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Old April 20th 06, 03:43 AM posted to misc.kids.breastfeeding
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Tammy wrote:

Thank you!! I will try it next time. She drew blood tonight. Do I just
push againist her chin?


Ooh, sorry to hear about the blood.
Yeah, I push gently against baby's
chin and say gently "no bite". I
actually started doing this before
both kids got teeth because they would
clamp down with their gums and that hurt
like heck, too. So, really, by the time
they got teeth, they were used to not
biting. I think I got bitten maybe twice
by each kid, not more than that.

Other advice I've heard (which did
NOT work for me) a

* put baby on floor, end of nursing session
* yell (that sometimes makes them laugh,
though)
* pull baby toward you so baby cannot
breathe and has to let go of the bite

In all cases, always be consistent in
saying "no bite" or "don't bite" or
whatever works for you.

-- Anita --