[Subliime]

Dd was nursing last night and she bit me. Hard. She is almost 6 mo and she was pretty much sleeping at the time this happened, but I'm in a lot of pain today. I looked at my nipple and skin has been broken. It is sooooo painful to nurse on that side. I've been trying to nurse on that side but it really hurts. I have a few questions, how can I make sure that it doesn't get infected and how do I deal with the pain of nursing on that side? Also, what do I do if she bites me again? Do I say "no" or what? I've had people tell me that I should pull her hair or something but I WILL NOT do that!!!! What do you do in those situations?

 

[RootSnort]

Neosporin + pain relief. Apply after nursing, rub off as much as you can before nursing.
My friend who was nursing would remove the baby from the breast securely, meet DS eye and say NO!
Feel better fast!

 

[Lady Lilya]

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Originally Posted by Subliime Dd was nursing last night and she bit me. Hard. She is almost 6 mo and she was pretty much sleeping at the time this happened, but I'm in a lot of pain today. I looked at my nipple and skin has been broken. It is sooooo painful to nurse on that side. I've been trying to nurse on that side but it really hurts. I have a few questions, how can I make sure that it doesn't get infected and how do I deal with the pain of nursing on that side? Also, what do I do if she bites me again? Do I say "no" or what? I've had people tell me that I should pull her hair or something but I WILL NOT do that!!!! What do you do in those situations?

I was just reading the BFing section of Dr. Sears' The Baby Book. He says that if the baby bites, to pull her more towards you. As counter-intuitive as it is, he says that it will make it a bit harder to breathe, and cause the baby to open her mouth wider -- the opposite of biting.

 

[nikihodges]

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Originally Posted by Lady Lilya I was just reading the BFing section of Dr. Sears' The Baby Book. He says that if the baby bites, to pull her more towards you. As counter-intuitive as it is, he says that it will make it a bit harder to breathe, and cause the baby to open her mouth wider -- the opposite of biting.

thats what i have been doing and it works but at night im not awake enough to pay attention to if ds is chomping down