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8 month old nipping when latching on

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Discopanda · 20/12/2015 22:02

8 month old DD now has lower two teeth, it's sometimes taking several attempts to latch on and she's getting frustrated, please help!

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jessplussomeonenew · 22/12/2015 11:57

It should be a passing phase as she gets used to her new teeth (though we do have a short period of slightly nippy feeding every time there's a new one coming through). You may find this article helps; kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/biting/

As for the frustration, I'd suggest trying anything you can do to encourage a deeper latch from the get go - I tend to revert to things I learnt very early on like the flipple technique.

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