BF, biting & baby discipline!

[LaTristesse]

So the teeth have arrived - yay! And I know the biting is just around the corner (I have a distracted, disrespectful feeder so I can guarantee he will bite eventually! Boo...

I've read the posts about shouting in pain, stopping the feed etc, so they get to realise biting is unacceptable, but my question is...

After I've screamed the place down, dumped him on the floor and left the room, how long do I leave it before putting him back to the breast? I assume he's going to cry during that time, and I'm not a fan of letting him cry but I want to make sure he gets the message so we minimise the biting and get back to our lovely breastfeeding relationship... Any advice?

i'm not sure how old your ds is, mine is seven months, and hasn't got any teeth yet but does occasionaly "bite" me with his super rock hard jockable gums. When he does i take him off and put him down. I give him toys as i figure he wants something to play with, and it's not going to be my nipple! My thinking is that if he were hungry he would suckle, not bite. So i leave him till he starts grumping again. He's never cried immediatly after been taken off so i can only conclude i judged right. So i guess what i'm saying is wait till he shows hunger again, though depending on the age of your ds this might not be appropriate.

Yes he's 6.5 months so that would work. He's also done the clamping with his jaws thing and I usually just take him off for a few minutes. It's often when he's tired and trying to eat so I think he is hungry, just distracted and absent mindedly gnawing...

Mine started gnawing at around 5 months and biting when teeth arrived at 7 months. I would say 'No' in a deep, low tone and break suction and take him off immediately. Then I'd let him latch on again and repeat the process until he finished feeding. It took about a week and because he only has 2 bottom teeth it was never that painful. He doesn't bite at all any more (9 months old) but I have heard that they do nip a little when cutting the next tooth.

Good luck

Sounds manageable MBJ, thanks!

When I had to do it, I put DS on the floor for ooh, about 30 seconds, if he was actually hungry. If he'd had a feed and bit me because he was fussing, I'd put him down and declare the feed finished - but I'd still pick him up again within about 30 secs. I never left the room. He started teething at 5 months and now has 7 teeth, but I've not had many problems except with scraping for the first 2/3 days of each new tooth.

I never leave the room, just unlatch him and put him down. I probably don't leave him very long at all, maybe 30 seconds. When DS has bitten me it's been from boredom/playfulness at the end of a feed, so I haven't put him back to the breast again, but I go and play with him for a bit.

Great advice ladies, thanks for replying...