OUCH - Pillock needs help, how to soothe a bite?

[PillockOfTheCommunity]

ds2 is 8mths
he is looking exceptionally cute in a santa sleepsuit but is not behaving accordingly.
I am still bf most of the time, he has one ff during the morning if he's at nursery, but at home is bf (won't take a bottle from me even if I wanted him to).
This morning he bit me. IT HURTS. He has 4 teeth and there have been a few scrapes before now when he's been tired etc, but today he clamped down and has broken the skin.

I have no choice but to keep feeding him, I'm on my own so no one to give him bottles if I express. He only feeds from one side, so I can't even swap sides

So what CAN I do???? How can I stop it hurting? What can I put on it to take the pain away that won't effect him feeding? And how can I feed the little imp if he bites?

I think it is time to stop, Pillock, my love. If you want to that is!!? Up his solids perhaps, offer water / diluted juice instead of boobie. I am so sorry this is happening today of all days - not what you need, poor love. xx If I was closer, I'd come and give him the bottles for you. I am sorry I am not. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. I am sure there's stuff you can put on the wound to stop it hurting so much - I am sure someone will come along soon and suggest something - Wish I could be of more help; but do think that it might be a good idea to start winding down the BF if it feels right for you. xxxxxxxxx

I'm sure one of the experts will drop by soon with some proper advice but in the meantime you need a bit of support and tlc!

What do you do when he bites? If he gets a reaction then he might be continuing to bite to get that reaction...try to completely ignore the biting (easier said than done when 4 little razors clamped on yuor nipples, I know!!).

He might be teething and it might relieve the pressure in his gums to bite down...perhaps a wee bit teething powder a while before his feeds.

You can always take some paracetamol before feednig to take the edge off whilst you feed with broken skin...

Can't think of anything else...I persevered for a few weeks after my 8mo started biting and he did stop, then really started chewing at 9mo so I had to stop...I feel your pain!!

x-posts MotherH!!

Shit! I am in agony just thinking about it!!

Sorry about the biting Pillock I sympathise, Izzy did the same to me a while ago, although she only had two razor blades teeth.

I used bio fem compresses these

Not saying buy them from here just an example, (I had a free sample) I kept it on the nipple for about 24hrs I think and it was just about healed when I took it off, doesn't help with the feeding in the meantime though I'm afriad.

Agree with Dippy though, are you feeling maybe you're ready to stop bf?

I got a bad bite at about 6 months. Ds looked like a vampire when he came off .

It healed really quickly actually with no extra help required - basically sorted after 24hrs. I also found that the biting stage passed pretty swiftly, until the next set came through that is!

For me certainly it wasn't so bad a problem that I wanted to stop, although it felt like it at the time.

It is horrid though. I hope you're feeling better.

Hi, just a note to say that I totally sympathize. Ds is 9.5 months and only has two teeth. I am dreading the development of any more as a bite with two is bad enough. He is happy to take a cup of milk from me and each time he bites I decide that I will cut down on bf, then he doesn't do it again for a week or two and I soften up and just keep bf. He was having two a day but having been away from home and a bit under the weather he is having more at the mo, so I have completely messed up trying to stop! Thing is you can decide that you think it is best to stop, but in reality it is so much easier not to and if you don't really want to you won't anyway. You have got to feel ready yourself!

Well, after biting me this morning he's not done it at his other 2 feeds today, although he has bitten everything else in sight!

Maybe he just didn't want to feed this morning

Thing is, I'm not ready to stop, I still enjoy feeding him, he can't have the 'usual' formula for more than one feed a day anyway so he'd have to have shitty soya stuff that doesn't mix up easily, and to be frank I'm just too lazy for bottles

oops, Pillock is me, have changed it but forgotten to change the auto log in

oh, and as this was the first time he's ever really bitten me, I don't have a way of dealing with it yet! I've been practising the cross 'don't do that' face and telling him off for biting the spoon, it became almost a game, he went to bite, then stopped, looked at me and grinned.

Now I just need to heal the one I've got already!

that's better

Ah, good for you Pillock! Completely no reaction is what I thinkyou are aiming to achieve

Good luck!

Glad it sorted itself out eventually - hope he doesn't do it again - How is the sore nip though!? xx

I'm off to Boots later today to get something for it, not sure what yet, don't think I can bring myself to ask a pharmacist for something for my bitten nipple

much better thanks, soreness has worn off, bite has healed. ds2 seems to have worked out it would be a bad idea to do it again so we're all happy