I'm not WANTING to quit, but I'm at my wits end with this biting. She's gotten sooo much formula this week, and my supply has made a slight dip, but very much there.
Please help. Encouragment, tips.. anything. My nips feel like they're about to fall off. :/
http://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/nursing-manners-2/
And way to go on 6 months. That's great!
Quoting TTC2Long:
Nursing manners. It is absolutely not to early to teach.
http://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/nursing-manners-2/
http://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/biting/
Take a good look at your bottles. I was getting gummed like a crazy person to the point I stopped actually nursing and pumped exclusively for a while. Then I tried rinsing a bottle out one day and realized the easiest way to get milk out of the nipple I was using was to pinch it (basically for her to chomp down on it). I realized these were why she was gumming me whenever she would get frustrated because thats how she made the bottle fork over the milk. I quickly replaced them with nipples that actually stopped flowing all together when you pinched them. Big difference! Good luck momma.
ETA: These were actually the nipples that came with the breast pump I was using. It was supposed to be a pump meant for comfort and it didn't occur to me at first that it would be a bad nipple to use. I can't remember if they said they were good for breastfeeding babies but they may have actually.
Quoting misslady80013:
Here's a bump. My son is only 8 weeks but he does try to pull mu nipple off. I am scared for when he gets teeth. Anyway, I know a few ladies in this group can give you some tips to try. Good luck!
my son is 5 weeks and does the same thing. I think its when he's tired but is not wanting to sleep. why do u think they do it? it def hurts!
Opening a Closed Door: An Unexpected Relationship Between a New Mom & a Lactation Consultant
Ped or family doctor?
- Pandapanda
on Jun. 3, 2012 at 2:40 AM