For over a week now, DD has started biting my nipple (bloody hard too!) to signify she has had enough of a feed, and will NOT go back on, or take the other side (which she always used to do)
I'm thinking it might be teething related (she has 4 already - top and bottom front, but maybe the other two top ones are on their way) so I'm not too worried, except that it seems that I am rather lopsided and awash with milk now, as a result of her only feeding from one side at each feed.
Or could it be that she is naturally cutting down the amount of milk she wants now (normally she has about 5 feeds a day with 1-2 of those at night). She certainly doesn't seem to be taking any more solids to compensate for her drop in milk.
Do I just go with her flow, and wait for her to go back to her old feeding pattern, or should I be expressing to keep the supply up?
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9 month old biting nipple and only wanting to feed on one side - teething or self-weaning?
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Bodkin · 23/04/2008 20:42
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