position. This is when he starts to act up, and when I put him down, he becomes very unhappy.
Nevertheless, my dogged stubbornness will prevail (see Mom, I knew it would come in handy one of these years). Corbin's a pretty quick learner, I just hope my poor body can survive this initial lesson in manners.
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