Breastfeeding

Hello fellow July moms. I have been exclusively breastfeeding my son since he was born and here in the last 2 or so days he likes to try and bite at my nipple instead of just eat like normal. Has anyone else experienced this and if so what did you do to get your baby to stop I’m kind of desperate because my nipples feel like they are about to fall right off.

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Hey there! Fellow July mama to a baby girl .. I know this exact feeling as my daughter is currently doing this. I unfortunately don't have any advice but I did want to reach out to let you know you're not alone.

She doesn't do it often but on the occasion that she does, my goodness and to top that off, she's currently doing that thing where she latches on real tight and rears her head backwards while my nipple is still in her mouth 🥴😵‍💫

Let me tell ya, I had no idea my nipples could stretch that far 😆 I'm sorry you're currently experiencing that. Hang tight mama, you're doing great!

I’m here for the same advice, July momma here experiencing the same thing 😭

Oh and I'm a believer in those nipple creams. My favorite is the Earth Mama! It's natural so not harmful to baby 😊

Make sure when you latch him you have him pulled in super close! Try to get his latch as wide as possible. If the latch is shallow that causes them to bite down.

I’m in the same boat but my son also likes to pop off and look around. He’s teething and also starting to get more curious about every sound lol I make him take a break if he keeps doing it

I have tried keeping him close and wide latched it doesn’t matter he still starts to chew on my nipple. That and whipping his head back while attached. My nipples are screaming. Even with my nipple butter they are hurting. I don’t think it helps I just got rid of a milk bleb on one of them. But the other I had no issues until this week

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