Biting While Feeding
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Breastfeeding, Biting/Teething on Nipple, and a Cold
Asked by M.F. from Toledo
on September 29, 2008
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Hi all, I am wondering what to do with my son. He has been sick the last few days and I think he is teething again and so when I try to feed him he bites down on my ...
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- When he bites u, push him into your breast. he will stop biting. this was a tip from EBC.
- Here is what always worked for me. When the baby bites, scream! When the baby startles and stops nursing, say "No bites!" They quickly put it together that biting is n...
- Cruel and harsh as it sounds my sister-in-law and a friend both flicked their children, told them "no" very emphatically and then just gave them a bottle when they bit...
Biting While Nursing
Asked by S.A. from Grand Junction
on April 30, 2007
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I have a beautiful daughter who will be 10 months old next week. When she first got her 2 bottom teeth about 3 months ago, she gently bit a couple of times and I just ...
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- My daughter did the same thing a few times (even drew blood once) and when she did, I broke the latch, told her "NO!" and then ended the feeding completely. I did not...
- I broke my daughter of biting at 4 months! She bite me once really hard and it startled me as well as hurt me, without even thinking, I screeched and unlatched her! Sh...
- S., Ouch, I know how that feels! My daughter did it a couple of times and my pediatrician told me to flick her in the forehead. It seems mean, but it doesnt hurt...
Biting During Nursing
Asked by K.N. from New York
on September 20, 2008
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Hello Moms,
My 7 month old is getting her two lower middle teeth and bit me today while I was nursing her. It wasn't an intentional bite - she looked at me and smi...
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- My 7 month old has no teeth yet and the gummy bites hurt enough - so I have no advice about the biting. I say "no bites" and he just smiles and we both laugh. HOWEVE...
- My daughter is 8 months and she never bit me when she got in her bottom teeth, but now that her tops are commng in... OUCH!!! I have almost gotten her to stop by brea...
- When my son did this and I started to bleed, I consulted online w/ Laleche league's library of information. It is so helpful. They recommended that you slip your fin...
Biting While Nursing
Asked by H.A. from Miami
on June 4, 2008
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my little guy is the proud owner of 2 new teeth, which he sometimes practices with while nursing...ouch! does anyone have any tips on how to stop him from biting my b...
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- I don't know from experience because my daughter is only 2 months old, but when I've asked other moms they say you should push their face into your boob. If you try t...
- Kellymom has a great article on biting: http://www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/biting.html
- yes, smooshing then into your breast goes against your natural instincts and yes it did work for me & my 2 boys. also I did say: NO BITING! very strongly and fully dra...
Bitting While Nursing
Asked by M.F. from New York
on February 5, 2008
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My 8 month old has recently began biting me while nursing. I say ouch and immediately stop nursing for 10-20 minutes, but it doesn't seem to be helping, over the last ...
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- First off, HOORAY for you for nursing so long!! I went down this road with my daughter. She had EIGHT teeth at the time. She bit so hard she broke the skin, it got ...
- My son is 10 months and has 8 teeth and I am still nursing. He bites every once and awhile now but not that often. I have found that he does it when I offer the brea...
- M., my daughter is 8.5 months old and has 5 teeth. She started biting also. What I found is that I will nurse her and as soon as she begins to slow in her sucking I ...
Biting When Nursing
Asked by H.J. from Lexington
on May 23, 2008
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My 7 1/2 monh old bites me to the point of drawing blood almost every time we nurse. He started when he first got his teeth, then stopped for a month or so. Now he i...
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- I dont know if this would work but you may want to try and use a nipple sheild. It wasn't designed for this but it may serve as a layer or "protection" between you and...
- I understand your pain completely! I nursed my oldest for a year and he was a biter. Typically the biting means he is wanting to eat, if it is not because he is bored ...
- Forgive me for being so blunt...but why would you let your baby boy continue to bite you to the point of blood, and say that it's too soon to stop? I promise he will b...
Breastfeeding a Biter
Asked by S.L. from Washington DC
on May 17, 2007
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My son refuses a bottle and has now started biting me when I nurse him. I tell him "no" in a stern voice and put him down on the floor ending his nursing session each...
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- My son did that. You are doing the right thing - immediately tell him no, then discontinue the nursing session. If he cries, tell him not to bite this time and let h...
- S., First of all.. ouch! My older one was a biter, and my little one now hasn't got enough teeth to really chomp me yet, but I can tell it's coming. You are...
- You may also want to think aobut your initial reaction when he bites. You might be making a face or saying "ouch" or something else that he thinks is fun to watch. M...
Breastfeeding Biter!
Asked by R.F. from Evansville
on December 19, 2006
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I am desperate for advice on how to keep my son from biting during nursing sessions. He just got his first teeth about a month ago and has bitten me 3 times in that sp...
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- My 8 mo old has 4 teeth and is leaving marks on the top of my areola right now. The one thing I'm finding is to make sure her mouth is good and wide open before pu...
- The best thing to do is the firm no biting and ending the nursing session. Don't scream or anything like that because that will scare him and he may go on a nursing s...
- I lucked out with my son - nursed him until 18 months and he never bit me. My daughter is 17 months, still nursing, and bit me a few times when her first teeth came i...
Biting While Breastfeeding
Asked by A.L. from Albany
on October 25, 2009
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My 6 month old is getting a mouth full of teeth (3 and 3 more on the way) and he has begun biting me while nursing. When my older son did this I stopped nursing but h...
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- For me and my daughter the key was that every time she would bite, I would immediately stop nursing, set her in a safe place and walk out of the room for a few seconds...
- While I've heard boys are different (and will soon find out as the sec ond is a boy, but only 6 weeks old...), with my daughter, I sternly told her "No" and detached h...
- And be sure when you take him off the breast to not yank him off (even though your first thought may be to do this) - you can really damage yourself. When he starts t...
Breastfeeding and Biting
Asked by M.D. from Columbia
on May 8, 2009
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My precious 7 month old son recently got his 2 bottom teeth. On several occasions he has bitten me while nursing. Of course I would scream a little and he would thin...
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- When this happened with my daughter and I I would say "ouch that hurts Mommy!" in a firm voice, stop her from nursing and put her down for a minute and ignore her. Af...
- LOL-I only laugh cuz' i feel your pain. I stopped breast feeding my now 13 yr old at 7 mos cuz of thesame thing. See, I pumped as well since he started his life-on-ear...
- My sweet Phoebe, who is 10 months, does the same thing occasionally then has the nerve to look up and smile at me. I ALWAYS stop nursing at that point. I have also b...
