So Bria and I have a difference of opinion. She thinks that honing her RAZOR sharp teeth on my chest is a good thing.
Alas I do not.
Shes very upset by my decision as that means I am mostly pumping and feeding her by bottle. Only letting her breast feed late nights when shes not thinking about biting and I’m not thinking about bottles.
This I can see is not oging to be the easy thing it was with Cammy. Oh how I miss being rejected by my infant.
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Oh that face..those eyes..those cheeks…and yes..the sharp pointy mommy cutters
Adorable!
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Okay, this is what worked with my little biter: I shouted, “OUCH! NO!” the second I felt the beginning of a bite. Then I would push him away and refuse to nurse him. Then I would act like I was crying, and I would say, “You hurt mommy.” Like, basically I made a big production of it. I know that some people say that it makes kids MORE likely to bite if you make a big deal out of it, but I found the opposite was true. I suppose it depends on your baby’s personality, though. Isaac has always been really sensitive to other people’s feelings so I think that is why this approach worked so well with him.
Of course, this did not work on the first try– I had to do it several times. And he would go through phases every few months where he would start biting again. Let me tell you, I sincerely vowed to stop nursing that kid at least 10 times after a bad bite. (And yet, I still nursed him until he was two. It was those brown eyes. Well, and his unwillingness to drink cow’s milk.)
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Oh that girl! She is just too darn cute for her own good! I like J’s suggestion. I never got to go through this so I have nothing for you, but just don’t get suckered in by those eyes or her cute smile…..or her sweet fat cheeks and you’ll stay strong.
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I’m laughing. Bri looks like, “Oh yeah, you KNOW I’m gonna bite ya. But ain’t I cute?”
Your caption is funny.
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ooo…i hated this. i agree with jae. that’s what i did when i was bitten by the kiddos. i’m not looking forward to that again.
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Awww! Too cute! But, ouch!
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Too cute!!
But I will NEVER breastfeed again, those damn smiles and eyes are deciving.
I called Pyper the ’shark’ and she would go in for the attack. Oh, the agony.
I don’t miss those days. Those days have been replaced with sleepless nights and a terrible two year old. (I am ranting).
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She’s so cute! And so innocent looking. Wait, what’s that gleam I see in those eyes?
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God yes, my second was a biter. I don’t know what the hell I did about it anymore…but he thought it was HILARIOUS.
I never really had too much problem with this with either one of my daughters…oh wait, I’m the dad.
Nevermind.
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I did the same thing as Jae with Liam. Only had to do it twice before he stopped. Different story with Ewan - he actually laughed at me and did it again. There’s something to be said for second-borns …
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