On some of her feeds my baby pulls realy hard on my nipple?
It can be at the beginning of the feed, middle of towards this end.
Why is she doing this?
Sometimes I wind her, and there is a burp coming out, sometimes no burp and she gets really annoyed because I took her away from the breast.
2007-11-05 02:43:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Its pretty normal. My son would do the same thing. Whenever she does it, say OUCH! and unlatch her. Give her just enough time to realize she's off the breast before latching her back on. If you do it every time she pulls hard she'll soon learn that it results in her losing her breast- something she doesnt like.
I think it took a couple dozen times for my son to realize thats what the routine was. He was three weeks at the time. After a day or so he stopped.
2007-11-05 02:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've got a lively little personality there! She may be getting hungrier (your last comment suggests this). Make sure that the whole of the coloured area goes into the baby's mouth, not just the nipple. It's what it was designed for. If you just put the nipple in, as your baby grows stronger the feeds could become painful.
Is she trying to look round during the feed? She's coming to the age where that might happen. If she tries to turn to look elsewhere without releasing the nipple, you'll get quite a sharp pull.
Breat feeding produces less wind than bottle feeding (you don't have any bubbles in there), so there may not be any wind. If it does get trapped, try rocking her gently from side to side, as the stomach is a bit like a 'u' bend where a bubble might get trapped and expand in the warmth there.
2007-11-05 02:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by reardwen 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
She may be getting frustrated because she'd like a faster flow of milk and is trying to stimulate a let-down. You might try switching her to the other breast, especially if she's been nursing on one side for several minutes. You could also try breast compression (see link below) to help speed the milk flow. Feeding her when she first starts showing hunger cues can help her be less frantic at the breast as well. You don't want to make her wait until she's crying and upset!
Is your baby getting bottles as well? If she is, she might be getting used to the fast flow of milk from a bottle nipple. Reducing the number of bottles she gets can help, as can using a slow-flow (newborn or #1) nipple.
2007-11-05 03:19:32 · answer #3 · answered by cherikonline 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son is 5 months old and he's been doing the same thing as your daughter since he was quite young. Usually he'll bite down, pull hard and turn his head to pull more. OUCH! I put my finger between his gums and make him let go. Wait about 15 seconds and then let him re-attach. After a couple times he gets tired of having to wait and stops the biting but there are many times when he does it out of the blue. I honestly think it's because the milk is not coming fast enough.
2007-11-05 03:49:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 3 month old does this, usually in the evenings when the milk isn't flowing as fast, I think it is him just trying to get the milk. I've tried to burp him also, and he screams until I put him back to the breast, so I'm pretty sure just trying to get the milk out.
2007-11-05 03:12:25 · answer #5 · answered by ltlchk_2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
breastfeeding babies dont usually need winding until after they have finished a feed, if at all, so don't disgruntle her by pulling her off mid-feed! :)
sometimes they are hungrier, sometimes just latching on tighter to get a better 'angle'. it is early days yet and you will find that if you relax into it and let her feed her way, you will notice less and less what she does when feeding.
well done on breastfeeding, and i hope you both continue to enjoy as much as you are now!
:)
2007-11-05 03:06:00 · answer #6 · answered by hedgewitch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My lactation consultant said that my son (4 weeks old) was signaling my breast to produce more milk because this was him going through a growth spurt, he even went as far as to yank on me, then let go and cry and then reattach. I was told that this was normal so I wouldnt be worried about it.
2007-11-05 02:57:58 · answer #7 · answered by LilMomma22487 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol i know how you feel my daughter is nearly 7 months and shes been doing the same thing for no reason at all i swear my nipple will be about a foot long when shes finished with it lol
im dreading it when she gets teeth in awch:)
2007-11-05 02:51:18 · answer #8 · answered by very proud mummy :) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she is gaining weight and eating well, I wouldn't worry about it. I think she is just finding her style... every baby nurses individually... She just may be a "biter"....puller...
2007-11-05 02:52:18 · answer #9 · answered by Michele J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my baby do it too ,
2007-11-05 03:06:56 · answer #10 · answered by jessica f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋