Biting While Feeding
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Nursing: My Baby Is Biting Me :(
Asked by M.T. from Dallas
on August 5, 2011
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Hello,
My baby is almost 9 months and has just recently gotten her 2 lower and upper teeth. She has been exploring with those new teeth and chomping down on me when ...
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- Sounds like me! My almost 9 mo old has made me terribly sore every time she gets a new tooth. In fact, I'm still dealing with bleeding on one side from a crack she g...
- When your baby bites down pull her into your breast and not away. She'll unlatch quickly when she finds her nose blocked. This will save your breasts from some of the ...
- 1st bite... sternly say "No Biting!" and take her off the breast and place her down away from you for 10 minutes. 2nd bite... sternly say "No Biting!" and take her ...
My Baby Is Biting Me While Nursing
Asked by C.A. from Portland
on June 22, 2009
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I am so excited because this is my first baby to exclusively breastfeed. However my angel has broken two teeth through (just turned 3 months!!). Yesterday he bit me an...
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- C., Probably every baby does this. It's not meant to be something bad, the new teeth make it feel strange for him too. Plus he might have some pain still going on...
- I did two things together... I would pull my nipple out of his mouth and tell him "Please don't bite Mommy. It really hurts." Then, I would let him latch again. I foun...
- So sorry to hear about the biting! I think all babies bite their mothers at some point during nursing. When mine started to do this, I called the Le Leche Legue for ...
Nursing, Weaning, Biting and Teething
Asked by C.P. from Denver
on June 28, 2008
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Hi, Mamas!
I need some advice and opinions about my 10 mo DD. I have been nursing since birth, no formula. My DD is now getting in her top two teeth - already has...
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- At this point you might be able to think about weaning! Can she use a sippy cup for juice? If i remember correctly at this age it was: nurse am, snack and juice mid am...
- My son got top and bottom teeth at about seven months, and got in the habit of biting me when I ran out of milk -- which was frequently. (I had had an emergency append...
- I nursed mine for 13 months and he had 12 teeth. He went on a little nursing strike for a day because I flicked him but he got hungry and starting eating again and di...
Baby Biting While Nursing!!!
Asked by L.C. from Chicago
on November 18, 2011
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My 10 month old has 2 bottom teeth. She has had them for about 2 months or so. Recently she has started to bite me while nursing. Obviously im not liking this at al...
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- I didn't have much luck with telling mine no.. never tried the plugging of the nose. She was pretty much ready to stop BF so we did. Best of luck.
- My youngest is 4.5, but when any of my kids bit when I was nursing I would push their little faces more into my breast so they HAD to let go. They didn't like it and I...
- This is what my mom did when I bit her while nursing. She popped my mouth with two fingers and removed me from her breast and spoke a bit sharply and a bit loud. I c...
New Teeth Bitting While Nursing
Asked by G.E. from Raleigh
on April 9, 2008
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Does any one have a suggestion about how I can stop my 6mth old from bitting while I nurse? His 2 front bottom teeth have just come through the gum this past weekend. ...
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- My 6 month old daughter would bite. I either say "ouch, no bite" and pull her off, knowing that she is not actively nursing if she is biting or pull her into my breas...
- I did this with my children & it worked great. I would remove my breast from their mouth & kind of flick them on the mouth and say NO sternly. It took a few times but ...
- unlatch him, then sternly say "no bitting" wait a second, and then let him latch back on. if you are consistent, they learn really fast. he will see that if he bites, ...
Teething Baby Biting During Nursing!
Asked by H.M. from Dallas
on August 25, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I really need your help on this one. My six-month-old is cutting two teeth on the bottom and in the last two days, she's been biting me while I'm nursing her...
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- My girl (8 mo old) was biting me, and it only lasted about 1 week. I removed her from the breast, and stared at her, and said "ouch!" I put her in a 30 second time-o...
- mine did it a couple times, but not while teething. i IMMEDIATELY removed him from the breast and said "NO". if you act immediately, they'll get that it's not an oka...
- Hi H. this is the advice that was given to me and it worked. When she bites you scream really loud and give her a little tap. I did it the first time my daughter bi...
Baby Biting While Nursing
Asked by V.E. from Minneapolis
on July 14, 2009
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My daughter whom is 6 1/2 months old started to "bite" while nursing. She has one tooth that recently came in. She does it only at the start of nursing and I take he...
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- similar to some other posters, i have a 2 year old who also bit at this age... and i had read to pull her in closer to me, this seemed to help me. regardless of which...
- i think that your daughter is seeing no harm coming from biting. immediatly and completely end the feeding. put her down, give her some toys, play with her, whateve...
- I had a friend suggest to me to plug her nose when she does that and she will have to let go with her mouth. Once she realizes she isn't getting "food" then she may s...
Sick and Biting While Nursing
Asked by T.U. from San Francisco
on May 3, 2009
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Hello,
My 8 month old started biting a few months back and would stop when I said no or ouch. Now, he has been sick for 4 days with a stomach flu while he has an ea...
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- Hi T., My suggestion is to work on getting him well - in holistic health, they say not to eat but to drink fluids with a cold or flu. Perhaps his digestion system ...
- If he's biting then he's not hungry because they can't nurse and bite at the same time. My son (also 8 months) as bitten me on occasion. I take it away and say no bit...
- Hi T., When my son was 9 months old & he bit me, that is when I said no more breastfeeding. He didn't have a problem being winged either. I used a Carnation Good Star...
11-Month Old Biting While Nursing
Asked by K.B. from Boston
on October 18, 2008
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My 11 month-old granddaughter (with 4 teeth) is repeatedly biting when my daughter nurses her, even though my daughter is very clear that the consequence of biting is ...
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- I nursed with all 3 of my kids and unfortunately they all bit. The thing that worked best for me was to push their faces against the breast. When they can't breathe t...
- K., Have the baby open up her mouth very wide when she latches on. I've been told this is supposed to help. Also your daughter should call or go to a local meetin...
- If i remember correctly babies should not be able to bite when nursing becuse they use they tongue and roof of mouth to squeeze breast so check with a lactation consul...
Baby Biting While Nursing
Asked by S.H. from Chicago
on January 2, 2010
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I have a 6 month old who is teething. Recently she has started biting my arms or shoulders when we are playing or I am holding her. I tell her no when she does that ...
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- Hi, I know the feeling of wanting to nurse until she is at least a year. Unfortunately, the baby and/or life does not always cooperate. I would suggest pumping and fe...
- You did the right thing - just don't smile back! It won't take long for her to get the message that biting = no nursing. If she bites pull her off, say NO BITING, an...
- I have a 6 month old too, and my pediatrician said if he bites to let out my biggest mommy scream. He said it'll scare him, but it should get him to stop. Maybe it wou...
