Teeth!

Chasley

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Since you guys were all so helpful in my last thread I thought I might pick your brains again.

Chase has her first tooth and she like to use it while feeding. since she is so little I dont know how to let her know that biting me isnt a good thing. She is a bit young to be told no. I really dont know if there is anything that will make her understand not to bite. I never had any pain feeding her from the beginning so I think I may just also be a bit of a wuss!

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Is it a bottom tooth? It's easier to pre-empt when it will happen if so. When actively feeding, the tongue covers up the bottom teeth, so before she bites, you might be able to see her change position. If so, you can unlatch her. With Alice, she tended to bite down when she'd finished feeding and was just playing. sometimes when I unlatched her she'd be fine to stop feeding, and at other times she'd cry and I'd latch her on to feed a bit more. Hopefully by doing that they get the picture that boobs aren't for biting! Hope it works for you!
 
I think you have to be very consistent and just take her off the boob immediately every time she bites. For such a young baby, the important thing is that the consequence has to follow as soon as possible after the action - even a delay of a couple of seconds can mean that they don't make the connection. So as soon as she bites, unlatch her and remove her from the boob straight away. If she cries to go back on, then put her back on after a short delay of I would say maybe 10-20 seconds but take her off immediately if she bites again. If you do it consistently and immediately then she should learn not to bite.
 
what I always say to people and it sounds weird is do you bite when sucking? lol Occasional you may get a nick but at 16 months feeding here I can say thats only happened like twice and William has loads of teeth.
 

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