Biting-what do you do?

cupcake · Jun 25th, 2009, 03:35 AM

Lo has started biting me, he knows its naughty coz he looks up and smiles at me after he does it. I take him immediately off then and say " no biting mommy, no more boobie" The thing is he doesnt only do it when hes mucking around, he just grips very tightly when he is drinking too, and after I see horrible teeth marks, it really hurts.
I am not sure what to do, he has always latched on really well. I am thinking maybe its time to stop nursing him.. but he doesnt take a bottle so i dont know what to give him milk in, he wont take it in a cup either, he hates milk that is not in my boobs!!

Logiebear · Jun 25th, 2009, 06:39 AM

Taking him off and saying No is the right thing to do hun. He is old enough to understand what you mean with the action of taking him off too. You just need to work through it hun, easier said than done I know. The choice is yours as to whether you can get through it or you chose to stop. At 12 months he should have a cup any way, not a bottle. HTH

and well done for getting this far xxx

Mervs Mum · Jun 25th, 2009, 10:33 AM

The other approach is to pull him towards you so your breast cover his nose and he will open his mouth to breath. This is my preferred method as we try not to use 'No'. Hebe only did it a couple of times and she stopped when I did this

Samantha675 · Jun 25th, 2009, 11:30 AM

If Brenn bites me now I just take him off and tell him no. I have tried to pull him into me, but that doesn't work anymore.

ajarvis · Jun 25th, 2009, 11:43 AM

Take him off and put him down. Don't let him relatch right away. Thats what worked for me. Pulling him in towards you is the easiest way to unlatch him too. He'll figure it out and stop if he wants to keep eating!

Jun 25th, 2009, 03:35 AM	#1
cupcake Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: middle east Posts: 4,375	Biting-what do you do? Lo has started biting me, he knows its naughty coz he looks up and smiles at me after he does it. I take him immediately off then and say " no biting mommy, no more boobie" The thing is he doesnt only do it when hes mucking around, he just grips very tightly when he is drinking too, and after I see horrible teeth marks, it really hurts. I am not sure what to do, he has always latched on really well. I am thinking maybe its time to stop nursing him.. but he doesnt take a bottle so i dont know what to give him milk in, he wont take it in a cup either, he hates milk that is not in my boobs!!

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Logiebear Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 3,516	Taking him off and saying No is the right thing to do hun. He is old enough to understand what you mean with the action of taking him off too. You just need to work through it hun, easier said than done I know. The choice is yours as to whether you can get through it or you chose to stop. At 12 months he should have a cup any way, not a bottle. HTH and well done for getting this far xxx

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Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,347	The other approach is to pull him towards you so your breast cover his nose and he will open his mouth to breath. This is my preferred method as we try not to use 'No'. Hebe only did it a couple of times and she stopped when I did this
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Samantha675 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 8,123	If Brenn bites me now I just take him off and tell him no. I have tried to pull him into me, but that doesn't work anymore.

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ajarvis Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 2,301	Take him off and put him down. Don't let him relatch right away. Thats what worked for me. Pulling him in towards you is the easiest way to unlatch him too. He'll figure it out and stop if he wants to keep eating!

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