One question I get asked all the time is how you deal with a nursing baby who is teething. What do you do if they bite you? Now, they have razor sharp little teeth. So you want to make sure that, if they bite you, they really only do it once, maybe twice, and then that's it, because they can hurt you. So you want to make sure that you nip this one right in the bud. It's likely that the first time they ever bite you, you're going to be quite startled, and you'll probably naturally go, "Ow!" really loudly and jump. And this will probably startle the baby, and they might latch off and look at you and start to cry. If they do that, you can just say, "Oh, no bite Mommy. Ow. No bite." And then latch them back on once they've calmed down, and continue the feeding. If they bite you again, then you take them off immediately, and you say, "No bite!" very loud and very stern. And this might seem harsh, but it only just takes a couple times and they usually get the message. Because you don't want to say, "Don't bite Mommy," because then they're not going to hear what you're saying. They're just going to hear the little sing-song of your voice, and they're not going to know that they've done anything wrong. So, get ready to take them-if they bite you, "No bite!" And if they start to cry, calm them down, and say, "It's ok, honey. It's ok. Just no biting Mommy. No bite." And then put them back on. If they continue to bite, you need to step it up a notch. So, if they bite you a second or third time, you're going to want to take them off and say, "No bite!" And lay them down, or sit them on the floor, and walk out of the room for just a moment. Not for very long. And then you're going to come back in. Baby will likely be upset and crying. You're going to pick baby up and say, "It's ok. It's ok. No bite Mommy. No bite." And you're going to latch the baby back on and finish the feed. Common times that
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