Hi, thanks for the advice. We seem to be on track again she still bites a little bit but at least she is feeding coz she went on strike for 3 days due to my major meltdown! I was having kittens about it coz she wouldn't feed and HV told me yesterday "maybe she is just ready to give up the breast". RUBBISH!

 Last night she was up twice for milk ( I never thought I'd be so happy about getting up at 4am to feed her lol!)and she had a lovely feed this morning. I will try the standing up thing to latch her on tho.

Hiya, I've a lo who has been biting (6.5months and has teeth), she seems to do it more when she is teething and she does it alot after I've offered her a bottle.  She won't take the bottle with ebm or formula, and gets cross with the teat.  So I've stopping trying to get her to take a bottle.  I also tend to stand up to latch her on and hold her close to me.  This seems to work and has significantly reduced the biting.  Good luck, hope it's getting easier.  x

Oh no I meant those to be real hearts not broken ones lol!

Thank you! I am so happy now she's lovin her mummy again lol! I know she still loves me without the BM but youknow what I mean... We managed to do another little feed just before bed for about 4 minutes before she came off, I did offer boobie again but she was very hesitant so just left it and make too big a deal about it, but low and behold she was crying for milk an hour later and wouldnt settle but wouldnt latch back on (probably because we were in the bedrooom where it all went wrong in the first place) so gave her some EBM from this morning and she is now sound asleep.  I will do the same if she wakes for milk in the night until we have the daytime feeds sussed then hopefully all will go back to normal again. On a positive note she has been going to sleep without my nipple in her mouth too so horrible as it has been it may have solved a little problem for us without me really trying to! And DH has been able to settle her for naps which he never has before so he is chuffed. So I suppose every cloud has a silver lining!

I know it's still early days but hopefully we are over the worst part...This has made me so  much more determined not to switch to formula tho, I really am going to let DD wean herself off when she's  ready. xxx

Thats great! i have been thinking about you both today,glad all seems better x x x

Yay! DD has just had a good suckle for about 7 minutes, totally drained my boob, so I think we're on our way to getting back to normal!!!

That's interesting hugearse, She was doing some funny stuff to the teat so you're probably right there. I have managed to get DD to suckle a little bit this morning, and gave EBM in her beaker. Can't get much by expressing but it's better than nothing plus I really need to get the milk flowing, I can feel a blockage already so don't wanna end up with mastitis again.

I am feeling much more positive now she has at least showed an interest, I have spent most of the morning topless on the sofa with her so it's there if she wants it so to speak. Fingers crossed I can toss that pump out with the rubbish next week lol!

I think an early night is a good idea as is seeing a bf counsellor, she'll be alot more experienced at advising on this sort of thing than I am. Just one thing tho, in my own personal experience, I found that giving a bottle made the biting worse. I had to sit on my butt for a few days and just concentrate on getting lo to latch on properly and taking him off everytime he was about to bite. xx

Hi ladies thanks for the replies, I'm still in a bit of a state but struggling on lol. DD certainly seems to be on a strike, I have only managed to get her to suckle for a total of about 5 minutes today, she's had some EBM in a bottle and this evening I had to top up with formula coz I can't get much when I express. When I went to do the bedtime feed we kind of started off ok but then DH walked into the room and distracted her, she came off but when she went to go back on I could see that her tounge wasn't out like it should ie she was going to bite so I stopped her going back on, did this three times and she just wouldn't latch on properly and we resorted to the bottle. Just dont wanna force it on her in case it makes the problem worse. I hate giving her anything out of a bottle I really miss feeding her and the closeness we have.

DH is supportive but keeps telling me I've done more than enough by BF for 7 months and it wont hurt to switch to formula and give me a break. My mum agrees with him I know they are only thinking of me and don't want me to be upset but they don't realise what BF means to me.

DD is teething as well by the way judging by the amount of dribble she is producing so that probably has something to do with it. I'm going to the babyclinic tomorrow to have a chat with the BF counsellor my friend recommended her hopefully she'll have some good advise.

I've been really emotional all day today I guess not even I realised how much I love to BF until this happened. Its just the way it happened that gets to me, it wouldn't have happened if I hadnt had such a melt down, not the way I want DD to give up the boobie, I want her to self wean when she is ready. Gosh I'm obviously still a bit emotional gonna have me dinner and get myself off to bed. Hopefully by tomorrow all with be forgotten and back to normal... again thanks for the replies I don't know what I'd do without this forum you ladies rock! XXXXXXXXXXX

If your lo is congested, try Nasal, it's a saline solution that you put up their nose which can help relieve congestion, also try snuffle babe or similar. Also, if lo is unwell, she may also have earache or sore throat making sucking painfull and so is trying to get milk by biting rather than sucking, so maybe try some calpol/calprofen.

If you watch lo very carefully when feeding, you should be able to spot when lo is about to do it, then you can take her off before it happens. Don't worry about not feeding her while this is happening, she will learn quickly and she won't starve. Boobie juice is great for colds but it's not the end of the world if she doesn't take as much as you think she should have. And try to get a bit of extra sleep yourself by going to bed early.

Hugs xxx

Hi, I read somewhere, probably kellymom, to feed standing up if lo bites as you have to hold them so close to feed that they can't bite.  I guess the trouble here is that your lo can't breathe so is popping off!  Try filling the bathroom with steam & maybe even feed in there to see if that helps relieve the congestion.  10-20 mins of breathing in steam should help & can be done as many times as you like a day, just don't take lo outside afterwards as the congestion might get worse if the outdoor air is cool.  Fingers x for you that you both get through this xx

Hello,im sorry to read you are so sad sending big hugs to you. Your post was very emotional How are things now? I hope you are ok and managing to continue with feeds/suckles. My ds used to bite when teething,maybe your lo is teething too? i can only suggest that you gentle remove her if she bites again and hopefully she will realise that it disturbs the boobing process. I too screamed out many a time and also went through a phase of dreading feeds but thankfully ds stopped doing it. I wish you well,hope your dd is feeling better soon,like you say when lo's are poorly the boobie juice is magic stuff. Let us know how you get on x x lucie x x

I did post about this last night but I'm so upset this morning, since last night I haven't managed to BF DD properly. Thing is she bit me quite badly last night at bedtime, she did it twice and so hard that I still have teethmarks this morning, I couldn't help but yell OUCH and that made her cry then coz i made her cry I ended up in floods of tears (DD is unwell at the mo, and I've had hardly any sleep, so a bit over-emotional). Then when went to do her dreamfeed she kept trying to latch on but coming off straight away so I was worried she was on a BFstrike, maybe seeing me get upset traumatised her or something! She woke at 4am and the same happend, so I gave her some water and she went off again til 7am when she had a very short feed, no biting, but when she came off to cough I was really scared of latching her on again as this is what happend last night when she bit so hard. I tried to feed her about an hour ago and she only had a little feed then came off and bit again when I offered the boob again. She is like I said quite unwell and has a really snotty nose and a horrible cough so feeding is hard for her but I know she needs her milk but I'm so nervous latching he on and the whole time she fed I was petrified she was gonna bite so really not enjoying it. I really love BFing and so dont wanna switch to formula, but I dont think I could get enough milk if I express, what do I do I feel like I am failing her coz she needs my milk even more now she is unwell and I am scared of feeding her. I know that she will pick up on my feelings too and that makes me even more upset its an evil circle! I have been in floods of tears most of the night and this morning, please if anyone has any advise I'd be grateful.

DD is 7 months so I know what HV will say, she will say just switch to formula, she has never been very supportive. Sorry to rant on i'm just really upset I really feel like I'm failing her... xxx