How to get baby to stop biting?

Question

My daughter is four months old and is teething. She's always occasionally bit during feeds, usually I say 'no biting' loudly and set her down and walk away for a while, but this hasn't really seemed to help. This last feed she bit me several times in a row before I could get her off. I really don't want to be bitten with teeth.
Any tips on how to stop this?

Answer

My babe did this towards the end of sessions for several days (also four months old). Each time, I would calmly unlatch him and end the breastfeeding session. I felt like he was watching me to see how I'd react. A loud noise or strong reaction was much more exciting/funny than being taken off the boob. He got bored with it and stopped (and has also stopped teething)... For now. 😜

Answer

It usually shocked me and hurt so bad I would scream which scared him. Or if it was not to bad pain wise I would flick him on the cheek or swat his butt.

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Don't try to overact (it's hard not too) but you can scare you LO and cause a nursing strike. There have been studies conducted with the mother 'telling off' her baby and not.. then baby didn't react to one or the other. My 1 year old is biting me non stop right now due to teething. I'm also 8 weeks pregnant (my nipples already hurt enough 😂😨) so I suspect my supply may have decreased a bit.. I've found nothing to work other than paying attention to LO, watching her like a hawk and having my finger ready to unlatch LO before she bites 😣

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I say scream. That should alert her to the fact that something is going on that you don't like

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