Nursing baby with teeth...?

I know breastfeeding isn't supposed to hurt even when baby has teeth, but, sometimes it's really painful, even when baby is actively sucking. She's sucking and swallowing lots of milk, so the latch must be correct right?


After she's done, I can see teeth marks right were my nipple ends, and the aereola begins. Is that were they're supposed to be?

Nursing baby with teeth...?
I get that too when baby gets teeth, and has become a little lazy and slipped some of the breast out of their mouth, but what I usually do is say "Open wide" and then open my mouth really wide when baby looks at me. Babies try and copy their parents expression, so it usually makes them pull off the breast and mimic me. Then they latch back on and are usually better positioned. After a few times of me saying it, baby knows what to do without pulling off the breast, and reposition themselves without pulling off.
Reply:lol, yes mine look that way too


if she does bite, say NO really loud, she will learn not to bite


my 10month old stopped biting me, thank god, her 8 teeth r sharp!
Reply:try puting your breast in a little more becauseshe issucking a little close to nipple,or take breast away for a second and say no when she bites...
Reply:Ouch! How old is your baby?





I've been BF'ing for 10 months and my son only has his first tooth coming through now. But I've never seen tooth marks on my nipple (yet!!)!





The baby needs to take as much of the areola into their mouth as possible. How much they will take depends on how big/old the baby is (little mouth can't take much!!) and also how big your areolas are! If there are teeth marks right where the nipple ends and the areola begins this might suggest that she is not taking in enough of your areola.





See pic for correct latch:





http://www.breastfeeding.com/helpme/help...





If breastfeeding is painful then something is not quite right.





Either your baby isn't taking enough of the areola and is just sucking on the nipple (that will hurt and make you sore) or she has actually got teeth and is chewing on you!





Its really hard to advise without actually seeing you BF. Do you have a BF'ing counsellor or Health Visitor or a BF'ing support group you could ask for advice? It helps a lot more when someone can actually watch you BF and see whats going on.
Reply:Your baby is not latching properly. She is only sucking on the nipple which is very painful. (personal experiance!)


Even when the baby has teeth it should not hurt.


My daughter did the exact same thing, she was just being lazy or something. Just pull her off and get her to re-latch.


She has to take in some if not all of the aereola to latch properly. Sucking the nipple is just plain painful and not the way they are meant to nurse at all.





So if you see she is not latching properly (her mouth needs to encase not only nipple but aereola as well, as much as fits in her mouth) then pull her off. Gently otherwise it just hurts you. And try again, she'll soon figure out she has to latch properly to get the good stuff *lol*


Good Luck!!!
Reply:Stop then.....if baby is old enough to chew then breast milk is not needed anymore.
Reply:Well, most people nurse their babies with BOOBS instead of teeth, but to each their own, I guess!
Reply:get a breast pump.that was what I did and I am still breast feeding after 18 months without being worried about baby's teeth.



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