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May
2007
natansey

Breastfeeding and Biting

by natanseyComment Published at 23:1723:174 comments4 comments96 Visits96 VisitsReport
Hi my 16 week old baby is biting and it really hurts because as she bites she pulls back,
When she does it, I have tried to take her of and say no that hurts and put her on the floor but she is doing it every feed.
any ideas on how to stop the biting will be a great help.
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Izzy
5.00 (Excellent) | May 2007 | Izzy
Re: Breastfeeding and Biting

My suggestion is to just keep unlatching her, but inserting your pinky finger in the corner of her mouth every time you feel her bite. At 16 weeks, you don't really need to put her on the floor. She's too young at this point to understand. But she will understand that that every time she starts biting, her feeding will be interupted. Break her suction all the time, no matter how many times it takes per feeding and the biting should decrease and stop all together.

Good luck!



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      natansey
May 2007 | natansey
Re: Breastfeeding and Biting
thank you, I found out why she is doing it, a few nights ago she wanted something to chew on ,and she wouldnt take her dummy, so I put my finger in her mouth and as she was chewing on it, I felt something sharp, she now has 2 little razor sharp teeth.


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gillygirl
5.00 (Excellent) | May 2007 | gillygirl
Re: Breastfeeding and Biting

My son was also a biter and it does hurt! He thought it was great fun. I found some great advice on biting here from a breastfeeding expert. Hope it helps!



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      natansey
May 2007 | natansey
Breastfeeding and Biting
cool thankyou i will go and have a look


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