-- Hi Cheryl, I remember my second child used to bite more than my first & third (fourth is cutting his first tiny sharp teeth at the moment). I can't remember any specific thing that I did to stop it other than taking them off the breast for a few minutes each time. The biting never lasted long though in each case. With my second I could often tell when he was going to do it & if required I would say, "no biting" & take him off the breast. With my third I found that he actually tended to do it more when falling asleep & comfort sucking (I think he was about 2.5yo when this was at it's worst). I could just slip him off at that time. I always had a rusk (or something hard to chew) handy during teething also. I can't actually remember biting to be worse during teething though.
I feel what Pinky said about overtiredness etc to be true. With my 1st I had mastitis once, with my second no mastitis, with my third I had mastitis at least 3 times that I remember (most tired, sole parenting at the time & most stressed). I had it when this baby was 1 week old (I put it down to rapid weight loss post birth & overtiredness among other things). I too suffer breast pain although not as frequently as you. When it starts I think that I have another bout of mastitis coming on... so I take it easy & slow down if possible, take better care of myself for a few days, make sure I keep that breast empty & watch what bra I wear. It is becoming less frequent as my baby gets older (he is now 5.5mths). I hope your pain gets better quickly for you. Good Luck. Tina H. --- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl LHK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 6:26 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] biting baby and breast pain. > Two questons: > > 1. For all those wonderful women who feed long-term with baby's with teeth > - how did you stop them repeatedly biting? Especially when cutting more > teeth? > > 2. Had 3 doses of mastitis with second baby in (L) breast. No mastitis > with Kate, she is approaching 8 months, although get really bad breast > tenderness and pain at times (every 2-3 weeks or so for 24 hours) in this > breast. She prefers the (R) side, always feeds first from that side. Will > I continue to get this pain until I finish feeding - hopefully not for > months yet? > > Cheryl > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail is now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to > http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/signup.asp > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
