Baby biting while breastfeeding help!

[shakey1]

posting on behalf of a friend

• her baby is 10 month old with 2 bottom teeth and is now biting while EBF. she won't take bottles or sippy cups she's tried everything all different bottles / someone else feeding her and her not being present. Nothings worked Babys really for mum, she doesn't know what else to do as it's getting very painful , so she's at a dead End she can't see no way out. Any suggestions??

This is a handy website, ime (like most things) it's a phase that passes but nearly put paid to my breastfeeding experience. I remember being told to calmly pop the baby on the floor and walk into another room and gather my shit for a minute before returning. The sitting there waiting for the chomp makes my blood run cold years later!

@GoldDuster I understand , she's struggling with it a lot as she will not take bottles or dummies , she's up through the night a lot for comfort feeds also

My LO weny through a phase when she was teething but as PP has said, it's usually just a phase. I would just say no and remove my breast, wait then start again. She hasn't bitten in a long time now!

@YetiSeven she's tried this a lot but baby laughs when she bites so she does it more etc

Yeah mine did too a bit 😂 but eventually she did stop ☺️

@YetiSeven the thing she's more worried about is how she gets the baby to take a sippy cup or bottle, she's tried very hard but she won't take one , which is causing her to be up a lot through the night for comfort feeds so mum isn't really getting a break as baby wants her everytime any advice?

I remember tapping mine gently on the nose while removing breast from fangs and saying, "no!" very firmly.

It's a phase. Both of mine did it when they got their first couple of teeth through. It hurts and you know it's going to happen but I just refused to let them latch on each time they did it for a minute or two and they soon stopped. My second dc also laughed when I yelped in pain. It's really not personal. With regards to the sleep, if it's her first baby maybe she can catch up on sleep during the daytime naps or go to bed earlier. Sleep deprivation is awful and I've had my fair share of sleepless nights but it does pass. Maybe try the mam sippy cups. My first took to them well as a transition to water. It takes them a while to realise it's not a toy so patience is needed.

I've only go so much advice to give as my LO.was a serial bottle refuser and I tried alot. Started in a sippy cup at about 4 months, very messy to beging with but just have to roll with it. I also used a doidy cup wich she can now also drink from. At ten months during the day food and water can be used to tide little one over till mum is back if she needs a break that way, but I will say my LO east significantly more food for other people, I'm the milk maid unfortunately. I also have much more success with water than milk and at that age had given up on her having milk from a bottle entirely. There are probably some really good weaning threads on here tho with better advice for you or your friend to look at.

Only recommendation for the night is trying to find other ways to sooth back to sleep! I myself can rock back to sleep as can DH, but ultimately to save my self getting in and out of bed all night I co sleep and feed on demand most of the night! I know this isn't helpful to your friend sorry but just the position I'm in!