Baby grabs other nipple while nursing and seems to sooth him

Does anyone else's baby nurse and gently touch the other nipple or lightly pinch it and rub the breast while nursing to sleep? I know it relaxes my 10month old but was curious.

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Yup lol

Yes but I hate it!

Yeah it's pretty common but can be very annoying some times lol

Yep!!!

Yes, my little boy does the same. Sometimes really annoying and painful

Ok thanks ladies, hes starting to pinch it hard now and pull. Idk how to stop the pinching

You can just move his hand is he's pinching maybe just put his hand flat on your boob instead if you don't want to stop him all together. As you said it relaxes them. It's a comfort thing but it's not too soon to redirect to gentle hands if he gets a little hard and sore with the pinching

Not my babies giving me purple nurples🤦‍♀️

All the time lol

Yep! Only since turning 1 though. Everytime I move his hand away he grabs my hand and shoves it between his knees or behind his legs as if to trap me and puts his hand straight back there 😱 he also shoves his hand in my shirt whenever he’s feeling a bit insecure or tired or sad 😬 wherever we are!

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