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Teeth and latching issues.

Sorry if this is a bit long. My DD is 9.5 months old and up until the past few weeks we were lucky enough not to have any bumps in the road in terms of BFing. She now has four teeth on top and every time she nurses her teeth sink in and rub against my nipple. It has caused a lot of pain, especially on my left nipple. I even had to EP on the left side for a couple of weeks because she caused a really bad sore to come up and I couldn't handle it and thought it might get infected. I think this has caused my supply to take a hit because she has lost five oz in the past three months and dropped from the 98th to the 70th percentile. The pedi suggested supplementing, but this of course doesn't resolve the underlying issue. It is still painful and I have sores on both sides from her teeth. It isn't that she is biting me, but I think it is the way she is latching while nursing. I am meeting with a LC in a couple of days, but thought I would ask the ladies on this board if they had experienced anything like this with their LO's teeth. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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  • No help with the teething thing either, but I don't know that I would freak out about a few ounces in 3 months.  A lot of kids drop percentiles, and a lot of them do it when they start to move around (which I'm guessing is the phase you're in right now).  I wouldn't supplement if she's still having good diaper output and seems satisfied.  Is she doing solids as well?

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  • kjsmith9 said:

    No help with the teething thing either, but I don't know that I would freak out about a few ounces in 3 months.  A lot of kids drop percentiles, and a lot of them do it when they start to move around (which I'm guessing is the phase you're in right now).  I wouldn't supplement if she's still having good diaper output and seems satisfied.  Is she doing solids as well?


    Yes, she loves all the food. I am choosing not to supplement just offering the breast more and chalking it up to her mobility and me having to pump on one side. It would be difficult for her to keep up with her growth curve considering how huge she was for the first 6 months (98th-105th!). She was such a fast gainer that my ILs were worried, and now of course she's too skinny because she's finally evening out *eye roll*. She goes back for a weight check in 6 weeks and I am going to keep an eye on her weight at home to make sure she doesn't lose more.

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