Breastfeeding a teething baby
By Zelda414
@Zelda414 (149)
United States
August 11, 2009 12:55am CST
Ok I know I am not the only one with this question, but I havent seen it ask on here before since Ive been a memeber; What can I do about breastfeeding a teething baby, he has a tooth that is half through an sharp as all get out an it hurts, please any advice on what I can do, he was premature so is 6mths by birth but next week will be 4mths by due date or as they call it adjusted age. Looking for advice from moms who have experienced an hopefully found a resolution to this problem??????????
1 response
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
12 Aug 09
Zelda, teething is the natures way of telling the mother that it's time the baby is weaned. Though the young lad was born premature, he seems to be keeping up with the landmarks of child growth. Consult a child care professional for the proper diet. Happy parenting. BTW I am a dad to two sons.
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
13 Aug 09
My boys 23 and 21 years old. In India we generally encourage solid food by the time first teething occurs. My fist boy teethed early and my wife used to scream every time she fed him. The only way we could get him to open his mouth when he was biting was, unfortunately, a smack in the bottom. We consulted a child care specialist who gave the go ahead to solid food. Initially it was a baby cereal thin enough for bottle feeding and by the time he was 6-7 months old he was able to take it from a spoon. Of course it was messy, but worth it.
As I understand gums itch horrible during teething and there are teething rings available to relieve that. No guarantee that it stops biting. Please try out all the options available to you!
