Baby grows two incisors in the under gum. He is finding out that it is interesting to bite Mommy's nipple when he is being nursed. How can the Mommy do now?
2007-03-11 08:22:01 · 7 answers · asked by Haohui Y 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Your baby isn't trying to hurt you, and they can't understand what "hurt" is for another person yet (they lack empathy). When my daughter started doing it, I would say No firmly and unpassionatly and take her from my breast. I also watched her while she ate, and the only time she every really chomped down was when she wasn't really eating, just nursing for comfort. So, I just removed her from my breast before she got the urge to bite. She did it on and off for about a week or 2, and she has stopped doing it now... thank god, because those teeth are just about in... Lol, it will be fine, your doing a good job breastfeeding!
2007-03-11 09:32:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok, here's what I did with my daughter (who is still nursing at 2, so you can get through this!) When baby bites, do NOT yell (I know, it's really hard) because this can cause a nursing strike. What you want to do is have a finger ready to detach baby when they bite and you firmly, but gently say, "No biting mommy!" Give them three chances, if you get bitten a third time, detach baby, put him down and say, "No biting Mommy! You're done!" and give him a teething toy. A few times of this and he'll get the picture that this is not behavior that will be tolerated and if he wants to continue his nursing session, he'll do so without biting.
2007-03-11 15:40:24 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca C 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This happened to me with my baby a month ago. Atleast you figured out that it is teething. It took me two weeks to figure this out and now she is 6 months and has the two teeth. I started to place my finger in the edge of her mouth and pull away. Don't show any reaction a baby that age has a great understanding of cause and effect. It's almost like them throwing a toy on the floor and you picking it back up repeatedly. It'll help. My little one never bites me anymore. Try it! Good luck!
2007-03-11 16:28:12 · answer #3 · answered by qtiequawn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At six months, my baby started to bite. I had to scare her by screaming in pain. Then I had to do the 'firm no' and pull away method, both only only worked for a week.
What worked was letting her go hungry for 10 mins each time she bite.
2007-03-11 18:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by sweet_cincin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First read this: http://www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/nursing-manners.html
To stp biting, pull the baby towards you breast this cause his mouth to open wider. Also check his latch, his tongue should cover his bottom teeth as he nurses.
2007-03-11 16:11:12 · answer #5 · answered by Terrible Threes 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
pull baby away everytime they bite. this way they associate biting with disrupting their dinner and they'll soon stop. this works!!!
2007-03-11 18:41:38 · answer #6 · answered by thisisme 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is normal, it is at this stage when they start teething, so they bite anything that they put in their mouth. this is perfectly normal, however you should consider start feeding him solids and begin giving him formula or breast milk in a bottle.
2007-03-11 15:31:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋