Ouch teeth!

Holly - posted on 01/14/2010

Poor you! Yes, I've been through this too. I've done what other moms have said they did, I say, "No biting," and close up shop. Then I try again a little later. It took my six-month-old a few days, but he hasn't bitten me in over a week. Good luck!

Briana - posted on 01/14/2010

first use lanolin but you should start teaching her not to bite. Immediatly after she bites sternly say no and remove her from the breast. I would wait a minute then before letting her continue nursing and if she bites again do the same thing. My kids got the point pretty quickly. Although I've heard that some babies are much more stubborn. lol. Also I had the same problem with my sons teeth rubbing me and It was soooo painful. The advice I got was to make sure that they are latched on correctly! It sounds silly because you would think that you have that down by now but i figured out that my son was not latching correctly. His tongue should be covering the bottom teeth. After I corrected his latch his teeth stopped rubbing me and it stopped hurting

Alicia - posted on 01/13/2010

if your child chomps down on you and will not release, gently push her in to the breast, which will cover their nose and they will release because they need to breathe. Works every time.
When my DD would bite, I would pull her off, tell her no and then re-latch her. It will take some reinforcement but eventually they will understand what you mean. Now mine is 11 months old and doesn't bite at all. And if I notice that she isn't eating and is playing, I'll pull her off so she doesn't get bored and bite.

Naomi - posted on 01/13/2010

ouch, I feel your pain. have you tried homeopathic teething tablets? We bought some chamomile tablets (30C) and they also seem to help.
I did the yelping/yelling thing, only b/c it was unexpected sometimes. he cried, once or twice I cried. and I didn't really stop feeding at the moment b/c I didn't want him to think that that's the way to tell me he wants to stop, by biting. but I did voice my demand that he not bite.
I also pumped and didn't feed for a few sessions during the day (1 bf 1 pump) to give my nipples a break, I really needed that. helped my nipples heal - which they do real fast

GL

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Jennifer - posted on 01/13/2010

Sometimes you can tell they're about the bite...my daughter used to sort of grin a little...good times...but when they do get clamped on, as hard as it is to think about doing it in the moment, bring her closer to the breast almost like you're smushing her into it, she'll let go. And then sternly say no, ouch, that hurst mommy or something like that. If you're up for it try again, if it happens again, you say all done! And take a break. It took a a week or so with my daughter but she stopped biting and we were able to continue breastfeeding until after she was a year old. She got her first teeth at 3 months but didn't start biting til around 6 months, so I feel your pain and hope it doesn't last long. Good luck!

Dawn - posted on 01/12/2010

Put the bonjela on your nipple area - it has a very mild anaesthetic in it which will work for you as well! Do not put it on if the area has broken skin, don't ask me how I know that;)

dxx

Rene' - posted on 01/12/2010

well I thought of that too, that she realizes that she is gonna eat anyway, and yes I go ahead and give her a bottle of breast milk that I had to pump since she wouldnt eat. But this is mainly in the evening or in the middle of the night when I am sooo exhausted that giving in and giving the bottle is almost the easy thing to do, but I miss our time just when it was me and her, it is almost depressing. I truly dont know what to do.

Samantha - posted on 01/12/2010

my daughter is 6 months and I was told to, when she bites, tap on her cheek and tell her no in a stern voice. If she doesn't stop then remove her from the breast, tell her no, and wait about an hour before trying to nurse again. Rene' I'm sorry to hear about your daughter are you giving her other things to eat once she bites you? if you are you could be enforcing that if she bites you she will get something else that tastes different. If this is the case don't give her anything to eat for an hour and then try nursing again. She should be hungry by then and nurse. If not, remove her wait another 30 minutes and try again.

Rene' - posted on 01/12/2010

I am having the same trouble, she is 8 mos. old and has bitten me so hard that I screamed and gently tapped her leg (because she wouldnt let go) then it bled. Now she refuses to nurse and when we try, she just immediately bites me, I dont know what to do. I dont want to give up but have tried several times and she refuses....any advice?

Ericka - posted on 01/12/2010

lanolin helps a little i thought my daughter never bit real hard tho. if she breaks the skin i would recommend pumping til it heals. i got used to my daughters teeth so it didnt bother me after a few weeks. other moms i have talked to said that massaging breast milk over the tender areas helps but idk never tried it.

Ink - posted on 01/12/2010

Bless your heart, I'm so sorry :( I know EXACTLY where you are.

The first time my boy (8 months) bit me, I YELPED.. I swear I didn't mean to, but he was eating, I was all relaxed, deep in conversation with Daddy, and YOW I got chomped. He cried, he cried, he wailed, he was SOOO hurt. :( I scared him when I yelped, but I promise, I didn't do it on purpose :(

When you notice the sucking slows... or the eyes dart to the tv... or the hands come up and start fiddling with a button on your shirt... you know the clues... end the feeding. When she's eating right, you don't feel the teeth, their tounge covers the bottom teeth. If you feel teeth, she's not eating, she's PLAYING.

I'm sorry I don't have a list of medicines to tell you that will heal your boo-boo, but maybe we can stop the boo-boo's from coming back?

Brittany - posted on 01/12/2010

when my daughter was got her first 2 teeth she used to bite me too.. i tried telling her no but she was still young to understand the meaning of that.. so i told her no & when she bit me i would stop feeding her for that session.. & not feed her again for like an hour.. she cried a little bit for the first couple times.. but within the first 2 days of doing that she stopped biting me all together!