8 Mo. Old Biting During Breastfeeding - HELP!

When he bites you are supposed to GENTLY and SLIGHTLY pull him into the breast and he will let go.

(it doesn't take long. That is don't do it for very long just in case he doesn't let go because......I am saying this just to be on the safe side...)

when you do this, they will let go almost immediately.
It covers his nose so he has to let go to get a breath.
After you do this a few times, he will stop.

good luck from someone who had 2 biters

I found two good links about it and some other insight into to.
http://www.llli.org/FAQ/bite.html

http://www.nursingbaby.com/nursing/biting.htm

My dd was 8 mo. when she bit me. The first time when she was unlatching and she caught my nipple and it cut through. Very painful. I started massaging her gums before we nursed and did the other suggestions here--saying "no", putting her down, closing up "shop" for a while. She got the point, it only happened a couple times. We continued to bf until she was 18 months with no other biting problems. Good luck!

I don't know a lot about stopping the biting, since mine didn't do it for very long, but I saw that you said he usually bites at the end of the feeding and thought I'd share my experience with you. My son would bite when he was done eating but the breast was still available--apparently food-source turned into a teether (he's been teething since 4 months) at the end of a feeding. Thankfully, I figured out that if I covered up the breast as soon as I thought he was done eating, he wouldn't bite me. BUT...after that, he was cutting new teeth and would bite when he first latched on, although it wasn't an all-out chomp (still hurt though, and made me pretty sore). I would only let him put the tip of the nipple in his mouth until I could tell if he really wanted to nurse. Once I could tell he was really hungry, I'd let him latch on while I winced just a little bit instead of screaming! This didn't help with the soreness, but it somehow let him know that if he used his teeth, he wasn't going to eat! Or maybe his tooth broke through and it was just coincidence! Anyway, most of the time, I found that if he did try to bite, it was because he wasn't really hungry and was just trying to play. Hope that helps and that you get some relief soon.

alright - it's not so pleasant - but it works. A little finger flick of his cheek right when he does it along with a stern 'no' usually works - it may sting a tiny bit, he will likely cry but mostly its probably that you startled him. May take a couple of times but usually not. Don't wean yet!!! Fight the urge!!!

Mama C is right - my son did the same thing and I did what she said. Also, if you can keep yourself from just yelping and go right to a really loud, stern "NO!", that might help. My son only did it a couple times and that "NO!" yell really freaked him out. Thank goodness!

I had to quit when mine started biting. He never stopped. I wish I could tell you something fabulous and wonderful that would make him stop, but nothing ever worked. The biting may be related to teething, but usually when they start biting they are bored.

My son started that a month or two ago... he's 7 mths now. He has gotten me more than my daughter ever even tried. She stopped after 3 attempts- 1 without teeth and twice with teeth.

Since baby doesn't understand the words, a scream followed by a firm "no" is fine. It's all in your tone- hurt followed by firmness- and body language. At that point the feeding is over, and I put him down on the floor with toys.

Watch him like a hawk after the steady sucking has stopped. This is when we are danger from our son's bright ideas. He may even be extra cute and pull off to smile at you or make lovely eye contact. Get your nipple outta there! Sit him up for burping and play with him if he hasn't bitten you. (Since he's older and done this a few times, keep one eye open if you like to nurse in bed in the wee hours. Once the steady suck-suck-swallow has stopped you need to become conscious to protect your girls.)

If pulling him close doesn't stun him enough to let go, get your finger in his mouth so you can wedge his jaws open.

Also if you feel his teeth while nursing, feel free to break the suction with your finger and have him latch on again. If he's really nursing his tongue should be shielding your nipple from his teeth... so he's either slipping off or thinking about using you as a teething toy. You could also give him a Teething table (I've used Hyland's brand available at most stores) before trying to nurse again. (I say one or you'll have that stuff all over your areola.)

Hope that helps. It has kept my nipples safe from my biter.