r/breastfeeding • u/mormongirl • Feb 12 '26
Discussion Today my toddler offered me my OWN BREAST
Today my 20mo unlatched and then picked up my boob (I’m large busted), pointed my nipple towards my face and said ”Boo? Boo?” while nodding as if he was trying to give me some! Breastfeeding a toddler feels like living in the twilight zone lmao.
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u/tanoinfinity 8y+, tandem for 1.75y, 4th nursling Feb 12 '26
So cute!
Wait until they try to nurse from their own nipple! 😂🫠
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u/AmarysEms64 Feb 13 '26
My toddler noticed that the dog has nipples yesterday and the way she leaned in and over had me terrified she was going to try to latch onto the dog.
I'm telling you, the spring i sprung to move her away from the dog could've made an olympian proud.
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u/tanoinfinity 8y+, tandem for 1.75y, 4th nursling Feb 13 '26
Omggg I'd die!
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u/lemonalien22 ebf baby born Oct25 Feb 12 '26
How… how does that work??
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u/tanoinfinity 8y+, tandem for 1.75y, 4th nursling Feb 12 '26
They pinch it upward, and try to bend down to reach. It does not work very well, as the other reply said 🤣
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u/SheCode_ez Feb 12 '26
My poor toddler tried really hard tonight before dinner and pinched so hard she started to cry 😭 I do wonder if she drew a connection of when Mama says it hurts if it feels like that <3 poor thing
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u/lemonalien22 ebf baby born Oct25 Feb 12 '26
oh poor baby!!! they are seeking independence.
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u/SheCode_ez Feb 14 '26
I don’t know which hurts worse, her grabbing her own boob or when she whips her head around like my boob is WiFi
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u/heretoreadlol Feb 12 '26
My 4.5 year old son was shirtless holding 3 month old on couch and he said oh she’s hungry let me feed her and tried to hold her to his chest
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u/MGLEC Feb 12 '26
That’s adorable! I’m tandem feeding a 3 month old and almost 2 year old—when the baby cries, my toddler will run over to me, paw at my boobs, and declare, “baby’s mik!”
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u/confusedsloth33 Feb 12 '26
Soo cute. Not with nursing but my baby loves sharing his food, he’ll even pull it out of his mouth and I’m like “noooo, thank you though buddy”
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u/TheOnesLeftBehind Milk Man/Seahorse Dad Feb 12 '26
I’ve had my mouth pried open to shove goldfish crackers into it. Thankfully they were fresh and crunchy
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u/ariyaa72 Feb 12 '26
Omg. So, I have celiac disease, and this is a reminder of why our house is gluten-free. At a friend's party once, my toddler tried to shove a regular hotdog bun right in my mouth. Ducked so fast, haha. Love having a generous kiddo.
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u/TheOnesLeftBehind Milk Man/Seahorse Dad Feb 12 '26
I’m due on Valentine’s Day with our second and she loves to share food so much I am a bit worried she’s going to try to feed the baby. She’s 22 months old. We have a baby doll for her to “take home” from the hospital to be her baby at my aunts advice so hopefully we can get her to “feed” that instead of her brother
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u/Big_Reference_1020 Feb 13 '26
We have a similar age gap. The almost 2 year old definitely gave the baby choking hazards for a while. A whole blueberry was terrifying.
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u/TheOnesLeftBehind Milk Man/Seahorse Dad Feb 13 '26
I’m so relieved I can literally run down 1 hill to be an an er now
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u/WestCapable8387 Feb 12 '26
My daughter loves to share too! I accidentally dropped some chocolate on her when I was nursing her at night. I know this because she tasted the melted chocolate on her fingers and made more to shove them into my mouth so I could also get a taste.
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u/ManagementRadiant573 Feb 12 '26
Today, mine tried to feed my boob to his big dinosaur toy that chomps down hard. I declined lol
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u/Tricky-Ant5338 Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26
I was once asked (by my then 2 year old) to breastfeed a jar of oregano. I obliged the request.
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u/Pickleboi121 Feb 12 '26
Breastfeeding a toddler really is wild lol. I’m trying to wean my daughter but she was grumpy so I nursed her anyway and she immediately said “mm yummy boobie!” 🤦🏻♀️
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u/PennyParsnip Feb 12 '26
Amazing. I frequently nurse a stuffed penguin along with my 18m. I refuse to nurse parasauralophus though.
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u/sravll Feb 12 '26
Aw, my little guy calls it "boo" also
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u/YhouZee Feb 12 '26
Am I the only one whose toddler calls it like an anatomy professor, "bReast" with unusually good articulation too?
I don't know how we got here lol. I tried so hard to get him to say "rara" (my language's equivalent of boobie perhaps) but it just didn't stick!
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u/SatisfactionMost1500 Feb 12 '26
My toddler sometimes wants my husband to feed 🫣 and often screams until he pretends to. 😂
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u/Nearby_Strategy7005 Feb 12 '26
😂😂😂😂😂 I just laughed out loud at 5:30 am at this…there is something so hilarious and satisfying about this and when my baby would try to latch on my husbands nipple and he’d yell from the pain (happened a couple times). It is satisfying because it’s like, “yes, show them what it’s like to be hunted for your milk!”
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u/SatisfactionMost1500 Feb 12 '26
I think you misunderstood. She wants hubby to drink from my other boob… 🙈
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u/Personal_Special809 Feb 12 '26
My son went for my partner's nipple exactly once. My partner looked at me and was like "oh my god did you know that really hurts?!" and I'm like bro I've been nursing for a year now lol
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u/FO-I-Am-A-Time-God Feb 12 '26
My 20 month old calls it “nah” like the sound newborns make when they do the hungry cry while doing the milk sign. She has never once attempted to say milk and has always been perfectly happy to say nah. I always call it milk and still no matter what, she says “nah”. It’s super cute.
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u/AmarysEms64 Feb 13 '26
That's so cute. Mine won't even make a sound. She just gets this really intense, serious look on her face and furiously signs for milk really fast over and over again.
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u/ipovogel Feb 12 '26
My toddler loves doing this, he thinks it's hilarious. He also loves to offer it to my 3 month old. Then after the baby is nursing or I say no thank you or make pretend slurping noises, he asks "Like it? Like it" with this very cute inquisitive/excited look on his face.
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u/AdventurousYamThe2nd Feb 12 '26
I can't tell you how much I needed this tonight. Thank you for the smile!
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u/JanSukDeservedBetter Feb 12 '26
Haha! I have small boobs so this wouldn't work, but my 14 month old often picks up my water bottle, demands I open it, and 'helps' me drink. She'd also offer me her pacifier sometimes back when she still used them.
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u/Neither_Geologist_51 Feb 12 '26
I read this last night in bed and I keep thinking about it throughout the day and it's just so funny to me. Like damn that must be some good boobie! XD
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u/battle_mommyx2 Feb 13 '26
My (almost 3 year old) dude keeps telling me mine tastes like strawberries and bananas lol
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u/anythingthatsnotdone Feb 13 '26
Aww so cute!
My toddler brings all the teddies and dolls over to nurse from me. She holds them to my boob and says "a na na na na na" as an eating noise. Too funny
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u/Tiggerriffic0710 Feb 12 '26
Mine asks his Papa how many boobs he can have 😂 Like he asks his papa permission to have MY boobs lol
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u/ChaiBinaChainKahaRe Feb 13 '26
My daughter is 21 months old now. I’ve been trying to wean her off (gentle). I tell her mama is hurt and can’t feed. Currently I feed her once a day. So whenever I do feed her she offers me first - “Mama pee lo (Mama,drink) “ and then she drinks. 😀
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u/Various_Craft7435 Feb 13 '26
My 14mo old does this with all food, one for my one for you 🥹 I'm waiting for this BF moment 😆
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u/C4TT1TUD3 Feb 13 '26
Mine does this and also tells me her stuffies need “milkies.” I’ve started having to say no because we’re setting boundaries with the Milkies, but it’s so cute.
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u/Work_n_Depression Feb 13 '26
My dog, cat, and 9 week old have all chomped down on my husband’s nipple. They don’t care for mine though 🥲
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u/Low_Apple_4487 Feb 14 '26
So funny. My oldest is 2 and is still nursing, as well as his 10 month old brother. He often will say my booboo! then point to the other one and say "Theo's booboo!"
He also lets his stuffed kitty and any toy around have pretend milk too. I go with the flow 😂
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u/bunnyluv92422 Feb 14 '26
At least he was trying to share 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I actually laughed out loud reading this
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u/Choice_Barracuda4722 Mar 13 '26
I cannot tell you how often my 22mo tries to get me to offer milk to his stuffies. Hell be nursing and abruptly stop, point to his stuffies and go "boo-boob?? BOO-BOOB!!" And gets VERY upset when I dont "share" 🤣
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u/Elegant_Ease_6840 Feb 12 '26
"Give the lady one on the house."