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EAT => Breast Feeding => Topic started by: Bridget Lambert on September 28, 2005, 09:09:57 am
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My 10 month old daughter is mostly on solids but still has a morning and night time breast feed. In the last couple of weeks she has started biting. I have tried taking her off and firmly telling her 'No' but - she laughs at me! I think she thinks this is a great game. If I refuse her the breast she cries until I give in and feed her again but I am now sitting taut in terror waiting for the teeth to sink in (she has 4 teeth so far).
I would like to keep breast feeding morning and night, at least for the next few months but I don't think my nipples can take much more.
Once the biting and chewing stops, she settles down for a good feed so she is still taking the breast.
Any ideas???
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Do you refuse to give the breast back when she bites?
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Does she just do it until your milk lets down? You could try pumping or hand expressing until let down and then put her on.
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I have started refusing to give her the breast back. Working on the principle that she is no longer hungry as she has stopped sucking and started biting! Unfortunately I don't think she is trying to stimulate the let down.
I think I have been too quick to offer her the breast as a comforter as she only bites at night time when she does not want to go to sleep. She has a good feed then feels invigorated!
Time for some re-training I think.