BITING!!!!...Arghhh!
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Topic: BITING!!!!...Arghhh!
Posted By: Mama2two
Subject: BITING!!!!...Arghhh!
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 7:56am
So for you b/feeding Mums out there, my darling daughter has started biting!
What did you do, and did it stop? I love b/feeding Sam and want to continue as long as possible, but OUCH!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 8:11am
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i think a loud OUCH! and the shock of being pulled off did it for one of mine...
some people say that you remove them when they bite and tell them no - or there is the press their face gently into your boob school of thought. it is just a passing phase tho as they get used to those things in their mouths. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 8:15am
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Daniel did this for about 2 weeks. Man did it suck!
I found that if I reacted to it he did it more. I just put him on the floor and left him for a minute then went back to finish feeding him. |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 8:24am
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Thanks Debs and Stacey. I had heard that about saying Ouch loudly, and did it yesterday everytime she bit me. I don't know how much effect it had to be honest though
I should probably add that she has done it before but it was a gummy bite. This is the first time she has started doing it with teeth. She did it so hard last night I actually checked for blood! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 8:25am
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Daniel did draw blood with me a couple of times.. really isnt pleasant
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 9:40am
oh! i was soooo going to post the same topic right now then found this!!!
Astin has just started biting!!! although he doesnt have any teeth yet! but it still hurts and i said a loud ouch and told him off everytime and for the first few times he would drop his bottom lip and start the sad cry but now he just laughs at me!!!   
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 16 December 2007 at 1:37am
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OMG yes it REALLY hurts when bubs bites. When I say ouch or show any sign of pain my boy immedietely goes and does it again and again. He just loves getting a reaction out of me. So I have my little finger on standby ready to break his suction, and I sit him down and tell him 'No!' and i leave him for about 5 mins and go back to it.
He likes to laugh at me saying 'No' or 'Naughty' in a firm voice, cheeky little thing! You have to teach them tho, i say! He only started getting his bottom teeth just under two weeks ago, and since then I have had to contend with blisters on my nipples and EXTREMELY cracked nipples, its as if my boy has forgotten how to latch and breastfeed properly since getting teeth. Lathering the PureLan ointment on and have nipple shields on standby. Although I might add he refuses to feed from them!!! So pain it is ....  ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 16 December 2007 at 7:17am
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Mum2Lucas, they are naughty wee things aren't they.
I tried the No, or Ouch and she looks up at me and smiles and giggles. Wee ratbag! I also tried pressing her into my boob to get her to let go and that didn't work either she thought it was a game! She hasn't been doing it as much, but yesterday did it twice and she drew blood both times My poor boobs feel like they did when I first started b/feeding ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 16 December 2007 at 12:25pm
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Char has started doing it again, as well, and she draws blood too, and LAUGHS!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I feel her stop sucking I take her straight off and pop her onthe other side and if she dosen't start "hungry" sucking straight away, I take her off, or else she bites. Lil minx. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 16 December 2007 at 12:30pm
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Hehe Annie. Glad it's not just me. I actually think she has more teeth coming through so maybe that's why she has started.
I noticed this morning that she started to slow down on the sucking then her bottom jaw clenched a little and then "BITE". Little Ratbag! When I jumped 2 foot in the air and said Ouch she looked at me and cracked up laughing ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 16 December 2007 at 12:34pm
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Anastasia only did this a couple of times & I got such a shock that I frightened her & she didnt do it again on purpose till some months after. When it happened again I had the same reaction .... didnt give her the same shock but there was a lot going on at the time she was drinking, family around, she wanted to drink but also wanted to play so I just put her down and waited till she came back & was thirsty. She breastfed till bout 20 mths Ouch about drawing blood!!! ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 16 December 2007 at 12:38pm
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Jack only did it when he wasn't that interested in milk.
I was told to say ow really loud and then put them on the floor and walk away and that is the end of that feed. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 December 2007 at 2:45pm
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I used to say 'ow' (automatically) and put the girls (yes, at least 2 of them ) on the floor for a minute. They generally cried (cause they were hungry lol) and then I'd try them again. Made me so nervous though! I'd 'unwrap' myself then look out the baby's mouth and think why why why do I want to put myself into there?!!? LOL. It did pass quickly though. -------------  |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 4:16pm
| My son (7 1/2mth) has bitten me a few times, mainly when he is at the end of a feed and bored or grumpy. I tried telling him off and putting him on the floor but as he wasn't really hungry it didn't really do much. My Mum suggested giving him a little slap on the cheek. I know that it is probably not the "right thing" to do in this day and age but it has worked for me. He still does it on occasion but very rarely now, thank goodness as he has 6 teeth! I don't slap him hard, just a bit of a tap on the cheek which gives him a fright and then I put him on the floor for a minute or so. Like I said, it has worked for me. |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 11:19pm
Wow Linzy 6 teeth! Thank goodness Sam only has two
I have noticed that Sam only does it when she is at the end of the feed and bored or grumpy too. I have started removing her if she starts mucking around and haven't been bitten in 2 days! Yay! 
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Posted By: 3boys
Date Posted: 21 December 2007 at 3:26pm
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I did the same as GandT screamed ooouccchhhhh instinctively
A huge shock for me and a long owie worked - only happened a handful of times thank goodness. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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