Biting(with gums) while BF

[sosayweall]

DS for the past few days has been biting me with his gums while nursing. I try unlatching him as soon as he does it but he will keep doing it until I just end the nursing session. I find myself feeling really tense waiting to be bitten. Any suggestions?

[daisylola11]

I find DS starts to do it when he's done eating so if he does it I tell him "no" then just stop nursing. It took him a couple times but hasn't done it for at least a month.

[wandsandwine]

My pediatrician recommended unlatching and tapping LOs mouth and saying no. That way they make the correlation. So far this has only kinda worked for us

[mrsnorris]

Feb 6, 2015 20:14:54 GMT -5 messica said:

My LO has done the same thing a few times. The first time she did it I yelled "ow!" and it scared both of us. It was a while before she did it again. I've tried offering a cold teething ring when she does it- that seems to be the best solution I've found.

These are good suggestions. I've had the same thing but LO doesn't seem to get it when I unlatch her. She fails to see the connection. I'll try the teething ring.

[bobloblaw]

I scream, "Ow!", put my breast back in my bra, and with a hurt face say , "That hurts." The shock and emotion seem to get his attention. He doesn't try it twice in a sitting anymore and the biting happens only on bad teething days. I have been able to prob less because if I don't pay attention to nursing on those days, the chomping is much worse.

Most of the time I don't have a cold teether around because I'm at work. (Oh, yet another reason I wish I could SAH) but that's a great idea. It's all about distraction.