How to deal with biting?
Hi mamas! I’m in need of some advice. Some of you may remember a few days ago I posted how I had scared my LO into a nursing strike by yelling ‘ow’ when she bit me during nursing. We did get through that by the next afternoon and she is nursing again, but she is still biting me and I’m not sure how to stop it. She really only bites if I try to latch her and she isn’t actually hungry-when she is hungry she’ll latch like normal immediatley and eat with no issues. The problem is she gives signals that she is hungry when she actually isn’t (fussing, pulling at my shirt, spitting out pacifier, etc.). I used to have no problem offering her the breast whenever she wanted it even if it was just for a quick comfort suckle. Now however when she isn’t hungry instead of latching she just bites my nipple and pulls EVERY TIME 😢. Obviously it hurts but i’m scared to send her into another nursing strike by making a big deal of it so I don’t say anything I just pull her off and cover up the breast. Problem is since she isn’t hungry she doesn’t make a fuss about me putting my boob away so I don’t think she is getting the idea that biting=pause in breastfeeding. I’m honestly lost on what to do. And since I never know now if she is going to latch fine or bite me I find myself tensing up whenever I offer her the breast even though I try willing myself to relax because I don’t want her picking up on my stress and making the situation worse 🥺. Should I just wait it out? She’s 8 months old in a week and I really want to make it to at least 1 year if possible, i’ve really enjoyed our breastfeeding journey up to this point so any advice is appreciated. Also, i’ve now got two small cuts on the bottom of my right nipple (her preferred side), any suggestions on what I can put on them that won’t disturb her breastfeeding? Sorry for the long post thanks in advance!

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