Nursing Your Older Baby
Nursing Your Older Baby
Nursing your older baby is different from a tiny one in many ways. First, as your baby grows and discovers his independence, he may have a hard time focusing on the task at hand. Finding a quiet room with few distractions or using a sling is a good idea. It will enable both of you to relax and enjoy your nursing time.
Keep in mind that your nursing older baby may have become quite the efficient eater. While it may have taken her twenty or thirty minutes to get her tummy full in the beginning, she may be able to do so in minutes now. Let her hunger cues guide you. Most of her nutrients are still coming from your milk at this point because other foods are only gradually entering her diet. It’s ok for that to be the case for the first year of her life.
Sometimes the older baby will start biting while nursing. This often happens when they’re starting to cut teeth. This problem can be overcome pretty quickly. Most babies attempt to bite at least once, often just to see how you will react. They’re experimenting. 
Sometimes with an older baby moms start expecting too much of themselves. They start thinking that life should be ‘back to normal’, like it was before baby. Life will never be the same after having a baby, so don’t push yourself too much. Doing so can lead to issues like plugged milk ducts.