What to do with a biting baby?

[mrswoody]

Hi ladies,
Lady M has now got 2 (sharp) bottom
Teeth.
Tonight I've tried to feed her before bed and she has bit me really hard every time I've tried and once drawing blood
I'm just waiting for a bottle to cool down but now I'm worries she will keep doing it.
Any help/advice?

 

[MummyEdgar]

My worst fear! Will be watching this thread with interest!
I want to keep feeding but I'm sure if I get bitten I will stop.
I've hear that if they do bite you should unlatch, put them down on the floor ( on a matt or somethig) and leave the room . Leave a time gap so they understand biting means mummy goes away and no milk. That's what hv told me anyway.

 

[Nutsyputs]

I asked my health visit about this and she said you should take them off breast and say no. Apparently they stop doing after a few times of doing this. F is only 9 weeks and has a tooth and I've tried this and he doesn't do it as often now but not sure if he's a bit to little to understand.

 

[mrswoody]

Cheers lovely.
I really don't want to give up feeding her as I love it but if she does it again ill have no choice really?!
If I stop bfing Ill feel like I've just given up and not tried.

I pulled her off me after a yelp then tried again in the end she had some formula (I have it in for times like this-I don't
Mind giving it to her occasionally) but only took 2oz.

Think I'm going to express the feed off so I'm not leaking later!

 

[Nutsyputs]

No worries. Hope it works for you. I always said I would stop when he started teething. Now I won't to going until I go back to work.

 

[l_maclean]

Remove and say no. Also watch for cues that she's going to do it. (It's very hard to suck swallow and bite at the same time - so it should be clear that she's going to bite)

I bf G till almost a year and she had 6 teeth by then (pregnancy halted my supply). And biting was actually a very very rare occurrence - and usually by accident. More common when her teeth were hurting her.



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[HL28]

I haven't got to that stage yet but someone said the other day to push them towards your breast so they need to latch off to take a breath. I don't know if this works xxx

 

[mrswoody]

thanks ladies.
Thankfully she didn't do it through the night and once this afternoon where I told her No. They are feeling very delicate so plently Lashinoh to help me
x

 

[CatD]

I haven't got to that stage yet but someone said the other day to push them towards your breast so they need to latch off to take a breath. I don't know if this works xxx

Hi. I agree about pulling them in. I just wanted to share my experience with biting, my DS is 9 months now and last week he bit me hard & hung on! I burst into tears and said 'no' and he pulled a petted lip & went on a breastfeeding strike for 6 days! He screamed every time I tried until finally I persuaded him back by doing dream breastfeeds. Anyway, there's loads of advice on these nursing strikes saying they are often triggered by a strong reaction from Mum after biting so beware! They aren't doing it to be naughty, it's probably just that their teeth hit. There's lots of good advice on KellyMom

 

[CatD]

Oops typo 'teeth hit' meant to be 'teeth hurt'!

 

[Nicole mummy]

Sorry I'm so tired I posted in the wrong place ��