Teeth marks

I’m facing my most challenging breastfeeding obstacle yet.

CALLING ALL MOMMIES WITH EXPERIENCE WITH TEETHING BABIES!!

Since Adam started teething maybe a month/2 months back he did bite me once in a while. When he does he did it cheekily, as if testing his limits. I responded with the standard – pull him closer and block his nose. When this didn’t work I insert one finger to break his suction and remove him. Told him NO and no access to breast for a while. So this was ok.

But now it has gotten SO much worse. He’s not really biting purposely anymore, jadi nak kata NO pun takleh. When he’s beginning to latch for a feeding session, he “grabs” the nip with is teeth! Lps tu when removing himself from a session, he just pulls away quickly with his teeth still intact! WAAAAA SAKIT GILE…Anyway after many sessions of gigit2 tarik2…my nip*les dah full of luka2 mcm kene giris pisau, bak kata Along. Seriously, I can spot his teeth imprints…

Because of the luka2, every feeding session is ABSOLUTE TORTURE, I tell you. Even when dia tak gigit. Even when pumping pun sakit giler, though I use the lowest setting. In fact a little brush against my clothes pun dah sakit. During a nursing session I will close my eyes, grit my teeth, curl my toes and PRAY TO GOD! The worst is when he’s in a playful mode, latch a few seconds, then let go. Lps tu latch balik, then let go lagi etc. Oh my, everytime dia latch and let go, sakit gile! Lagi satu kalau dia nurse sambil gerak2 badan sesuka hati while pulling the nip! Dulu tak luka I boleh tahan….now….I try singing while nursing to calm him and distract him from gerak2/pull on and off. And also singing distract myself from the pain a little bit…I try to make up nice sewing projects in my head too, to distract myself from the pain….oh God…the pain….

At the hospital haritu I bought Palmer’s Cocoa Butter nursing cream, which is a godsent. Very soothing and worked quickly. SOO much better than my lanolin. Tapi I tertinggal kat hospital, so after a few days without the cream the problem escalated. Dah terukkk sgt. I cpt2 beli lagi satu Palmer’s cream but I think tak sempat recover, comes another feeding session and arrggh another new luka comes in.

Pls,,anybody has any tips?? All the books/websites suggest yg block nose tu jelah. That one nowadays kalau I try to block his nose he sees it as an attack and will try to resist by struggling his body and grabbing the nip even stronger with his teeth!!waaaaaa!!!

I’m really at lost what to do..with the sore nips I can hardly pump as efficiently as before because I tak tahan pam lama..pedih…so my hasil pumping pun dah makin berkurangan…dah tak cukup nak bwk school…this is the first time I feel like there’s a real possibility my target of 2 years breastfeeding might have to be cut short….oh NO….i can’t …I need to keep strong, pls help…Along ade suggest hancurkan daun salad and letak kat breast…tq along..i’ll try that today..

Hubby says patutlah ibu2 yg berjaya menyusu anak 2 tahun dpt syurga….