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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Clearly this isn’t about nourishment, but about attention. Could your wife start by cuddling your dd when she asks for breast, but telling dd that she doesn’t have any more milk right then, but she will later? It sounds like your dd needs to know that she can get snuggled close without nursing. Once she understands that she doesn’t have to nurse to get comfort, the next step is to gradually increase the time between snuggles. Maybe an occasional 30 second FaceTime could replace a snuggle time. Also, your wife may be able to get through a conference call (or whatever she needs to do) if she makes sure to give dd some snuggle time immediately beforehand.[/quote]

Yeah, my daughter knows Mommy will snuggle her anytime.  But when she wants breast - she wants breast. [/quote]

Are you sure about that? It seems like your dd has figured out that nursing is something only Mommy does, so crying for nursing is a sure fire way to get Mommy whenever she wants.[/quote]

Yes, I am very sure about that.  My wife works part time and is always available to the kids.  My daughter cries to nurse when she’s home alone with Mommy for the day if my wife has to change her first or get a different shirt on.  [/quote]

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