https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:48:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1786571 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:53:50 +0000 cathyice 1786571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son bit me only twice. My recommendation is to not scream or to make sudden movements because your LO can get scared and refuse to latch. You have to try (I know...it's hard!!) to stay calm and just say No...No... and if she does it again just stop the feeding saying no. It worked for me! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1785628 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:02:21 +0000 Purpledaisy 1785628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still bf at 17 months and I still haven't been bit. She has nipped me a couple of times but has never broken the skin or anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1785357 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:57:48 +0000 anonysquire 1785357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Zuma got her first tooth at 2 months. We sometimes get biting action going on but I don't think she understands no yet? I don't know. It's not bad enough. Yet haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1743099 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:29:45 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1743099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD got her first tooth at four months. She didn't really bite until she was older, maybe around 10 months when she had 8 teeth.<br /> She only bit a handful of times usually when she was done eating anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1743076 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:18:10 +0000 mdf106 1743076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had one day after his four front teeth came in where LO would bite down and clamp his mouth. When I removed him he would cry and not re-latch. I cut one session short and pumped/bottle fed for one session. LO has not bitten me since, in almost a month, and he still has the four teeth at 10.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742741 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 10:10:09 +0000 Pirouette 1742741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for some reason i wasn't so worried about this, i just wanted her to get her teeth already so she would be out of pain. well, she got her first 2 teeth and OUCH OUCH OUCH!!!! she bit me hard a few times this week. but, she hasn't done it in 24 hours or so, so i'm hopeful she just was getting used to the teeth (fingers crossed!) :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742664 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 09:32:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 1742664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C would bit a few times with each of her first four teeth- like a few times a day for one or two days, then she would usually stop. These last two teeth she hardly did. With the first two I really was scared that t was going to be the end of enjoyable nursing, but it passed. I found I had to really watch her a when she seemed like she was almost done with one side an nt very actively swallowing, it was time to quickly switch her or end the session before she started playing around. After a few days of being extra mindful I could go back to normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742443 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 08:26:12 +0000 Alivoo01 1742443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've gotten bitten a few times, but it was more because he was comfort sucking than actuall nursing so he'd chomp down. If he was strictly nursing, he's never bitten me. I've always never felt his teeth while nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742411 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 08:11:44 +0000 jetsa 1742411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS got teeth around the same time. His bottom teeth I never had an issue with. He's now got 5 teeth and I've been bit 3 times, it's when he's distracted that he does it. I immediately set him down and he's figured out that he can't do that if he wants to nurse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742403 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 08:06:39 +0000 autumnlove 1742403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO 1's first tooth popped up at 4 months and she bit me a couple times..not too bad!</p> <p>LO's first tooth came in at 5 months and she bites a lot. Sigh... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742402 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 08:05:40 +0000 californiadreams 1742402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO got his first teeth around 5 or 6 months I think. He never bit me until several months later. It was pretty bad for a week or two, then got better by ignoring it and pulling away when he did. I found the key to stop biting was not to yelp in pain or have any big reaction as that would reinforce him. I would just calmly say "no biting" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742396 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 08:02:31 +0000 lawbee11 1742396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: M is 11 months and has only bitten me twice (she currently has 6 teeth). Now that her top central incisors are almost fully in, though, I sometimes have tooth marks/indentations on my areola after nursing....it doesn't hurt but it also doesn't feel great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742369 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 07:41:45 +0000 Boheme 1742369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only got bitten a couple times after DS had four teeth. A firm "no biting!" and ending the nursing session ended that! Going strong at 14 months with no more biting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742364 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 07:38:20 +0000 Smurfette 1742364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R got her first tooth around 5.5 months and I got bit a couple times around 6 months. I think she had both bottom then. She only bit me a couple times but I also had her fully weaned at 7.5m. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742341 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 07:02:14 +0000 My Only Sunshine 1742341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter bit me one time right after her second tooth came in, but it was when she was done with active eating and was just sort of 'lingering.' When they're eating, their tongues cover up their teeth. </p> <p>After that one time, I started trying to notice when she was done eating and stop the nursing session and she never did it again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742334 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 06:51:30 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1742334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>K got her first teeth at 6 months, and at 10 months has 6. The only time she has bitten me has been when a new tooth is about to break through- she bites a few times for maybe one nursing session, and then adjusts.</p> <p>I was terrified of what teething would mean for breastfeeding, but 6 teeth later, it was really not a big deal at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742323 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 06:32:38 +0000 Pumuckl 1742323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO got his first two teeth at 4m old. They wasn't really any biting involved. I noticed though because my very sensitive nipples noticed every little change really quickly. Not to say it hurt - I just felt that something was different. My nipples were like a "new tooth seismograph". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742315 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 06:24:23 +0000 avivoca 1742315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've only been bitten three times. The first one was so delicate and cute, but it didn't hurt much and I said"No Biting." The other two hurt like hell and I screeched and ended the nursing session because my philosophy is that if she is biting, she isn't hungry. She hasn't bitten me since. H has six teeth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742312 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 06:20:37 +0000 Adira 1742312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Xander got his first teeth around 7 months as well. I'm not sure I really know they were coming or not, but after they were in, he definitely chomped down a couple times! But he only did it 2 or 3 times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742289 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 05:05:27 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1742289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She didn't bite me when she first got teeth. I only knew because her latch changed a teeny tiny bit and there was a little but if scraping. Not painful though. The latch went back to normal in a day or two. She only bit me a couple times but they were unrelated to teething. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742287 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 05:03:39 +0000 lilteacherbee 1742287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's only bitten me once since he got his first two teeth. I was totally worried about this too! Like @Mrs squirreld: he sometimes "nibbles" a bit when he's finished, but it doesn't really hurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742269 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 01:52:46 +0000 Sapphiresun 1742269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO didn't bite me until she had top and bottom teeth. The new bottom ones would sometimes catch, but didn't really hurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742268 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 01:45:12 +0000 Mrs squirreld 1742268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: I was totally scared by this aswell. But at 9 months he's only bitten me twice in 1 day a few months ago and it hasn't happened since. I did notice that he nibbles towards the end of a feed when he's has enough so I'm quick to put it away then just incase! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742267 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 01:39:46 +0000 Kemma 1742267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: Alexis had teeth at four months and she went through several biting phases but they passed! You might find that E's latch changes as she adjusts to the new teeth (which can be uncomfortable) and she probably will bite once or twice but she'll soon work out that she can't nurse and bite at the same time. </p> <p>Keep an eye out for biting towards the end of a nursing session and I had success with putting A down and walking away as soon as she bit me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742262 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 01:20:38 +0000 mamimami 1742262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son didn't bite me until he was a toddler as I think my milk wa running out! And my daughter never bit me. Don't worry, I didn't even notice a change in latch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742248 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:14:47 +0000 MrsStar 1742248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo got her first tooth at exactly 6 months but it was when she had 4 teeth that she bit me once, never did again though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742247 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:13:04 +0000 MoonMoon 1742247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO got his first teeth right before 9 months. Now, 4 months later, he has 7 teeth, and he's only bit me once, maybe twice! It hadn't been a problem for us at all, which was a relief, because I was apprehensive about that too! Hopefully, you'll escape unscathed too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-and-first-teeth#post-1742241 Sun, 06 Jul 2014 23:47:45 +0000 Running Elley 1742241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 7.5 months old and I think she's going to be cutting her first teeth any day. She's been teething like crazy and I can see them ready right there.</p> <p>She's still EBF and I'm scared! When your LO got their first teeth did you figure it out before a nursing session? I'm worried that I'll just pull her into bed to nurse and have a horrible surprise! Did you have to deal with biting right away? Basically I just want an idea of how it all usually goes. </p>