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Hi everyone, how are you dealing with the biting if your bub has a tooth or two? Definitely ripping my soul apart. 😭😂
I don't want to stop BF.

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hey darl as a first time BF mum of a bub who got his first teeth at 3 mths, now 8 mths old. i found try not reacting to much (i know it is harder to do then say😭😂) but if they don’t get a reaction they are less likely to do it, depending on age they may think it’s funny.

but realistically bubs don’t realise what they are doing as you got to remember having teeth are new to them and they are still learning how to use/ adjusting to them.

just keep trying and push through. but if it gets to much try nipple shields, personally i haven’t had to use them so i can’t give you a recommendation on what ones to use. but it is an option available for you. keep your chin up hunny it will get better eventually, sending you lots of luck with your BF journey.

i really hope this helps you ❤️

My little guy started getting his first teeth and 4 months and we are now up to 6 chompers. Every time he gets a new pair we go through the same cycle of him not being used to the new things in his mouth and he will start biting and sometimes pulling. I go through the same thing every time of feeling hopeless and resigning myself to giving up breastfeeding. After a few tough days of adjustment from both of us we both get used to the new teeth and we are golden until the next teeth pop out.

I know it's not a solution, but toughing it out is what has worked best for me.

Best strategies for the tough days have been trying to breathe through it and remember he's not doing it on purpose and holding my boob while he feeds with a finger right near his mouth ready to take him off the boob for a minute if I have to.

Hopefully you guys just need to learn the new teeth and you'll be back on track soon! Sending you good vibes! 🤞 (sorry for such a long comment whoops)

Woah!
You guys are tough haha.
My little guy is 8 months old and is now popping two teeth together. He is biting and pulling my nip and I can't help but take off the boobie, and then give it back hoping he doesn't go it again.

I was doing a firm NO and taking Bub off the breast.

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When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

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My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

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I’m going crazy. Baby born at 2.26kg. Slow to put on weight. This last week hasn’t put on any. Been trying to feed him at night and he’s not interested at all. Fast asleep. During day he will have 5 minute gulps and that’s it. He don’t cry for milk. I’ve got to keep offering to him. I try to offer it every hour but I don’t know what I’m doing. HV said nutrition comes after 5 minutes so I should pump first and then give him. I find it so hard. I tried to pump one boob nothing came. The other abit came. Tried giving him express he’s not interested in that too. Sometimes he will go for a longer a feed but not long at all. He’s 4 months and is currently 5.46kg. I have no family or friend support here and wish I had a cook, cleaner and nanny to help with everything so I can concentrate on the little one. I don’t know what’s wrong with him but I’m loosing it. It doesn’t help that my also stressed generally about my relationship and life circumstances. Any advice that will work. Any comfort you can give. I’m fed up. Is this regression - not feeding. He’s fast fast asleep. I’ve been trying to push the nipple in but that mouth is closed shut. I took some clothes off. Changed his nappy but he’s still asleep. Please help

i just want someone to talk to😔😔😔😔

when things get hard i have nothing not any support from my partner im convinced he doesn’t even love me anymore but thats another story
I have a 3 yo and a 2yo that are in bed sleeping only just now. I have a 1 yo that’s been sleeping from 8 o’clock to 10 o’clock. I just gave her her milk and she would’ve gone back to sleep if it wasn’t that
I lost her dummy earlier in the day when I went out
so now she won’t go back to sleep and she won’t accept any of the other dummy’s i have!😔😔and it’s 10 o’clock and I’m gonna be up until 3 o’clock with her and when she does want to go to sleep i won’t have any dummy to give her she will accept and she won’t sleep without it i just wanna cry 😔i have nobody to talk to and i feel so alone i get no support from anybody i’m so tired and i don’t feel well to top it off😔

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8 week old in sleeping bag for first time as big enough! Do you feed your child in the night whilst in the sleeping bag or taken them out, feed then transfer back to sleeping bag before putting down?

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