Biting nipple

LittleBabyG2013

Rebecca has started using her teeth when nursing. It hurts so bad! I pull her off and say no but don't think she understands. Any suggestions? She won't take a bottle anymore.
My poor nipple is so sore

Picture of the little biter

vvg28

My LO has been a nibbler here lately too. I told him my nip was not a teether. [-X

Weljadraak

cJ has done this recently. It hasn't happened in a few days but my next thing to try is given him a toy/teether when it happens to see if that redirects him.

Mmhodges07

Yep. Madeline does this almost everytime I nurse her. I just say "no no". Then I laugh at myself, for thinking that she actually understands. Ha

LittleBabyG2013

Mmhodges07 said:

Yep. Madeline does this almost everytime I nurse her. I just say "no no". Then I laugh at myself, for thinking that she actually understands. Ha

Yeah me too. I swear Rebecca laughs when I tell her no! Lol

kirbabe

Oh yeah, Ezra is being a major twerpy werpy right now! He's toothless chomping, so it isn't as bad...but it doesn't feel good. I unlatch him and keep him off the breast for a couple minutes. He doesn't get it and thinks it's all fun and games.

DH said, "Well, you'll have to stop nursing once his teeth come in."

I'm all, "Umm, Elijah drew blood and I didn't stop then!!!"

TXswissmiss

Alright, not personally quite there yet but read about it in the Dr. Sears MASSIVE book MIL gifted us.  Apparently, you can condition them to not bite....

What I found most helpful:

Your natural inclination is to pull your baby away from the breast and scream, "NO!" ...

Instead of the yank-and-yell response, when you sense baby's teeth coming down to bite, draw her way in close to your breast and she will automatically let go in order to open her mouth more and uncover her nose to breathe.  Don't try to disengage yourself from clenched teeth.  Your baby will lessen her bite as she realizes that she can't both bite and breathe. After several times of this counter instinctive trick of pulling your baby in close to you when she bites, your baby will realize that biting triggers an uncomfortable position, and she will adjust to it.

Keep a log of what triggers the biting....can be a baby's way of telling you she is finished eating.  If she chomps at the end of a feeding, interrupt the feeding before she has a chance to bite.  Teething can also create the urge to chomp - keep some toys in the freezer (like cold wash cloth) and let her chomp on these before or after feeding.  

...You can also say, "Ouch, that hurts Mama!" These techniques will help teach your breastfeeding baby manners and preserve your breasts.

Jalee85

TXswissmiss said:

Alright, not personally quite there yet but read about it in the Dr. Sears MASSIVE book MIL gifted us.  Apparently, you can condition them to not bite....

What I found most helpful:

Your natural inclination is to pull your baby away from the breast and scream, "NO!" ...

Instead of the yank-and-yell response, when you sense baby's teeth coming down to bite, draw her way in close to your breast and she will automatically let go in order to open her mouth more and uncover her nose to breathe.  Don't try to disengage yourself from clenched teeth.  Your baby will lessen her bite as she realizes that she can't both bite and breathe. After several times of this counter instinctive trick of pulling your baby in close to you when she bites, your baby will realize that biting triggers an uncomfortable position, and she will adjust to it.

Keep a log of what triggers the biting....can be a baby's way of telling you she is finished eating.  If she chomps at the end of a feeding, interrupt the feeding before she has a chance to bite.  Teething can also create the urge to chomp - keep some toys in the freezer (like cold wash cloth) and let her chomp on these before or after feeding.  

...You can also say, "Ouch, that hurts Mama!" These techniques will help teach your breastfeeding baby manners and
preserve your breasts.

Stop your baby by smothering them....That seems legit

AmandagStark

^yeahhhhh...my thoughts too?!

sleepy33

I know this isn't the same, but lately Cam has been grabbing my arm skin really hard with his tiny baby talons and pinching/scratching me. When he does it, I've started saying, "OUCH!" in a loud voice and giving him sad looks as if he really hurt me. He immediately lets go and gives me a WTF? sideways head-tilt look. IDK if that would work with biting or not. PS- I learned this technique from training my dogs not to nip. #dogtrainingandbabytrainingisbasicallythesameright

bkeane619

This thread is making me cringe. Owwww

LittleBabyG2013

Thanks for the tips.. I am hoping she learns not too because it's painful and hurts for awhile after she's finished feeding too.

LittleBabyG2013

sleepy33 said:

I know this isn't the same, but lately Cam has been grabbing my arm skin really hard with his tiny baby talons and pinching/scratching me. When he does it, I've started saying, "OUCH!" in a loud voice and giving him sad looks as if he really hurt me. He immediately lets go and gives me a WTF? sideways head-tilt look. IDK if that would work with biting or not. PS- I learned this technique from training my dogs not to nip. #dogtrainingandbabytrainingisbasicallythesameright

Rebecca does the pinching of the boob as well. It's not that bad if her nails are trimmed though.
When I do say ouch she does come off and look at me. Not sure if she understands though why I am saying ouch.

TXswissmiss

Jalee85 said:

TXswissmiss said:

Alright, not personally quite there yet but read about it in the Dr. Sears MASSIVE book MIL gifted us.  Apparently, you can condition them to not bite....

What I found most helpful:

Your natural inclination is to pull your baby away from the breast and scream, "NO!" ...

Instead of the yank-and-yell response, when you sense baby's teeth coming down to bite, draw her way in close to your breast and she will automatically let go in order to open her mouth more and uncover her nose to breathe.  Don't try to disengage yourself from clenched teeth.  Your baby will lessen her bite as she realizes that she can't both bite and breathe. After several times of this counter instinctive trick of pulling your baby in close to you when she bites, your baby will realize that biting triggers an uncomfortable position, and she will adjust to it.

Keep a log of what triggers the biting....can be a baby's way of telling you she is finished eating.  If she chomps at the end of a feeding, interrupt the feeding before she has a chance to bite.  Teething can also create the urge to chomp - keep some toys in the freezer (like cold wash cloth) and let her chomp on these before or after feeding.  

...You can also say, "Ouch, that hurts Mama!" These techniques will help teach your breastfeeding baby manners and
preserve your breasts.

Stop your baby by smothering them....That seems legit


Hahaha a slight exaggeration

Jalee85

TXswissmiss said:

Jalee85 said:

TXswissmiss said:

Alright, not personally quite there yet but read about it in the Dr. Sears MASSIVE book MIL gifted us.  Apparently, you can condition them to not bite....

What I found most helpful:

Your natural inclination is to pull your baby away from the breast and scream, "NO!" ...

Instead of the yank-and-yell response, when you sense baby's teeth coming down to bite, draw her way in close to your breast and she will automatically let go in order to open her mouth more and uncover her nose to breathe.  Don't try to disengage yourself from clenched teeth.  Your baby will lessen her bite as she realizes that she can't both bite and breathe. After several times of this counter instinctive trick of pulling your baby in close to you when she bites, your baby will realize that biting triggers an uncomfortable position, and she will adjust to it.

Keep a log of what triggers the biting....can be a baby's way of telling you she is finished eating.  If she chomps at the end of a feeding, interrupt the feeding before she has a chance to bite.  Teething can also create the urge to chomp - keep some toys in the freezer (like cold wash cloth) and let her chomp on these before or after feeding.  

...You can also say, "Ouch, that hurts Mama!" These techniques will help teach your breastfeeding baby manners and
preserve your breasts.

Stop your baby by smothering them....That seems legit


Hahaha a slight exaggeration

Perhaps...lol

norbert5

So I am obviously a jerk because I have done the pull off and say no method. DD2 was a terrible biter and I actually pulled her off a couple times after biting, told her no, and then laid her down somewhere safe. I walked away and then would walk back and finish the feeding after a minute or two.

But it was getting so bad she drew blood the last couple of times she did it. It stopped after leaving her three or four times.

LittleBabyG2013

jgslr said:

Dd likes to pull, suck, pull like she's pulling saltwater taffy. Uggh

She does that too.. Silly kids