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My 6 month DD keeps biting me, while breastfeeding!

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Praguemummy · 20/06/2008 08:59

Anyone can give me some advice, please.
She has already 6 teeth, sharp as Gillete, and regularly bites me very hard. Its so painful, I burst into tears, and I am not teary person. I don"t want to give up breastfeeding, if I can....What do you think?

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belgo · 20/06/2008 09:01

remove her from your breast everytime she does it. I would keep my little finger right beside my baby's mouth so I could unlatch her as soon as she started to clutch her teeth down.

They do learn fairly quickly.

EffiePerine · 20/06/2008 09:02

It's a phase (though a painful one). to get her to let go, try smooshing her face into your boob, she will open her mouth. Is she teething? Maybe some teething gel before you feed?

I also did the firm 'no' and put DS down briefly when he bit me, but he was a bit older when he started.

Praguemummy · 20/06/2008 09:10

Yes, she is teething since the age of 4 months. Anyway I´ll try the smooshing, teething gel and unlatching. Many thanks for that

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Kyte · 20/06/2008 15:51

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sushistar · 20/06/2008 23:38

My ds is in a biting phase now at 6.5 months. He thinks a stern 'NO!' is very like a playfull 'BOO!' and collapses into giggles. I unlatch him and turn my back on him and ignore him for a minute. At least then he doesn't think it's a game! I find he does it more at the end of a feed when he's messing about a bit, so I try to pick up his cues and take him off before we get to that stage. It doesn't always work though...

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