About 2 weeks ago my 13 month old DS started biting at the end of his nursing session. He bites really hard and really quick, so there is really little time to do anything about it until after it's already happened. I just say "no biting" really firmly. And then once I hit his mouth lightly and said "no bite", it hurt and I was frustrated and in pain, but that was such a mistake. Now he still bites every single time, and then laughs and hits his face too, he thinks it's a funny game. Now I don't know how to make him see that it is painful.
It hasn't bugged thaat much because it wasn't hard enough to draw blood or be painful the next time he nursed. But then he bit me it was really really hard, didn't bleed or anything got a little cut. The next time I nursed him, I thought I'd be able to stop him before he bit, but I didn't, he bit me again, and since it was already sensitive from the last hard bite, it bled and was really painful. So since then I haven't offered at all, and he hasn't even asked for it either. Except at night, he doesn't ask, but he wakes up crying and I know that's what he needs to go back to sleep, but it's too painful, and I know he will bite again and make it worse. So I just pick him up, rock him, give him water (lately he wants water after his night feedings, so sometimes after a sip of water he falls asleep after.) But last night he kept waking up and couldn't stay asleep. I felt sooo guilty, but still too scared to let him. During the day he doesn't ask for it at all so I don't feel as bad, but at night it is really hard.
I don't want to wean him at all yet. I wanted to breastfeed him till he turned 2, like I did with my first. I am pregnant so this may have something to do with it. Any suggestions on what I can do?
I'm thinking maybe I should just pump some so he can still have breast milk. But he already knows how to drink from regular cups and only used sippy cups when we are out. I think it'd be silly to introduce a bottle now... I am not sure what to do. As horrible as I feel, I don't want to try giving him the breast again until it is healed, and even then... I don't know how to make him stop biting.
Thanks for any input, sorry this is so long.
It hasn't bugged thaat much because it wasn't hard enough to draw blood or be painful the next time he nursed. But then he bit me it was really really hard, didn't bleed or anything got a little cut. The next time I nursed him, I thought I'd be able to stop him before he bit, but I didn't, he bit me again, and since it was already sensitive from the last hard bite, it bled and was really painful. So since then I haven't offered at all, and he hasn't even asked for it either. Except at night, he doesn't ask, but he wakes up crying and I know that's what he needs to go back to sleep, but it's too painful, and I know he will bite again and make it worse. So I just pick him up, rock him, give him water (lately he wants water after his night feedings, so sometimes after a sip of water he falls asleep after.) But last night he kept waking up and couldn't stay asleep. I felt sooo guilty, but still too scared to let him. During the day he doesn't ask for it at all so I don't feel as bad, but at night it is really hard.
I don't want to wean him at all yet. I wanted to breastfeed him till he turned 2, like I did with my first. I am pregnant so this may have something to do with it. Any suggestions on what I can do?
I'm thinking maybe I should just pump some so he can still have breast milk. But he already knows how to drink from regular cups and only used sippy cups when we are out. I think it'd be silly to introduce a bottle now... I am not sure what to do. As horrible as I feel, I don't want to try giving him the breast again until it is healed, and even then... I don't know how to make him stop biting.
Thanks for any input, sorry this is so long.
