I Need Advice to Stop Breat Feeding!

ahhh, the teeth. what I did was to pull my daughter off the nipple and say no (gently), and after a minute let her resume feeding. she seemed to get the idea that biting was a no-no. also gives a chance to relatch in case that is a problem. Babies can understand that an action causes some reaction - so make biting = no milk and you should be fine!

Have you tried different bottles?? Sometimes, if you call the manufacturer of the bottles, and inform them of what you are doing, they will send you one as a "sample"..and if the baby takes it, then boom! They have another customer...Its good relations for them to do it....I would try...Most of the phone numbers for the manufacturers are on the boxes that the bottles come in...so stroll down the baby isle with a pen and paper and call them..:)

Pumping milk would be a good alternative for you, and Im sure no one has to tell you what benefits there are to breastmilk..you already know.....

The most important thing is that you do what works best for you..and having your nipples torn apart certainly is not what is best! You may also want to talk to your ped about the bottle situation..They may have some bottles you can try or some great phone numbers/places to get free "samples"...not only that, but if THEY call, im sure they would be able to get them for you..:) Good Luck!

I never weaned that young, so I really don't have advice for that, but I could possibly help with the biting if you'd like to continue nursing if you can just stop the biting. There's some good info at
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/biting.html

All 3 of mine bit down probably a few times, and I promptly ended the nursing session with an "ow!" and a little "time out" for my boobies. It is very important to stop any unwanted behavior right away, but then try again shortly after. Babies can learn that there are rules for nursing and the reward for following the rules is they get mommy's milk. Same for twisting around, trying to stand up or other nursing acrobatics - I put a quick stop to the nursing session any time they started doing something I did not want to become a regular thing. I even say "nurse nicely" and put a firm hold on baby's bottom/back to keep them still.

L..... I went through almost the samething... I know it is hard and the bond between you and your child is special.... the easiest way I did it is cuddle the child as close to your body with a bottle. You may have to refuse him and let him go without until he really gets thristy. The will power of the child will make you feel guilty... but be strong. He will eventually give in...just be patient.

Hi L.,
have you thought about pumping, although, that would require him to use a bottle to drink the breast milk? I did that for a long time because i really wanted my son to have breast milk but he wouldn't breast feed. Perhaps you could start adjusting him to a bottle, slowly if necessary. It may take a while, but if you really don't want to breast feed anymore you may have to start the transition.

When he hurts (tugging, biting, shaking his head) take the boobie away! (for the moment) and let him cry. And then give it bak to him after a minute or so. Its frustrating, but he will get the picture not to bite the boobie that feeds you.
My son bit me a few times, and on instinct I screamed, which startled him, he let go, started crying and didn't do it again for a few days.
Youch! That sounds like it hurts a bunch though! Stock up on your Lanolin ointment :D

My son is now 13 months and bf's. He does the bite thing every once in a while. I just say "no bite" and stop the session. Obviously he's playing and is not hungry.

You could stop the session and offer him a sippy cup.

I'd reconsider stopping bf altogether. He gets a tremendous amount of health benefits from that.

Good luck!!

Personally I understand where you are coming from. My daughter also bite me and would laugh everytime she did it, yes it was very painful but I continued to nurse her because that is the best thing you can do for you child for the first year. What ended up being even more painful was when I became pregnant when she was only 11 mths old. My nipples were so sore that I was in so much pain when she nursed but I still kept it up for her benefit. For the bitting there are so alternatives you can try first before you totally give up. Everytime he bites unlatch him from your breast and say "no bitting". If you keep doing this then he will realize that when he bites he doesn't get anymore food and eventually he will stop. Through this technique I learned that my daughter would start to bite when she was actually full and she loved my reaction to her bitting. Don't show any reaction when he bites you no matter how hard it might be, also look to see if maybe he is biting because he is full like my daughter. As for weaning, if you do decide to go that way which it is your decision then I would start gradually. Take away the lunch nursing session for a week or so and then take away another one but make sure the last nursing session you eliminate is the nightime one, that is always the hardest for a child to adjust to. I would try different nipples until you find one he likes and have someone else give him the bottle. My daughter at the age would not take the bottle from me at all because she knew I had the really thing. She was fine at daycare or with my husband. Also, when I started back at work it took awhole week of me running out of work to nurse her before she would even take a bottle. I would try to get him accustome to the bottle first before you switch from breast milk to formula. Good luck and trust me every breastfeeding mom has dealt with bitting!

WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM THE ADVISE I GOT WAS THE BAIT AND SWITCH...LET HIM GET A COUPLE OF SIPS OFF YOU TO CALM HIM DOWN THEN SWITCH HIM TO A BOTTLE. INA WEEK OR TWO YOU'LL HAVE YOUR BODY BACK WITH LESS BITE MARKS. ALSO, MY LACT. NURSE SAID TO USE ENFAMIL---IT TASTE SWEETER TO BREASTFED BABIES. I TRIED SIMILAC AND HE REFUSED SINCE WE SWITCHED TO THE ENFAMIL ITS BEEN NO PROBLEM. HOPE THIS HELPS!!

honestly, he's probably much too young to stop nursing/bottlefeedng altogether if thats what you were wanting to do....he still gets a lot of nourishment from it!! like others have said, try several different bottle nipples with him....and try having someone else give him the bottle. many babies refuse to take bottles from mom since they are so used to nursing....but will take one alright from someone else. also, like other said, try and retrain him to stop the biting....i'm sure wiht a ton of patience and time, you could to teach him that its not ok. also...would a nipple guard protect your nipples from the biting?? i think they are generally used wiht newborns when mom is trying to get used to nursing, but it may be worth looking into!! good luck!