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Bright baby boy bites Beth's breasts! Sorry for the aliteration; it just came to me and sums up my problem! What to do? I've been gently flicking his cheek--he doen't like that at all and it upsets him. Any other ideas? He's 6 mo and is cutting tooth #8. I've noticed it's worse when he's teething or if I let him stay on too long. But the other day he drew blood!
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Say "no bite!" firmly (not loudly) and push him inward - they can't bite then (they also can't breathe). The voice and look on your face can help. Personally, I gasped loudly (not on purpose, mind you) and it was enough to stop dd. She still does it occasionally a she is going to sleep - it's because of the teething. A touch of teething gel or something cold just ahead of time can help, as can rubbing the gums before nursing to alleviate the pain and itching. No fun, I know!
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Both of my babies did that, ouch ,I know!!! I said ouch out loud when they did that , it startle them and they did cry. Then I would just watch for signs they were done eating and took them away from the breast then so they wouldn't be tempted to do it again. He's probably chewing on everything trying to get the pain to stop. AW!! Hang in there. I was scared everytime I started to nurse the next few times after mine did it.
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Not sure I can help because like your DS, mine second child loved to bite and he got his teeth early too. Teething I think is a big part of it. The doctor told me if the "Ouch" or "No bite" didn't work to remove him completely. If he is still hungry he will soon learn he can't bite if he wants to eat. You must be consistant though in putting him down/removing him. You can also say "no bite mommy, bite this" and then give him a substitute teething toy so he learns what he can and can't bite. Now that he is 6 months you could even try to give him a teething cookie since he has so many teeth.
Good Luck!!! I ended up weening him because it hurt so bad. He still tries to bite my shoulder, arm, leg... I have yet to break him of the habit. He doesn't bite anyone but me.
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I tied everything everyone said above but it didn't work for me I had to stop nursing my dd at 8 months due to her biting. She just did it no matter what I tried. the only thing that helped me at 6 months was orajel I would also put it on my nipple if she bit me because it hurt so bad. HTH
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Thanks for all the advice! I'll give it a try. The orajel idea is very interesting. I think I'll give it a try.
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What worked for me with both my dd's was the shreiking ouch! I yelled when they did it for the first time. Neither has done it since!!
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Give him Hyland's Teething Tablets before you nurse. His teeth won't hurt so he won't be tempted to bite to make them feel better. They work immediately, so you could give them to him a few minutes before you go to nurse, and he should be alright.
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I use to say Ouch, and kinda rub tiehri cheeks and it seems to work for me.
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My first baby did this too, but she was a little older (probably 12-13 months). I think it was partly related to teething. It actually got so bad that I ended up getting vaso-spasms in my breasts....VERY painful! The best thing that worked for me was to unlatch her as soon as she was finished eating (doing the effective sucking), as opposed to letting her unlatch herself. The lactation consultant I spoke with said sometimes babies will kind of clamp down as they're pulling off the breast, which is exactly what my dd would do. Unlatching her myself was the only thing that worked for me.
Now, when she would bite other times (not nursing) I would tell her "No biting mommy!" and give her a teething toy that she could bite on. That really did the trick for us. She's 4-1/2 now!