Pulling, biting, twisting my nipples!

flashy09 · May 2nd, 2012, 11:26 AM

Unless my baby is starving, she has started to mess at the breast a lot. It's so painful! She will whip her head away while not letting go of the nipple even with no distractions. Sometimes she pulls her head back and doesn't let go. She is just getting so rough with my boobs! My nipples are red and really sore, it's like the beginning all over again!

mamaduke · May 2nd, 2012, 13:03 PM

I'm curious to see what others say about this. My son does this as well. Sometimes he does this while he's trying to poo and others he just does this... not sure why. It's happening enough and hurting enough that I'm thinking of stopping BFing and just expressing.

CandyDay · May 2nd, 2012, 14:45 PM

My Lo would push on breast with her hand and pull back with her head, she did this for a couple of days and then about week later I got my period. So for me she was doing it because there was less milk.
If your LO is doing it due to distraction will she still do it if you are in a dark room with less distraction?
It could be LO is trying to get a letdown to happen if its happening at the start of a feed.

mamawannabee · May 2nd, 2012, 15:17 PM

My LO does this too, and it drives me crazy, plus it means I get milk squirting everywhere sometimes. I haven't found a way to stop it, and the only time she doesn't do it is when she is really, really hungry.

May 2nd, 2012, 11:26 AM	#1
flashy09 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,178	Pulling, biting, twisting my nipples! Unless my baby is starving, she has started to mess at the breast a lot. It's so painful! She will whip her head away while not letting go of the nipple even with no distractions. Sometimes she pulls her head back and doesn't let go. She is just getting so rough with my boobs! My nipples are red and really sore, it's like the beginning all over again!

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May 2nd, 2012, 13:03 PM	#2
mamaduke Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ohio, US Posts: 1,845	I'm curious to see what others say about this. My son does this as well. Sometimes he does this while he's trying to poo and others he just does this... not sure why. It's happening enough and hurting enough that I'm thinking of stopping BFing and just expressing.

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May 2nd, 2012, 14:45 PM	#3
CandyDay Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 565	My Lo would push on breast with her hand and pull back with her head, she did this for a couple of days and then about week later I got my period. So for me she was doing it because there was less milk. If your LO is doing it due to distraction will she still do it if you are in a dark room with less distraction? It could be LO is trying to get a letdown to happen if its happening at the start of a feed.

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May 2nd, 2012, 15:17 PM	#4
mamawannabee Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States Posts: 1,652	My LO does this too, and it drives me crazy, plus it means I get milk squirting everywhere sometimes. I haven't found a way to stop it, and the only time she doesn't do it is when she is really, really hungry.

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