Baby biting, extremely painful

[PartnerTryingToHelp]

Hello. I am writing on behalf of my partner, who is suffering from great pain when trying to nurse our daughter. The baby bites down with her front teeth when she latches on, and wounds have been unable to heal after forming on the areola.

I was wondering if anyone has had experience with this problem and, if so, how they handled it. My partner is in a lot of pain. She wept so hard last night.

Thank you for your time.

Could try nipple shields?

When baby bites, use her finger to break the latch and stop the feed. Say No! Clearly and loudly. Wait a moment and then restart the feed. Baby will learn not to bite.

In the mean time, feed off the other undamaged breast and express off the damaged one to allow it to heal.

Some women really swear by silver nipple shields to help healing between feeds.

Try different positions so teeth hit a different area.
Use lots of Lansinoh, the saliva stings and this is a barrier.
Use Jellonet little square dressings, (think they’re used for burns), they help healing. Keep them on between feeds.

Silver cups may work but they were too shallow for me.

Or make peace with winding it up.

Jelonet stops you sticking to your clothes too

Alas, they don't do the job, especially because our daughter is reluctant to latch on when they're in use. My partner used them at the beginning but then breastfeeding without them was okay. Thank you for taking the time though.

Thank you for these recommendations. I will look into the Jelonet option.

Just thinking if it’s just a narrow tooth sized/bite mark cut I tended to get these whenever a new tooth arrived. Then they seemed to adjust to the new tooth and I’d heal. If it’s a more substantial wound then I’d follow what I’ve written above and try and feed in a different position even if a bit awkward.

I flicked my sons cheek and said no do not bite mammy and put him down for 5 mins. Hasn't done it since

I stopped breastfeeding my son for this reason. He was 17 months and it was the last feed before bed. He would bite me and smile. I cried when I stopped and he was broken hearted. That feed got him off to sleep. It was the only time he had on the breast and it felt like I was being cruel. I had to give him a bottle which he did not want, and it took hours each night to settle him. I was pregnant with my daughter at the time and I still feel guilty for stopping but the pain was too much.
All I had to do was to hold his nose and he would have let go but at the time I had no idea.

My DD bit when she got her first teeth (6 months) but I used to say no and take her off the breast, it took about a month but she’s had lots of new teeth since and hasn’t bitten again.