teething and bf

mommabeasley · **teething and bf**

My youngest is almost 6 months and she is teething. I bf, give her three meals a day of food, and my husband gives her a bottle every evening. She won't chew on anything but me. And she bites HARD.

I'm to the point of weaning her bc I can't handle it. She doesn't have teeth cut thru yet, but I'm afraid when she does she'll bite my nipple clean off! I've tried chewies, biter biscuits, cold washcloths, everything. I need a way to get her to stop biting me.

I didn't bf my other 2 this long, so I have no experience with this. She's such a good nurser, and so sweet that I don't want to stop unless nothing else works. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

AyeOhKay · 08-09-2008, 11:13 AM

When she bites, try pulling her in real tight (smashing her face into your breast). She'll quickly learn that biting only gets her an uncomfortable result.

bananabellesmom · 08-09-2008, 03:29 PM

that is what I did with dd too, smushed her in she has stopped, I do notice though that towards the end of a feeding, if she is not sleeping, she will start to play and that is when it happens, so I close shop early

stacia · 08-09-2008, 08:36 PM

Only my oldest did that, and man did she hurt! Every time she did it I took her off the breast right away and said no bite.

achetalo · 08-09-2008, 08:41 PM

My 6 month old just started doing the same thing and he has teeth. A friend of mine told me that the best way to get him to stop is to flick him in the cheek, say NO firmly and put him down for a few minutes. My friend says it is the only thing that worked for her. I just can't bring myself to do it, but I don't want to stop breastfeeding either.

abell · 08-10-2008, 11:08 PM

I did the same thing with my son. If the smushing him in didn't stop him, and he did it again. I immediately took him off and told him no-firmly- and stopped that session. It didn't take him long to learn not to do that.