Teeth! Help...

[LittleWaveyLines]

DD 11 months is just getting her top teeth. They are leaving marks in my nipples and it hurts... :(

I'm most annoyed as my mother has been saying since DD was born that "you'll have to give up when she gets teeth", and I've been blithely telling her that that was rubbish.... and I don't want to have to eat my words, so please help!

You don't necessarily have to give up, does she keep a constant pressure on or is it a bit of a nip? DS2 used to nip, especially when he was getting full and I'd just pop him off, saying no!, and then ty him on again. Got the message fairly quickly.

I had that too when DS got his first teeth, but everything settled down again. We're still going strong at ~21 months.

Good luck .

Thanks... no not nips - rubbing. Especially when feeding to sleep - so twice a day and every 2 hours at night then!

Ooo, rubbing doesn't sound fun. I guess try popping her off and letting her back on if she needs/wants to. Does she rely on a feed to sleep or could you pop her down sooner?

If it's really too much, could you express?

Yes I could express, but I've got no idea how I'd cope without feeding her to sleep - it's our only method of getting our live wire to sleep! Tried everything else... and before you suggest other methods of getting her to sleep, believe me I have tried everything bar drugs and CC/CIO.

Popping her on and off is what I am currently doing , but it means she is taking about half an hour plus to go to sleep for naps and night, as she wakes up each time I pull her off, and if I do it too often she gets angry, then doesn't sleep at all, and nobody enjoys the rest of the day/night.

(She just fights sleep soooo much... - walks wake her up, hates the car, bouncing/rocking/stroking/patting/ just annoy her and white noise has no apparent effect...)

My DD is 11 months and I had this when her top teeth first came through, it was a bit sore, especially when she was tired/feeding to sleep, but she has stopped it now, presumably as she's got used to latching with her new teeth!

so hopefully your DD will get better as her teeth come through more, I have heard of other babies having to adjust their latch or get used to their teeth too.

How long has it been going on? I found when DS got new teeth, his latch would go a bit uncomfortable for a few days, but it would basically sort itself out. When it was more than uncomfortable, I'd take him off and relatch.

It's only been since Monday so hopefully it is just a readjustment thing!

I'll live in hope of that for now then!

She will hopefully readjust her latch once she gets used to her teeth. DD was like this when her top teeth came in a couple of months ago and it is comfortable now.

x-posted. She jsut needs to get used to the teeth, it is new for her too remember.

My 9mo DS is doing this at the moment as well, top teeth comb through. Very sore! Especially as he has gone off his food a bit and just wants to suck!

Can't offer advice even though he is my DC2 as DC1 teethed much later, not many came through before we stopped bf'ing at 14mo and she only bit me once. DS has bitten me many, many times. Sympathies, OP!

Comb = coming!

I have had this for the past week too with my 11mo, it's painful!! :( I had little teeth indentations on my nipple after every feed! I looked it up on google and Kellymom has some advice about 'scraping' here:

kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/biting/

think things are getting better though, hasn't been anywhere near as bad today as it was a few days ago. So I'm hoping that she and I are adjusting as I don't want to give up the one thing that'll get her back to sleep in the night!

Very helpful link, thank you :)

Oh Wavey, you must be exhausted. I sympathise as I know how awful sleep deprivation can be. We used a sleep specialist in the end, Andrea Grace, and I still love her a little bit. Good luck.