Strange toddler nursing question...
OK, I'm embarrassed to even admit this, but here goes. For the past couple of weeks whenever Carrie is nursing before nap and bedtime I've let her hold her dolly. Dolly has recently become her lovey, and apparently Carrie has decided that when she nurses, dolly needs milk too.
Is this normal? Should I be doing anything to discourage this? At the moment I do find it funny, to have a rag doll shoved against my chest, but I have a feeling anyone witnessing this would think I'm totally nuts. After a few seconds I tell Carrie that dolly is all done with milk and that it's Carrie's turn now, but she's starting to use it as a delay tactic too. We nurse, then I read her stories, and then instead of letting me put her in her crib she signs "milk", and when the flaps come down it's really dolly who wanted the milk. Sigh.
So please can someone tell me that other toddlers do this too?!?
Sarah :)
Mommy to:
Carolyn, 10/04
Anna, 7/08
Matthew, 8/13