BFing help needed.

mcgee

Alex has developed this very nasty habit of suddenly jerking his head back away from me while nursing. While he is firmly latched onto my nipple. I have no idea how my nipples are still attached at this point, because it feels like they're about to fall off.

As soon as he does it, I immediately pull him away from the breast and firmly tell him "NO! That hurts Mommy." Then he grins at me like "oh you're so silly!" And does it again. 

I've also tried to limit my nursing sessions to quiet, darkened rooms where it's just us with little or no noises or interactions with others, hoping that perhaps he was doing it because he was distracted by something else that was going on around him. Nope. He still does it.

Any suggestions on how to break this habit before he rips my nipples clean off my chest?

fjaril

H did that for a while too. After a while I could tell when he was about to do it and I'd pop him off myself. But it was a fairly shortlived stage if that's any help...

brideonjuly8

DS used to do that when he was done, or near done.  I just packed it all up unless he got super upset and obviously wasn't done.  It was a phase and didn't last too long.

MrsMillerTime

ditto fjaril.

sorry your nips hurt. 

kiarox2002

Kate did that for a while.  I wish I had some advice...  It seemed to happen most often when she was tired or done eating.  

lilrunner

I have no suggestions b/c Jake is doing the same thing.  Including the laughing.  But add two teeth (he cut his first two teeth at four months..yikes).  :-(  I can tell you that for whatever reason, he is starting to do it less.  Now it's down to about 3 times a day (instead of 5 times a feeding).

Kim777

It was a short lived phase for my boys too. I don't have any advice either though.

Taytee

I forget who posted it but someone suggested that when then do that, pull the baby more firmly toward the breast, to where it sort of covers their nose. They don't really appreciate that very much so it's an adequate method of discouragement from what I understand. I did it twice with Emily and she didn't do it again for 2 weeks.

libbyann

Ditto Taytee. It took a few times of me firmly pulling him towards my breast for Will to get the message that pulling away from me while nursing is not okay. I did the whole "No, that hurts Mommy" thing, but he thinks it's hilarious too and then does whatever he was doing to make me say that in the first place more.

Kristen0709

DS is doing this too!  I read on kellymom that it could be part of the 4 month wakeful period because he's too distracted but a dark room does help somewhat.  I've tried the pulling him close and he just gets mad, he still hasn't learned and like your little man he thinks it's funny when I say ow.  I hope it gets better for you soon!

mcgee

Taytee:

I forget who posted it but someone suggested that when then do that, pull the baby more firmly toward the breast, to where it sort of covers their nose. They don't really appreciate that very much so it's an adequate method of discouragement from what I understand. I did it twice with Emily and she didn't do it again for 2 weeks.

I tried that tonight, and it seemed to help a little bit. I didn't explain to Mike beforehand what I was going to do though, and he freaked out and thought I was trying to smother the baby. 

mcgee

Taytee:

I forget who posted it but someone suggested that when then do that, pull the baby more firmly toward the breast, to where it sort of covers their nose. They don't really appreciate that very much so it's an adequate method of discouragement from what I understand. I did it twice with Emily and she didn't do it again for 2 weeks.

I tried that tonight, and it seemed to help a little bit. I didn't explain to Mike beforehand what I was going to do though, and he freaked out and thought I was trying to smother the baby. 

balihaigirl

brideonjuly8:

DS used to do that when he was done, or near done.  I just packed it all up unless he got super upset and obviously wasn't done.  It was a phase and didn't last too long.

ditto this.