Hi all
Here's a bit of backstory - DS (6 months) was sick Saturday-Monday, but mostly seems to be better today. I've also been really sick since Sunday.
On Sunday night, and all through Monday, and now today, everytime I try to nurse DS he bites me really hard. I've tried pushing it (to make him let go), saying "Ouch!" and stopping the nursing session. I browsed through this forum, and that seems to be what everyone recommends.
My problem is that he's doing it almost every time he nurses, usually right off the bat. I've been trying to go back a few minutes later to try again, but he still bites. I'm worried that he's hungry, but I really can't bear to have my nipples bit. When he was born, we had 6 weeks of incredibly painful nursing, and I don't know if I can handle more of it!
He's got two teeth, but they've both been there for a few weeks, so I don't think he's discomfort from teething (it doesn't look like any new ones are sprouting).
What to do? I have some pumped milk thawing in the fridge in case it comes to that, but all I really want to do is nurse my baby.
Is it because I'm sick? I haven't been taking any medications that would affect my milk supply, just vitamins (Emergen-C).
Also, I should add that the few times he's bitten me, but I've tried to keep nursing, he continues to bite me. It's not that he bites me, but then nurses happily. He just bites, bites, bites!
Here's a bit of backstory - DS (6 months) was sick Saturday-Monday, but mostly seems to be better today. I've also been really sick since Sunday.
On Sunday night, and all through Monday, and now today, everytime I try to nurse DS he bites me really hard. I've tried pushing it (to make him let go), saying "Ouch!" and stopping the nursing session. I browsed through this forum, and that seems to be what everyone recommends.
My problem is that he's doing it almost every time he nurses, usually right off the bat. I've been trying to go back a few minutes later to try again, but he still bites. I'm worried that he's hungry, but I really can't bear to have my nipples bit. When he was born, we had 6 weeks of incredibly painful nursing, and I don't know if I can handle more of it!
He's got two teeth, but they've both been there for a few weeks, so I don't think he's discomfort from teething (it doesn't look like any new ones are sprouting).
What to do? I have some pumped milk thawing in the fridge in case it comes to that, but all I really want to do is nurse my baby.
Is it because I'm sick? I haven't been taking any medications that would affect my milk supply, just vitamins (Emergen-C).
Also, I should add that the few times he's bitten me, but I've tried to keep nursing, he continues to bite me. It's not that he bites me, but then nurses happily. He just bites, bites, bites!
