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Speaking of BF: Does your baby clamp down?

JKHopeJKHope member
in May 2011 Moms

My almost 5 month old has recently started to clamp down and pull away from me (taking my boob with him). Ouch! It hurts! He has been doing it more and more and I'm not sure what it's about. It's always after he's eaten but he seems like he still wants more but then when I latch him he sucks, sucks, sucks, clamp. Repeat over and over until I finally just say enough.

Anyone else dealing with this? Ideas of what it could be? I'm hoping to nip it in the bid (no pun intended) before he gets teeth. Eek!

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Re: Speaking of BF: Does your baby clamp down?

  • kacellekacelle member
    DD does that when she's distracted while nursing.  There are just too many exciting things to look at!  You could try wearing a necklace that your son could play with while nursing and minimizing distractions around you.
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  • MarJo03MarJo03
    Dd dud the same thing until I got my necklace with her footprint on it. It hangs to just above my clevage. She plays with it or Pete my boob while nursing now - no more clamping or pulling. My boobs are much happier.
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  • iris427iris427 member
    My other kid did that.  At some point they start to do horrible tortuous things to your nipples.  I don't have any advice, just empathy.
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  • jg_girl1jg_girl1 member
    When I feed DD laying down in a quiet room she does not do it as much. I went to a party store and bought a cheap plastic necklace and some toys/keychains. DD loves playing with the items on the necklace it keeps her well distracted.
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  • McAllie5McAllie5

    imageMarJo03:
    She plays with it or Pete my boob while nursing now - no more clamping or pulling.

    Lol, I'm sure this is an "autocorrect" mishap, but I couldn't resist. Have you named one of your boobs "Pete"? ;) 

    Edit: Oh, yeah, to OP: DS did this around 4 months. I had to stop NIP just because of all the distractions. It was very frustrating because I knew he was hungry but he would literally latch for 3 seconds and then pop off and look around (or take my nipple with him). I would just sit him up on my lap facing out for a few minutes until he could get to know his surroundings, and then try nursing again. 

    He clamped down the other day, but I think it was an accident or experiment on his part. He's much better about not being so distracted now. 

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  • Athena0809Athena0809 member
    DS does the exact same thing! It hurts! I know it's a distraction thing because he starts to look over his shoulder when he turns his head he takes my nipple with it! I'm going to try what some of the mom said about having a necklace too see if that will keep him occupied.
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