Ds (10 months) keeps biting me and I've had ENOUGH

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How can I get him to stop?????

It is so painful that I cry out sometimes.

He has four teeth at the top and two at the bottom, plus two more coming through at the bottom.

If I say no and try to take him off when he's biting he giggles and thinks it's great fun

HELP I really want to keep b/feeding for a long time but this is seriously putting me off

Ouch, I remember that one. I feel for you.

Be really consistent. Take him off and stop feeding everytime he does it. Do this everytime and he'll soon get the message but you must be consistent and do it everytime straight away.

Good Luck !

am hitting this myself. dd (9mo) has 2 top and 2 bottom teeth. i read some advice that said if they bite, rather than yell, you should pull their head right into your breast so that they need to release in order to breathe. that way they associate biting with being uncomfortable and should stop doing it. also, it prevents them giggling and thinking its a game when you say no. its worked a few times for me. dd also thinks its great fun when i say no in a stern voice, so thats no use...
HTH

I remember this phase too. Ouch. It is really hard not to shout, even though mine found it funny to make me cry out.
I used to put him down for a minute then try again.

smother him in then put him on the floor and put your breast away. it worked for me.

How is DS anyway?

Thanks for your answers.

I'll try that, pulling him close, see if it helps.

Ds is so so, has had chest problems again the last few weeks, but he is an absolute cutie.

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I had exactly the same problem with DD - she thought it was hilarious when I said 'no' in a stern voice!

Anyway, someone advised me to gently put her down on the floor after saying 'no' so that she got the message that biting was not something I wanted her to do. I gave it a try and she hasn't bitten since.

I found watching DS like a hawk when he fed helped prevent some biting instances as he alwaya seemed to get a little glint in his eye just before he bit....kind of like hed finished his serious feeding & wanted a nice chew & a play to finish it off ...When he started to fidget & look like he was going to bite I carefully unlatched him...he generally accepted that as he had finished the feed & was happy to go & play...occasionally I would get it wrong & misread a simple fidget & take him off before he had finished & he would cry....but no harm done - I just let him finish his feed still watching him...It meant feeding was really really boring for a while as I couldnt watch tv, read a book or use my pc ....but it did pass & after he got used to his new teeth we went back to nursing as before - me happily on the net, not afraid to feed anymore & him not chewing me .

The other thing I found that discouraged him was if if he did bite me was get him off (as safely as I could!) & put him on the floor a little bit away from me & ignore him...even if it was for only a few seconds I think it sunk in that if he bit me he couldnt be close to mummy & not get milk. Like you if I made a sound, shouted, said no or cried out in pain he just giggled...so I found biting my tongue helped as well...biting was no fun if mummy didnt react!

He is now 2.9yrs & still feeding with a full set if teeth & doesnt bite at all