Freaking nipple biter!

apollonia10

I am super late to the party, but DS just got his first tooth and oh my God I'm paying the price. He used to bite down at the end of the nursing session, now it's at the beginning. I had to give him a bottle tonight because OW. What do you do to stop the biting? He thinks it's super funny when I say NO.

sarahandeddiejune212008

If saying no makes baby laugh try putting baby down.  DD gets really upset, but she is starting to get the idea that biting means no more milk.

apollonia10

sarahandeddiejune212008:

If saying no makes baby laugh try putting baby down.  DD gets really upset, but she is starting to get the idea that biting means no more milk.

How long do you put her down for? Like a few minutes or longer? 

agapeflower117

I had a biter for a bit (he has 6 teeth right now and is working on a couple more, yikes!) and it didn't work to say "no" because he'd get scared and cry.  So I just had to be a bit more vigilant and when he started to slow down/stop eating, I had my pinkie at the ready to break the latch.  It would happen when he was mostly bored, but it was just a phase, and it did pass. It sucked though, I used to fear nursing him sometimes! 

aylafsu88

E just had her first tooth break through.   I found out because she bit me while nursing.  I was so surprised I squealed really loud and told her no.  I put her down and she started crying like crazy.  I felt bad but it really hurt.  She has not bitten me since but it has only been a week. My LC says to make a noise, tell them it hurts, and put them down.  She said do not make it a game and if they cry they will learn quicker that biting gets the boob taken away. GL!

sarahandeddiejune212008

apollonia10:

sarahandeddiejune212008:

If saying no makes baby laugh try putting baby down.  DD gets really upset, but she is starting to get the idea that biting means no more milk.

How long do you put her down for? Like a few minutes or longer? 

Usually just a couple of minutes and then we try again.  If she bites again I put her down for slightly longer.  I make sure she gets enough, but I won't let her constantly bite me.