It happened

We finally hit it.
THE stage.
I told my naive little self that it wouldn’t happen. MY baby will never grind my nipple between her gums. MY baby won’t need to be fed, sans TV to prevent the pop off, pop on technique every 5 seconds.
But lo and behold, it happened. I’m sure my chest will be much saggier and scarred for it later on. Gum grinding is bad enough. Heaven forbid she get an actual tooth any time soon!

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September 16, 2007 | Filed Under Babies, Breastfeeding 

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10 Responses to “It happened”

  1. JessicaNo Gravatar on September 16th, 2007 9:46 pm

    Pretty much when they got teeth that was it for me–ouch!!!

  2. KimberlyNo Gravatar on September 16th, 2007 10:41 pm

    How ironic that your last post was about your sweet tooth! Sympathies!

  3. MelissaNo Gravatar on September 16th, 2007 11:42 pm

    My oldest was the worst for this… and he wouldn’t ever take a bottle. So, I’d get sore and need a little break, but he would scream till the end of the world if he couldn’t nurse. I’m sorry you’re going through this. Not fun :S

  4. Michelle at ScribbitNo Gravatar on September 17th, 2007 12:41 am

    Yes, that first bite was what determined when I began weaning. one nibble was all it took for me to decide that now was the time for a bottle.

  5. CorrieNo Gravatar on September 17th, 2007 3:06 am

    Don’t hate me, but I’m going to tell you how envious I am of that stage. I got ripped off on the last baby - I had to take a Radioactive dose that made it so I couldn’t nurse her (for her health).

    So, while I was able to nurse her for 5 weeks, I really miss not getting the whole experience - even the painful parts of it. The good news - you have a very smart baby who is very interested in the world around her. (will she let you read a book?)

  6. SummerNo Gravatar on September 17th, 2007 8:31 am

    Corrie - She will indeed! I love reading to her. She smiles at the pictures while trying to grab at them. It’s so fun!

  7. cherylNo Gravatar on September 17th, 2007 10:55 am

    Welcome to my world! :) It’s not so bad. In fact, I’ll be honest (and I should post about this), little #4 has learned not to bite me so much, and so nursing isn’t so bad anymore. You’ll probably get through it. If not, wean away!

  8. Deb - Mom of 3 GirlsNo Gravatar on September 17th, 2007 2:40 pm

    Oh yes, Becca bit me a lot - which was quite a shock because Hannah never did very much (and Abby was weaned before she got any teeth). Becca would also do the pop on, pop off thing and she pretty much self-weaned at a year because she didn’t want to lie still any longer to eat. And she’s hardly stopped moving since… ;)

    I hope she starts nursing better for you again! :)

  9. MarieNo Gravatar on September 17th, 2007 6:04 pm

    The biting is painful, but it really is a very short phase. I’ve heard advice from people about how to deal with it, but nothing worked for either of my kids. With both it lasted maybe a day or two, so hang in there.

  10. ChristineNo Gravatar on September 17th, 2007 10:49 pm

    I remeber when Lindsay gave me a “lock jaw” and refused to let go. That only happened a couple times. Oh, but so painful.
    Sorry you are going through this. I hope it doesn’t happen very often, and gets better for you.

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