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break the habit early?

princessjenneyprincessjenney member
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DD has started to bite down with her gums sometimes. It doesn't hurt because she doesn't have any teeth, but I'm wondering if I should be taking steps to stop her so that by the time she gets teeth she will already know not to bite down? Any suggestion for a baby this young? Or should I just let her be and worry about it when it actually hurts?

Oh and I have a mommy necklace OTW, do you think that will help?

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Re: break the habit early?

  • zeesbridezeesbride
    My dd used to bite with her gums while she was teething and very small and nothing came of it. She is not a "biter" now.
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  • kwinters87kwinters87 member
    Sounds like she's just teething and looking for relief.  My DD doesn't like any of the teether toys, just fingers and burp cloths.
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  • sparky88sparky88

    I wouldn't worry about it becoming a habit.  When my DD bit me for the first time (with gums- 3 months old)  I put my finger in her mouth and gently/calmly took her off my breast.  I said, "I felt you bite me and that hurt.  If you are finished drinking milk I would rather you bite on this toy instead of my nipple (hand toy/cloth)"  I know a 15  week old might not make the correlation, or even understand, but I figure if I repeated it enough she would understand eventually.  That said, she has bit me less than a handful of times in the past 17 months.  The times that she bit me I realized that she was trying to communicate that she was a) not hungry/finished nursing  b) hungry but too distracted by our surroundings  c) over-tired & thus not interested or d) teething. 

    Try to stay on top of the signals-- you will learn as you go along.  From what I understand, most babies don't form biting habits (unless it turns into a game/power struggle with the mom).  That's the impression I've gotten from other moms and BFing websites. 

    Hope everything goes well for you =)  GL!

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  • Kelly-reneeKelly-renee

    I have jerked away the few times DD has tried it, b/c it hurt, and she went straight to Daddy, and had to stop nursing.  She was perfectly fine with DH and wasn't upset in the slightest, so she obviously was done eating, and the problem hasn't gotten worse.

    I also just got her an amber teething necklace, which I think is helping her, no teeth yet, but she is sleeping tons better for DH during the daytime, and I think there might be slightly less slobber.

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