I'm PG. 19mo old DD has small lazy latch and clamps down when nursing to sleep. Help!

[Beauchamp]

I think my milk is just about gone. I am only nursing her on my right side now (the right was always my weaker side, but the left side seemed to give out first during this pregnancy, and it became VERY irritating for me to nurse her on my left, so I stopped cold turkey on the left.) Although, when she does nurse at night, I do see some clear milk (colostrum?) around her mouth. She swallows a few times. 

She opens her mouth a TINY bit, and basically bites my nipple into her mouth. She nurses to sleep for her nap and for bed. No other nursing during the day. Sometimes she's okay, and bites near the end (10-20 mins max, more like 10 max lately) But EVERY time sh nurses she leaves teeth marks form her top teeth. Ow.  :(  

If I tell her to open her mouth wide or be gentle, she gets MAD, distraught, and will *not* nurse anymore. 

Thoughts? Help mamas. Thanks.

[mkksmom]

I wish I had some advice or someone did. I am having the hardest time teaching my 16 month old how to open wide. Even when she does, she still leaves tooth marks. Sigh.

[Beauchamp]

FWIW, I try saying things like "gentle" and "no teeth." They may work for you if your issue is just a bad latch (you have a good supply otherwise, yes?) 

Tonight my DD wouldn't nurse at all. She just cried for Dada and went to sleep without nursing. Bittersweet. I am irritated/frustrated when she does nurse, and yet so sad when she doesn't.  

[Birdie B.]

I don't really have much advice, just a hug.  My daughter hasn't nursed in 5 or 6 days now, and I'm 13 weeks pg.  I am glad, though, the lazy latch nursing was driving me crazy! That combined with no milk and sore nipples was pretty much torture!  She nursed for over 2 years, it's fine with me if she's done now. I was going to wean her if she didn't do it herself.

So, I guess you need to decide what you want to do. Do you want to tandem nurse?  How do you feel about nightweaning or restricting her nursing?  For me, I restricted a lot and nightweaned her, and that helped with the discomfort.  When she stopped asking, I was really relieved, and happy to be done because I didn't want to nurse through pregnancy.  I am so sore, I can't stand anything touching my nipples, and I just don't think it's necessary to put myself through that pain.  Your daughter is a little younger, but she has still nursed for a great amount of time.  If you need to stop or cut down for your own comfort, you should.

[jillkleinpeter]

i don't have advice I'm in the same spot except I'm 21 weeks pg and my ds is 21 months old and is nursing all the time like 2 times an hr and throws a fit if i say no I'm still producing some milk but not much i wouldn't mind tandem nurse if he would cut back but he has started doing the biting thing at night too. however i find if i tell him not to bite he clamps down really hard with bottom and top teeth. i feel you though it sucks