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Family Forum / Pregnancy / Breastfeeding / March 2007Biting due to cold
DS (almost 10 months) bit me for the first time yesterday. And the second. And the third. I'm confident he is doing it because he has a cold. He struggles to breathe sometimes as it is due to tracheal compression, but now he's stuffy, too. However, he is still also teething, so I can't rule that out as being a contributing factor. My question is, should I do all the standard things to "train" him not to bite (e.g., end the nursing session immediately, leave the room if need be, etc) when he's probably doing it 'cause he's struggling to breathe? I couldn't find anything that addressed this specifically, so I wondered what your thoughts were. Thanks! -Carlye DS 6-2-06 DD 9-29-04 > DS (almost 10 months) bit me for the first time yesterday. And the > second. And the third. I'm confident he is doing it because he has a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > breathe? I couldn't find anything that addressed this specifically, > so I wondered what your thoughts were. I totally believe in training the baby not to bite, regardless! If he can't breathe, maybe you can change your position, sit so that he is more upright or whatever will help. I started teaching baby not to clamp down when baby only had gums, so I never had to do much teaching not to bite with teeth. When Rocky can't breathe due to a cold or something, he just lets go to breathe, then relatches on to nurse. -- Anita -- > I totally believe in training the baby not > to bite, regardless! If he can't breathe, > maybe you can change your position, sit so > that he is more upright or whatever will > help. Thanks... I am glad to hear that. I said "no" this morning and unlatched him, and his sad little face made me feel like the meanest mommy ever! I'm glad to hear I'm not unreasonable for training him. We did try different positions and stuff last night and it didn't work. He doesn't know how to deal with a cold at all. This is his first significant cold, and it's still not all that bad. He gets Synagis shots and was virtually kept in a bubble until recently, when his doctors advised us to let him get sick to see how he tolerates it (one trip to the mall playground later, and...). Anyway, I probably should just try saline in his nose or something. But gosh, I hate doing that! > I started teaching baby not to clamp down > when baby only had gums, so I never had to > do much teaching not to bite with teeth. > When Rocky can't breathe due to a cold or > something, he just lets go to breathe, then > relatches on to nurse. In retrospect, this would've been smart for me, 'cause DS did clamp down with gums occasionally. It didn't occur to me that we'd have a problem with teeth, though, because his sister never bit me a single time. Granted, I was weaning her by the time she was about this same age, so maybe I just never gave her the chance. Thank you! -Carlye DS 6-2-06 DD 9-29-04 >>I totally believe in training the baby not >>to bite, regardless! If he can't breathe, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > unlatched him, and his sad little face made me feel like the meanest > mommy ever! I'm glad to hear I'm not unreasonable for training him. By the way, what I did to train both kids was to push on their chins when they clamped down with their gums (or teeth). For my kids at least, saying "no" did not work, nor did I like pulling them close so that they could not breathe, nor did I like pinching their noses (the latter two do not help you at all). But, when I pushed gently on the chin, they just let go of their gums (teeth). >>I started teaching baby not to clamp down >>when baby only had gums, so I never had to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > time. Granted, I was weaning her by the time she was about this same > age, so maybe I just never gave her the chance. ;) I had the benefit of reading this newgroup, so I saw all the posts about baby biting, so that's why I started before they got teeth! -- Anita -- > DS (almost 10 months) bit me for the first time yesterday. [...] > he has a cold. My 6mo when her nose is stuffed up tries to open her lips to breath while clamping onto my nipple with her gums. A few times she has clamped just so she can smile at me. I will have none of that. Baby does indeed look very sad and I feel so sorry for her but more sorry for my nipple. Use saline drops in the nose, or just suction (do you have a nostril suction bulb? if not, use the tried and true suck it out yourself method), or give the baby a bath. A bath often helps to clear the nose. How about expressing and feeding the breastmilk in a cup? At 10mo the baby can sit in a highchair, no? > Baby > does indeed look very sad and I feel so sorry for her but more sorry > for my nipple. :-) LOL. I hear ya! > How about expressing and feeding the breastmilk in a cup? At 10mo the > baby can sit in a highchair, no? Oh, sure, he gets EBM a lot of the time (I work full-time and DH stays home with him). And he's excellent at sitting in the high chair, eating solids, etc. But I don't want to -stop- nursing at this point. In any event, I said "No!" and ended the session immediately just twice yesterday, and he didn't do it a single time yesterday evening or all night long, so maybe he's already learned. Thanks for the advice! -Carlye DS 6-2-06 DD 9-29-04 >> How about expressing and feeding the breastmilk in a cup? At 10mo the >> baby can sit in a highchair, no? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > eating solids, etc. But I don't want to -stop- nursing at this > point. I think Pologirl was meaning for the duration of the cold, or just to reduce number of feeds at the breast temporarily, for your own sanity. But I think the first line of defense is teaching him it's not ok. When he's got a cold, fresh breastmilk is definitely better for him, even if only marginally than stuff that's been dumped into a pump then dumped into a cup or bottle to give to him. A cautionary tale, my sister had a severe cold (bordering on hospital admission) at 9mths, she could not breastfeed at all, this was the early 80s, so though breast pumps exists, they were not widely known about and my mum just did not have the information available that we have, so the net result was that not being able to breastfeed during this cold meant the end of breastfeeding for good. I know it's a sadness for my mum, this was her last child and having been so sick, my sister really needed the breastmilk to help her get better. Anne > I think Pologirl was meaning for the duration of the cold, or just to reduce > number of feeds at the breast temporarily, for your own sanity. But I think > the first line of defense is teaching him it's not ok. When he's got a cold, > fresh breastmilk is definitely better for him, even if only marginally than > stuff that's been dumped into a pump then dumped into a cup or bottle to > give to him. Oh, I figured she just meant for the duration of the cold, but I also know what a lazy, big eater my boy is -- if he had nothing but the bottle (or almost nothing but the bottle) or cups for a week, he might not take the boob again! He's all about getting food the fastest, most convenient way! Anyway, I would be concerned that after a week of greatly reduced BFing sessions, he might self-wean. He seems to be "threatening" to do that, anyway. > A cautionary tale, my sister had a severe cold (bordering on hospital > admission) at 9mths, she could not breastfeed at all, this was the early [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > last child and having been so sick, my sister really needed the breastmilk > to help her get better. Oh, that's really too bad. DS is, fortunately, already better than he was (thanks in part, I'm sure, to the breastmilk), but I can only imagine what a really bad cold could do. Thanks! -Carlye DS 6-2-06 DD 9-29-04 |
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