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My son started biting when he started teething, but there are lots of other reasons for biting. I do think she is too young for solids. It's not recommended to start until at least 6 months. And the start with fruits and veggies' not cereal. Cereal is constipating and has little to no nutritional value. Have you tried a nursing necklace? I bought a couple online, and my son wasn't really interested, but I put on my favorite cross necklace one day and haven't taken it off since. He holds it and plays with it while he nurses. Try to find something to distract her, and make sure you unlatch her as soon as she is done. If she is going thru a growth spurt is the only reason I could imagine she isn't getting enough at this point, and she will build your supply up to what she needs in just a couple of days. My son is 9 months and even at this point solids are just for learning and tasting. Little to no nutritional value is met by those, he gets it all from nursing and will until he's at least a year old. I hope that helps you a little. I'm sure you will get lots more good advice. Oh, when she does bite, you can try saying "ouch" loud enough to startle her, or pull her in tight when she starts to bite. That will cut off her air and she'll unlatch herself. If it happens more than once in a nursing session I say "no bite" then let him relatch. If it happens again I say it again and don't let him latch for a minute or so. If he bites again, he's done for that time. He hardly ever bites me now. Trying offering something cold to chew on before nursing, if it is teething pain, that might help her a little. Good luck!

I recently had the same problem with my DD who is 10mths old. I figured out when she starts tugging, moving & yes biting she is gassy. I give her some mylicon & it helps tremendously. So, whenever she starts to move a lot or tugs & bites I give her 0.3mls & it solves the problem. I was getting to the point I didn't think I could handle it anymore. Good luck to you & your little one.

My baby started biting with teething around the same age. I had to be really careful towards the end of a feeding, or at times when he was fussing a certain (you recognise those teething moods after a while!). I've managed to teach him, for the most part, with repeating "no bitey's" and taking away the breast for a short time. It takes a while though.

My oldest son bit a lot. Mainly because of fussiness and teething. I was so startled the first time and it hurt so badly that I kinda "squished" him to my breast and he stopped. That happened a few times on accident where he startled me and I hugged him real tight to my chest and he's stop biting. Pretty soon he stopped altogether but the hugging tight method worked for us. The biting gradually decreased and then stopped.

We went through the same thing. In fact, if you do a search, you'll find some of my posts, including a resolution post with what worked for me. Woodnymph actually has a good suggestion. Hugging a baby close actually causes the nose to be buried into your breast. A baby will unlatch if it can't breathe! Often, it just takes a lot of patience and diligence, but it does eventually get better.