MooMama

We are going through a teething period again right now, and I seem to be the teething toy. My baby has taken to kind of clamping down and munching almost, definitely way more pressure than is acceptable! How did you deal with this kind of thing?

Aboyade

This is going to sound a bit cruel, but tap your baby gently on the side of the mouth and say "no" in a stern voice each time the bite comes. They will get the picture. Sometimes, too, you have to put your finger inside their mouth to break the suction. Again, say no in a firm voice.

organicmum

Sounds like the bite inhibition you use with puppies. I was always taught to break the suction. Its definitely an issue as they get older and start getting teeth. Fortunately I was never the teething toy for mine.

momx3angels

I would just break the latch, wait a second, then relatch again. A few tries of not getting any milk and they learned. I was lucky with my son, though. He didn't get any teeth until 11 months!

Mama4one

Luckily for me my son didn't start teething until after he was weaned, he was weaned a little early due to my work circumstances. He bit me after though. I gave him a firm "no" which seem to work.

SingleMom_02

I would flick my oldest on the nose when he did that. Not to hard, just hard enough to make him wimper a bit. That is how we got the dog to stop biting as well. Works like a charm really

Ummie

Unfortunately and honestly the first response when the teeth clamp down is a pop and a stern no. Then the apologizing and letting them know that they hurt you. If you get past the introduction to biting without the pop, then just remove the breast and wait until they want back on. Let them know, no biting; do it as often as you need to. They get the picture.

Jayden

I also have been wondering this too. I am nursing my infant and he seems to already be in teething mode. Actually since about 1 month old, which makes me fear that he will have teeth soon. I was also told to take away and then couple minutes later give back. They say the baby will learn that biting equals no milk and they will learn not to.

Livingston

With each one of my children, the first time they bit me always came as a surprise. I would holler ow and flick their chin - not hard, but enough that they would wimper. Then I would hold them tight and love them. It was never something I did intentionally - it was more a reaction to the surprise and pain! It worked wonderfully and it never happened more than once.

times4

I also did the quick thump on the check and a stern 'no'. That worked for the conscious act of him biting. However, as he got older and got his first teeth, as he would nurse himself to sleep, he would unconsciously clamp down on the breast - boy did that hurt! I would then have to break the suction and he would either re-attach himself or just leave it alone.