Titty Baby – What Does It Mean?

Has your infant been hijacking you to latch on to your breast non-stop? Do they want you and you alone, and when you hold them, all they’re looking for is the boob? Your tot could be cluster feeding, or you may be bringing up a titty baby. But what does it mean?

Your baby nurses frequently, or at least eight-to-twelve sessions per day. Sometimes, however, these feeding times seem to bunch together, especially when you’ve resumed work. However, it can also be frustrating for the mom who’s been at home all day with their child. It’s an indication that your tot isn’t getting enough milk and will fuss or cry for your titty.

A titty baby is attached to their mother and has a low tolerance for pain, discomfort, or anything that’s not gratifying. It’s a predominantly southern expression used against anyone who’s afraid to roll up their sleeves but instead gets lippy about how things turn out. Find out how to deal with your baby’s cluster feeding instances as we explore other meanings of this saying.

What Can Make My Child a Titty Baby?

There are many reasons why your tot becomes a titty baby. After birth, your newborn will feed more than 12 times every 24 hours. In the first one or two days, they’ll be drinking tiny amounts of colostrum, approximately one teaspoon, since their stomach is the size of a cherry. As they drink more, so do their tummies expand, which allows for a larger feed capacity.

Colostrum is a high nutrient drink that’s sweet but doesn’t have much fat. As such, your baby needs to keep filling up often if they’re to cater to their rapidly growing needs.

Each time your tot feeds, your breasts also build up your milk supply to satisfy them. From the first month, your volume will increase as your child also starts to sleep longer. Your baby will feed an average of eight to twelve times by the time your output is established. Afterward, it’s common to get between four and thirteen breastfeeding sessions daily, although this double at around 6 to 8 weeks after birth.

Every baby is unique, and so are their breastfeeding patterns. It boils down to the fat levels in your milk, which can fluctuate all day. The amount of feed your breasts can deliver, as well as how your tot is feeling as also contributing factors.

Can I Put My Baby into a Breastfeeding Routine?

Your baby finds breastfeeding comforting, and a short feed just doesn’t cut it. Similar to how a hug makes you feel wonderful after feeling lousy, titties offer your little bundle security and belonging. Another mum and babe’s feeding patterns can’t be compared to yours, and neither should you force a strange routine onto yours.

Babies who take up a routine are a minor percentage that naturally feed every four or five hours. While there are mums who swear by establishing a breastfeeding pattern, such tots would have got into a schedule anyway.

But for many babes, the strictness of routine is a big no, despite your best efforts to acclimatize them. It’s easier to go with the flow and follow your baby’s cues when to feed or stop feeding. Put yourself in your tot’s booties, since you wouldn’t stick to the same food, quantity, time, plates, glasses, and so on each time.

How Long Does My Baby’s Titty Clinginess Period Last?

Your baby may not be a titty baby forever, as their need to feed doesn’t hold constant. It’s reported that most nursing babies are unsettled in the evening hours. They want to be held and nursed constantly between six and ten pm, crying when you try and put them in a crib.

While it’s common, normal behavior, it’s essential to check whether your baby is gaining weight and is healthy in general. If your child is content during the day, cluster feeds may occur between two and nine weeks. Your tot could also have an extended titty madness period that lasts weeks after that and still be okay.

Due to the huge number of processes developing in your baby’s brain during the first year, it’s easy to dysregulate. Cluster feeding is, therefore, a developmental stage. It’s where their systems get overwhelmed, particularly in the first few months of life. Breastfeeding isn’t only for food but acts as a happy hormone releaser and pain reliever, the best to calm your overtired child’s mind.

It feels like being back in the womb for your baby when it’s in your arms, and you’re rocking them. After a long day and the adventures of a new wide world, your tot needs to be held and fed more in the evenings. But you and I know how that can be tiring, and to cope, you must manage your feelings.

How Do You Keep Yourself from Losing It over a Titty Baby?

Your child is a titty baby, but it’s temporary. Avoid placing demands on yourself during that trying time, and try to balance housework with meeting your tot’s needs. You can prepare dinner when they’re asleep, so it’s ready to reheat and eat during cluster feeds.

Share the rocking and holding of your baby with another adult to give yourself a break. If there’s no support available, keep calm or place the child in a safe bassinet before taking a breather. You can come back again and hold the tot if they keep screaming, but don’t overreact due to feelings of helplessness.

Knock on a neighbor’s door, someone trustworthy who can hold your baby for five or fifteen minutes. If that person has children, they’ll understand your predicament. Take a break to recharge and put your emotions together before taking back your child.

If you’re finding it difficult to cope, and have nobody to turn to for help, speak with your doctor for extra support. You can also visit a pediatrician if you suspect your baby’s crying or clinginess to the breast isn’t normal.

Conclusion

Your tot is a titty baby when they can’t seem to get enough of breastfeeding. Other ways to calm your child include introducing bottle feeding or sneaking in a pacifier. Comfort your little bundle with skin-to-skin contacts, such as having a bath with them. Use a sling to carry your angel to create a closeness of the womb experience, leaving them relaxed.

If you have another person nearby to help, you can take turns rocking the baby when you’re tired of nursing. Even when you’ve got to manage cluster feeds alone, it’s important to note that they’re normal, and they’ll soon subside as you near weaning time. Responding to your tot by feeding or holding them shows love and calms them, especially when they’re crying in between feeds.