EBF my LO bit me!

My LO’s bottom teeth just cut through last week and he bit me twice while breastfeeding today. Ouch! Anyone else dealing with this? Any tips? My mom said she stopped breastfeeding my sister at 9 months due to biting. Wondering if it’ll come to that.

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Hey! Yes it is not a nice experience…

When my LO’s bottom teeth cut through he did the same. If I anticipated he would bite me or he started to knaw on it…i would stick my finger to the side of his mouth and fish hook his mouth off. It works pretty well. I also make sure to say “ouch” so he knows that I don’t like it.

Now he has three top teeth that have cut through and he may bite occasionally but it is less often and not as hard.

Hope that helps a bit. I was really scared at first too and was pumping more around that time as I was afraid of breastfeeding.

My little guy has 8 teeth now 🫣 and he definitely nips me sometimes!

He’ll start to slow down on sucking and that’s when I notice he bites. No real advice other than pay attention to baby’s sucking rhythm, and like melodie said, try to unlatch before he gets a bite! I found he was biting a lot more with his first few teeth that came through at 4 months - now that he’s getting used to having teeth, 7 months, he’s not doing it as much.

Agreed with Lindsey, I notice it’s as soon as she gets bored or is “done” and tries to play so as soon she slows down, i sit her up and offer a quick reset. I’ll offer again and if she’s not interested then we’re done!

On another note - is it weird that my 7 month old has his 9th tooth coming through now? Is he a freak???!

Mine did it and kept doing it for a week when he got his 4 teeth at once and he would giggle after he did it so I would say sternly No that hurts and then he would cry but after a week he finally stopped

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I'm struggling. Have been for a while. I've had one break from parenting my daughter, that was for 3 hours in December when I left her with her dad.

She's 14 months old and I'm just tired. I've done every night by myself. He's out of bed at 4am and doesn't get home until 7-9pm. He drives for work, very physically tiring.
On the weekends he was doing 6 days, one weekend day off, but now has both off.

He doesn't sit on the floor and play with her, he doesn't read to her because he says she doesn't have the patience.
He will pick her up and hold her whilst he's cooking.

Recently I've been "snappy" with him.
He got back from the mechanic last weekend, she was getting onto the sofa and he put his headphones on and started to watch Netflix on his phone.
The same day I told him I was going to run her bath and to watch her whilst she was still eating, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Today he went to football after going shopping, so was out 1-3 and then from 4-8.
He got back and I was snappy.

"I don't get why you're so snappy with me"

I said - Probably because I haven't had a break since December.

"Do you think I don't know you haven't had a break. I haven't had a break", "I just won't go to work, I'll sit at home all day".

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Since she's been born, he has been to a friend's once a month. Football - He stopped going for 7months, but has been the last two weekends.

Are these not breaks?

He does do the washing/washing up/cooking/vacuuming when I haven't had a chance to; but I'm the one in charge of feeding her, naps/bedtime, teeth brushing, hair brushing, baths, dressing her, making sure she has the right shoes, appointments etc. Everything falls on me.

If your partner works ridiculously long hours, how much do they look after your child? Do you ever get a break?

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