Babies: 9 - 12 Months

10 mo biting nipples :'(

NickiochNickioch member
edited February 2016 in Babies: 9 - 12 Months
I know this is fairly common, but tonight was especially bad for me. My almost 10 mo had bit during nursing just a few times over the past month or two (not a lot of teeth yet just two bottom) to which I said no or no biting and took him off for a minute, and he stopped. And those times I could tell it was because he was done eating and was bored or frustrated that the milk was done. But tonight, he latched on and immediately bit--and yanked--as soon as he got on. It startled me and hurt like hell! I took him off, said no! Put him back on, he did it again 4x and by then I was in tears. I decided to give him a bottle because he was being so feisty and not stopping. Needless to say he was a screaming mess while we warmed the bottle since he was hungry and this was way out of the usual routine. I always nurse him at bedtime and hold him as he falls asleep. He drank the bottle fast and furious and also bit and tugged the bottle nipple, to which I also tried to stop him from doing. I tried to top him off with a comfort nurse on the other breast which was ok for about 15 seconds then the biting continued so I took him off for good. He cried and cried and looked at me with such frustration. I wound up giving him some Tylenol because I think it's stemming from teething pain, he kept doing it to his pacifier too. It was just heartbreaking and frustrating and I'm really emotional hoping that this isn't going to continue and cut our breastfeeding plans short. I want to go to a year and more if we can. I love our time together during breastfeeding and would be so sad to have it end, especially since it's how he goes to sleep peacefully. Has anyone out there had this experience? is it a phase or did it put an end to your breastfeeding? I'm also hoping not to get thrush (I've had it twice) from the bite damage :'(

Re: 10 mo biting nipples :'(

  • My ds did this off and on up to a year and it was definitely from teething. It sounds like he is just trying to ease the discomfort because he is biteing on everything you give him. For me it was just a phase and he stopped after a year he is 18 mo now and even during teething he no longer bites me. Just keep telling him no bite also it helped if my ds just chewed on a cold teether before nursing i was just very consistent and as much as it hurt i tried not to make a huge reaction just in a sterner voice told him no bite and like you said waited a minute before putting him back on. Unfortunatly ds refused bottles or I probably would have had to give him one on the bad nights. It is a hard phase if  that is the case. Although I do know a few moms that it did end their bfing relationship.
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