How can I stop my 4 month old biting me to show he has finished?

[MrsJamin]

My 4 month old has just got 2 front bottom teeth through and when he doesn't want any more breastmilk, he bites me. I frown and say no, and take him off, then burp him, change sides, or stop etc. He does smile if I get too animated so I just say it firmly. But I fear that what he is learning is that when he's finished he should bite to let me know that he doesn't want to feed anymore.

How can I stop this vicious cycle? I'm 100% committed to BFing exclusively til 6 months and will continue until 12 months alongside BLW- I don't want to change my plans just because of teeth emerging early!

[PortAndLemon]

In order to bite you, he more-or-less has to shift his latch (because of where his teeth and tongue go when properly latched). If you watch out for it carefully, you should be able to spot/feel him shifting the latch and take him off before he bites. DS would also get a kind of a glint in his eyes just before biting that I learned to recognise.

The other thing you could do is when he bites say no very firmly and immediately put him down for thirty seconds or so -- not carry straight on to burping or changing sides.

[MrsJamin]

That's really useful, thanks, I'll try to spot it! My worry that he's going to bite me could well inhibit my flow even if I want to persevere so I know I have to sort it out!