Why do babies bite their nipples?
1. Strong curiosity
As the baby grows older, his perception ability develops, and the baby will be more sensitive to the outside world. In the process of feeding, he will start pulling his nipples with his mouth. When the mother feels pain, it will make the baby curious, and he will repeat the action of biting the nipple to satisfy his curiosity. Some babies are hungry, and the mother's slow feeding action will also cause the baby's dissatisfaction. When breastfeeding, he will vent his emotions by biting his nipples. Therefore, it is recommended that mothers wear nursing underwear when feeding, and the design of nursing button makes it easier to open and close breastfeeding with one hand, so that babies can breastfeed faster. Moreover, the design of the I-shaped vest makes it very comfortable for mom to wear when she sleeps at night, which can reduce the bondage of her chest.
2. In the teething stage
Some babies have long teeth earlier, and they begin to have deciduous teeth in more than 4 months. When teething, he will feel itchy around his gums and his mood will be more irritable. Every time the baby eats milk, it will relieve the discomfort of the gums by biting the mother's nipple.
What if I get bitten?
1. Don't shout.
When the baby bites the mother's nipple while nursing, Ma Bao should hold back the pain at this time, and never make a hullabaloo about. Otherwise, it will not only scare the baby, but also make the baby feel that it is very interesting. He will bite more and more tightly, and his mother can't pull the nipple hard, which will easily lead to chapped nipple. At this time, Ma Bao can gently hold the baby's nose with one hand, let him breathe through his mouth, spit out his nipple, and then tell the baby that he makes his mother very painful. The baby is very clever. If his mother educates him repeatedly, the phenomenon of baby biting nipples will gradually decrease.
Prepare grinding tools
If the baby loves to bite the nipple, and it is accompanied by drooling, it means that it is necessary to start to grow deciduous teeth. At this time, the mother can prepare gutta percha, grinding bar and other tools for him to exercise his occlusal ability and reduce the discomfort of the baby's itchy gums. In this way, he vented his teething pain and irritability on the grinder, so that he wouldn't bite his nipple often.
In fact, it is a normal physiological phenomenon for babies to bite nipples, which is the most common in the teething period. Mom should look at this problem correctly, choose the right way to alleviate her pain, and never use the way of beating and cursing!