Jump to content

Menu

OUCH! My nursling keeps biting me!


melissad2
 Share

Recommended Posts

He's 9m and is teething. He has two teeth on the bottom and the top 4 are coming through. He has bit me several times today...I tried stopping the nursing session, I yelped once and he cried, I tried telling him "NO" and nothing is working. Any other suggestion because I certainly don't want to wean him yet.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

You have my sympathy. DD was a biter. Someone on here suggested pulling the baby further into the breast when they bite. You could say no firmly at the same time. This helped me more than anything. Also, keep a close eye on the baby when he's nursing. If he's getting distracted, end the nursing session. It seemed like DD bit more often when she was bored.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Oh I am sorry. I had two biters so I know your pain. A very helpful mom gave me this solution:

 

Pull them in to make baby open his mouth. I say firmly No Bite! and I would put the little terrier on the floor next to me. I would give a good firm "mommy glare" and then turn my body away for a count of five. Then I would turn back to the babe with a big smile on my face and scoop him up and kiss etc. When we resumed nursing I started with a firm No Bite and a serious face. Then we would nurse.

 

I did that maybe twice and after that no biting

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Both my kids did this. I'm sorry. Some of the stuff you are doing seemed to work for us, too, and I don't have much wisdom beyond that to offer. It really hurt!

 

My second kid did get tweaked on the nose once when he was closer to 1 yo because he would wait until the session was almost over anyway, little punk. I think it was right about then that I realized my kids are often about a step ahead of me.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I agree with Heather. Pull him in so that you cut off the air supply to his nose. This will cause him to open his mouth. Babies really do not like this and it will usually be enough to make them stop.

 

I'd heard this and tried it with my oldest. He thought it was hilarious. Laughed and promptly tried it again. Totally did not work for me! ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

×
×
  • Create New...