How Do You Stop A Baby With First Teeth From Biting The Nipple When Breastfeeding?
If they’re biting then they’re not feeding and so you end the session. If they want to nurse for comfort and alone-time with you, they’ll get the point really quick not to do that. Same goes for if they’re actually hungry. You don’t smack them, flick their cheek or yell or get angry – certainly if baby hurts you, giving a yelp of pain is ok and may do the trick – but don’t make a production out of it – baby may either a) go on a nursing strike and refuse to nurse because they’re scared witless or b) decide it was funny to see your reaction and continue doing it. Neither is a good thing. As long as the baby is actually latched on and suckling it is actually IMPOSSIBLE for them to bite you – the lower teeth are covered by the tongue when they are nursing and so even if they squeeze down for whatever reason, it doesn’t hurt. My daughter is 16 1/2 months and still nurses about once a night, usually right after we get home from our day (reconnect time). I’m not actively weaning her, but I d
