https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 23:55:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-500024 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:03:23 +0000 sorrycharlie 500024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: yup one side..sometimes she will nurse both, sometimes one. She's been comfort nursing lately which is unlike her, so we have 3-5 min of active sucking then another 4-5 of comfort nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-499985 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:10:46 +0000 Andrea 499985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: whoa, 3 min bc she sucks so hard? That is really fast. Is that one side? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-499245 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:17:54 +0000 sorrycharlie 499245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man. I feel for you. LO was and still is! She nurses in 3 minutes now sometimes, unless she is lazy. Then it's 5! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497796 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:27:58 +0000 Andrea 497796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: what choice do I have? :-p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497719 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:08:44 +0000 chopsuey 497719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Let her suck and toughen those nipples up! Hahaaaa </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497713 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:06:03 +0000 bunnylove08 497713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my dd does the same, she is like a suction cup. She has always been a strong sucker ever since she was a newborn. I guess I just got use to it, shes trying to get every last drop of BM LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497681 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:51:27 +0000 T.H.O.U. 497681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: We used to call my LO piranha because she would come at me strong too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497549 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:11:54 +0000 Bluebonnet 497549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was like that at the hospital, so the LC had me pump for a 2-3 minutes before each feeding. It helped! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497513 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:00:18 +0000 runsyellowlites 497513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P was a pretty ravenous eater at first &amp; occasionally at 9 months she'll do it but overall it does get easier! On the bright my barracuda eater caused feedings to be pretty short! lol </p> <p>I would definitely see if you can stimulate the breast enough to engage a letdown before latching so that your lo may just suckle "normal" since they'll already have all that yummy milk there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497490 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:55:33 +0000 Andrea 497490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: @mrs. wagon: Great, I have a barracuda baby, too!</p> <p>@bebefly: I saw a LC and we did a few positions, but that was a few days ago before "barracuda" baby. The LC said the latch and positioning was good. DD is 12 days old now! Yes, I either use cream or ice packs after every time. </p> <p>@Thehistoryofus: I am planning to try that, too. I got a manual pump just for this purpose because I'm too tired to set up the electric in the middle of the night. I'm also tired thinking about manual pumping, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497443 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:41:42 +0000 T.H.O.U. 497443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You also could try to pump for a minute or two to stimulate a let down and then when she latches the milk will be flowing. Essentially that is what the baby is trying to do, get the milk out!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497442 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:40:55 +0000 mrs. wagon 497442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha.. both my babies were barracudas. I eventually got used to it (and it helped with clogged ducts!) but wow, the pain, especially when I had mastitis! I saw stars when she would first latch! </p> <p>A paci (or your pinky) is probably a good idea for her to get her aggression out, but for my babies once they started getting the milk they'd go barracuda on me again anyway. </p> <p>She sounds like a strong woman... I mean, baby ;D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497377 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:28:00 +0000 purrpletulips 497377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS did the same thing but wouldn't take a paci at that time. The LC I saw called him a "barracuda baby" and basically said good luck. I will say that it did get better as he got older and now at 4m it doesn't feel like he is going to suck my nipple off anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497306 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:09:10 +0000 sera_87 497306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is she latching correctly? Are different positions more/less painful? How old is your LO? Are you using cream (or even breast milk) after ? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497289 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:03:19 +0000 MsLipGloss 497289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if it's the right thing to do, but it is certainly something I would do/try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497259 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:50:51 +0000 mediagirl 497259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes! I have no idea but I think it's adorable that she gets super excited seeing your boob. :) A friend of mine used to pop a paci in her son's mouth after the feeding so he wouldn't scream (he didn't like being done). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-baby-sucking-really-hard#post-497256 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:49:01 +0000 Andrea 497256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ouch!! </p> <p>I normally have to wake DD up to eat so she shouldn't be too hungry, but she goes crazy when she sees my boob and initially sucks soooo hard. When I see her about to do that, I give her a paci to suck on for about 30 sec she can get some aggression out. Is this the right thing to do? Any tips? </p>