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Help please, biting crisis
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:38:23 -0500, "Nikki"
wrote: ~gwyn wrote: I've been trying to watch and anticipate when DS was going to bite but he's tricky. He'll latch on, suck a few times and then *snap* and he's off. It's the latching back on that usually gets me bit - even if I'm not encouraging it. I guess it's better to end a feed or two early than to go insane or wean early. Thanks Michelle. When I went through a particulary bad biting phase I ended up nursing with my pinky near his mouth to unlatch him quickly, sternly saying 'no biting', put him down, and left the room. Leaving the whole room is what had impact, he hated that. I had to watch him *very* closely to get good at determining when he might bite. I quit latching him back on if he was doing what you describe above. That was hard for us because he wasn't always easily distracted from nursing. He was such a comfort nurser that he didn't know that it was OK to do other things besides nurse when he was out of sorts ;-). If there was any fiddling around I unlatched and distracted him as best I could. He had to be either actively sucking..or sleeping...he always fell asleep nursing. That's what I did today and so far, no biting. If he wasn't *really* nursing, I watched him and unlatched when he got fidgety. And then I put my breast away. It's not great to think that he was biting me to get away from me. :-( We spent more time cuddling today without nursing, it feels bittersweet. I doudt they are related but Hunter started solids right after this phase. Maybe he wants a big bad snack he can sink his teeth into, Lol. He also started crawling right after that. I think that helped because he was no longer so bored once he could get around. I think he was a big fan of nurse when bored but then that wasn't really what he wanted either. Is your ds walking? Yes, he's been walking for a few months and eating plenty of solids (3 meals plus snacks). He'll be 15 months at the end of the month. He's got two molars thisclose to breaking through and another front tooth making itself felt. We did get over that rough patch (he was about 10 months IIRC) and he went back to lots of comfort nursing but no biting. All the distracting etc. didn't put a dent in his enthusiasm for nursing, no weaning in site. YMMV of course. -- Nikki Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2) I hope this doesn't lead to weaning anytime soon. He's still an enthusiatic nurser, just more selective about when. I think I was misinterpreting his signals. Sometimes he would want a quick reassurance nurse but I thought he was hungry so I kept offering. Thanks - ~gwyn |
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Help please, biting crisis
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 00:51:47 -0700, "CY"
wrote: Ya know what I found helped a bit was to show my DD what she *could* bite right after she bit me. That's a good idea, thanks! My DD went through a terrible biting stage at one point and my husband (rightly, in my case) told me she was doing it for attention. Amazingly, the second I stopped reacting in any way to it, she stopped. That's easier said than done, but she went on a nursing strike for a whole day because every time she went to breast she bit down and I would say "no". She got confused, I guess and thought she wasn't allowed to nurse, so she'd cry and cry. Anyway, I was determined to get her back (she was only 8 months or so) and so I laid down with her between DH and I, and latched her on. As soon as she was on, she bit me and I just didn't look at her, squeexed Dh's husband hard (cos it was bl@@dy painful!) You are a stronger woman than I - I don't think I could do that. I've been trying hard just to not scream, let alone not reacting at all. and squished her a bit into the breast (doing it by itself hadn't worked - she just bit harder) and amazingly she let go, relatched and didn't bite me again for weeks. Every time she gets teeth she starts it again, but now that she's older, she'll bite me (v gently now, I hasten to add) and then say "don't bite!" So now, when she bites me I give her a teething ring, her toothbrush, a piece of cloth, even whatever I happen to be wearing and tell her "bite this" and she does. Seems to get it out of her system. It has never completely gone away and many of the tricks that others tried did not work for us (like putting her down and walking away - she just cried and was inconsolable, and putting her back to breast 10,20, 30 minutes later she still bit me - it was like she didn't make the connection). Anyway, I do hope you find your solution...it's no fun ( CY No fun at all. Thanks. ~gwyn |
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