5 month old biting
 

My daughter is 5 1\2 months old and has had her 2 bottom teeth for a few
weeks now. All has been fine before now with only the occassional bite.
But she got sick on Saturday and had a fever and was very grumpy. Now,
while being sick (for 3 days), she has bit me several times and pretty
hard. My left nipple is so sore! It hurts the whole time she's nursing on
it. I've been using Lansinoh on it today. I need to know how to keep her
from biting so hard. She's only 5 months old and doesn't really understand
the word no. I must say that I will not push her face to my breast to make
her let go though. Any more ideas? And is there a way to help this raw
spot to heal quicker? Do you think it would hurt my supply on that side to
let her nurse the other side most of the time and the left side only
occassionally. Hopefully, it will heal soon but I need to know how to keep
her from biting so hard. I think she is teething again. My other 2
children bit me when they were nursing but never this hard. Thanks!


.. : * ~ * : .
Sharon
.. : * ~ * : .

5 month old biting
 

Larry has some good ideas and I am sure he'll jump in. But what worked for
me was to stick my finger in the side of the mouth (where there's no teeth!)
to break her grip and say no (even if she doesn't understand, she will get
the message). Others say to just stop the nursing session and put baby
down, but I could never bear to do that cos she would cry so hard.

Good luck!
"sharonx9" wrote in message
s.com...
My daughter is 5 1\2 months old and has had her 2 bottom teeth for a few
weeks now. All has been fine before now with only the occassional bite.
But she got sick on Saturday and had a fever and was very grumpy. Now,
while being sick (for 3 days), she has bit me several times and pretty
hard. My left nipple is so sore! It hurts the whole time she's nursing
on
it. I've been using Lansinoh on it today. I need to know how to keep
her
from biting so hard. She's only 5 months old and doesn't really
understand
the word no. I must say that I will not push her face to my breast to
make
her let go though. Any more ideas? And is there a way to help this raw
spot to heal quicker? Do you think it would hurt my supply on that side
to
let her nurse the other side most of the time and the left side only
occassionally. Hopefully, it will heal soon but I need to know how to
keep
her from biting so hard. I think she is teething again. My other 2
children bit me when they were nursing but never this hard. Thanks!


. : * ~ * : .
Sharon
. : * ~ * : .

5 month old biting
 

"sharonx9" wrote in message ws.com...
My daughter is 5 1\2 months old and has had her 2 bottom teeth for a few
weeks now. All has been fine before now with only the occassional bite.
But she got sick on Saturday and had a fever and was very grumpy. Now,
while being sick (for 3 days), she has bit me several times and pretty
hard. My left nipple is so sore! It hurts the whole time she's nursing on
it. I've been using Lansinoh on it today. I need to know how to keep her
from biting so hard. She's only 5 months old and doesn't really understand
the word no. I must say that I will not push her face to my breast to make
her let go though. Any more ideas? And is there a way to help this raw
spot to heal quicker? Do you think it would hurt my supply on that side to
let her nurse the other side most of the time and the left side only
occassionally. Hopefully, it will heal soon but I need to know how to keep
her from biting so hard. I think she is teething again. My other 2
children bit me when they were nursing but never this hard. Thanks!


. : * ~ * : .
Sharon
. : * ~ * : .


For a while I had to nurse my dd with my finger against her mouth, so
that when she would start to bite down I could break the latch quick,
and rescue myself! I would say no bite nunnies, and then end the
nursing session. The lansinoh is the only thing that I can think of
that is safe to use for your nipples, maybe an ice pack would make it
feel better?

Brandy

5 month old biting
 

CY wrote:

Larry has some good ideas and I am sure he'll jump in. But what worked for
me was to stick my finger in the side of the mouth (where there's no teeth!)
to break her grip and say no (even if she doesn't understand, she will get
the message). Others say to just stop the nursing session and put baby
down, but I could never bear to do that cos she would cry so hard.


That's what I did -- both breaking the grip, and setting him down. We
both cried when I put him down, but it took only three or four times
and he got the idea with no nursing strikes or, as far as I can tell
so far, psychological damage to either of us.

--
Sara, accompanied by the baby barnacle
(I check this e-mail account infrequently)

http://postpartum.meetup.com/

5 month old biting
 

sharonx9 writes:
: My daughter is 5 1\2 months old and has had her 2 bottom teeth for a few
: weeks now. All has been fine before now with only the occassional bite.
: But she got sick on Saturday and had a fever and was very grumpy. Now,
: while being sick (for 3 days), she has bit me several times and pretty
: hard. My left nipple is so sore! It hurts the whole time she's nursing on
: it. I've been using Lansinoh on it today. I need to know how to keep her
: from biting so hard. She's only 5 months old and doesn't really understand
: the word no. I must say that I will not push her face to my breast to make
: her let go though. Any more ideas? And is there a way to help this raw
: spot to heal quicker? Do you think it would hurt my supply on that side to
: let her nurse the other side most of the time and the left side only
: occassionally. Hopefully, it will heal soon but I need to know how to keep
: her from biting so hard. I think she is teething again. My other 2
: children bit me when they were nursing but never this hard. Thanks!


: . : * ~ * : .
: Sharon
: . : * ~ * : .

Responding on request: :-)

First, you need to figure out when she is likely to bite. Usually it is at the
end of a feed when she is no longer hungry. Look for it then.

Second, you need to know that when she is fully latched on, she cannot bite.
She will slip down onto the end of the nipple to bite. If she starts slipping
down, she is likely to bite. Latch her off and back on correctly. If she
will not latch on correctly but keeps slipping down, end the nursing session.
She will quickly figure out what not to do.

Third, how to latch her off. Don't just pull her off the breast. She will
grab the nipple with her gums/teeth, and stretch it out about a foot! :-(
Press her face into your breast. She will quickly open her mouth to breathe.
Latch her off when she opens her mouth.

If you follow this routine, you should have her trained in a couple of days
without any more biting incidents.

Good luck,
Larry