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what to do about 8mo old who bites while bf'ing

efooeyefooey member
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I know he's teething but OWWWWW!

Today when he bit down I took him off and put him on the ground.  He cried for 30 seconds and then went off playing.  after a bit he came back over, I picked him up and put him back on, when he got close to biting again I pulled him off and he gave me a big pouty face. 

We kept doing this and finally I gave up and pumped.  Mama's bleeding and done so daddy's giving a bottle.  I'm scared to try again tomorrow.

Any tips?

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Re: what to do about 8mo old who bites while bf'ing

  • debdebtxdebdebtx
    We are fighting this too.  From what I read on Kellymom (I think) was that when they are actually eating they can't bite because of the position of their tongue.  Therefore, when she is not actively eating I take her off.  I still get bitten, but it is better.  I nurse on demand, so it is hard for me to tell when she is snacking and when she is really going to eat, but I have been watching to see if her eating slows. I am interested in seeing other tips, sorry I am not much help.
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  • MBandBudMBandBud member
    As Deb said from what I understand if they actually are eating they can not bite.  An LC told someone to try to put the baby closer to the breast, it forces the nipple further in making it more difficult to bite.  And if they are not eating, off they come.  DD did this only with her gums, but boy that hurt.  She does give me good indication that it is coming b/c she stops eating and starts making a hissing type noise from sucking air back and forth.  I just look for her cues now and pull off.  Once she did try to come back and then she got real about nursing so we continued. 
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  • dana316dana316 member

    Honestly, I didn't plan on it, but I screamed bloody murder cause it hurt like hell...and she cried cause I scared the hell out of her...and never bit me again.

    I don't recommend that method though :)

     

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  • GypsyEsqGypsyEsq member
    Definitely watch them to pop them off when they aren't eating.  The other thing that worked well for me was to pop DD off and walk away from her.  She really did not like that and it worked better than popping her off and then back on immediately.  I think it made an impact on her because she only did it a few times.  There is another tip -- to pull them into your chest when they bite so they can't breathe and then they'll have to pop off.  That was ridiculous IMO -- let them continue to bite you while you try to smother them?  Um, no.  So just get good at popping them off.  For bruised nipples, ice them, take some motrin, and try again.  I also pulled the lansinoh back out and it did help.  GL!  This was my least favorite phase but it didn't really last that long.  A few weeks max.
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  • qtpa2tqtpa2t member
    My little girl went through this really briefly once her teeth starting comign in.  It was simple.  If she bit me, BFing stopped.  I might try again later, but it would be at least 30 minutes.  I found she really only did it when done and bored anyway.
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  • DochasDochas member

    I went the scream bloody murder route too, also not on purpose.  I did it twice, he cried both times.  When it didn't hurt enough to make me scream I said a stern "no" and he cried a couple of times and then got the hint.  Now it's his little joke.  I feel his teeth start to press/graze and when I look down to stop him, he grins.  Hilarious.  It is actually funny though because he doesn't hurt when he does it and the grin is a riot.

    My son got his first teeth at 4 months.  You can imagine how excited I was.

    TTC since September '08 After 2 m/c - lap for stage 3-4 endo Oct '09 Bravelle w/Ovidrel trigger - iui on 11/07 Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
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