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Mine used to do that - it hurt so bad! I used to say she treats my nipple like its taffy

I think my daughter did that if she was frustrated the milk wasn't coming out quickly enough. Maybe try massaging your breast while you are nursing and see if that helps?

@MrsH: Hmmm.... I can't remember how Xander was at six weeks. The distraction issue was later. BUT I do remember that we had an awful time nursing at six weeks to the point where I almost quit. The next week was a turning point for us and soooo much better! So if you can, just try to stick with it and hopefully she'll stop hurting you so much soon!! HUG!

@Pirouette: haha, yes, exactly! They want to be able turn around and look at other things and just expected the boob to follow!

I agree with @Adira that it is probably just a phase! B did this to for a while and he eventually just stopped. There was also a pop on/pop off phase, a hitting phase, a pinching arm fat phase, a pull on mommy's teeth phase, a pinch the other nipple phase...haha. These kids are quirky little creatures!

K did this around the same age. It was really frustrating to me because I already had so much nipple trauma and this just added insult to injury.

I went to see my LC about it and she said dd was trying to trigger another letdown or faster flow. She encouraged me to switch sides whenever she started really fussing/tugging. There were times I would switch sides multiple times during one nursing session, but it did the trick. Pick asked my LC what to do if dd just kept it up and refused to nurse productively. Her words: "That's when you hand her to your husband, pour yourself a glass of wine and go take a hot bath."

I agree that it could be her trying to get more milk.

It also could be a positioning problem. Maybe she's working really hard to stay latched in whatever position you're holding her, and she just gets tired. Try nursing in a more reclined position. Gravity helps her stay latched, and I've had a couple of friends say this position saved their nursing relationship.