How can I get my seven month-old sons to not bite me when they get sick of nursing. Last night, one of the twins bit the hell out of me once he'd had enough to drink. I've read that you're supposed to gently but firmly say, "no, don't bite that" then give the kid a teething toy. Instead, I yelled "fuck!" and pried his little jaws off of me while he giggled. Help!

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Is there a specific time he's biting? The Smudge used to bite when he was over tired. I figured out that the only thing that would work was to pinch his nose when he stopped actively nursing so he would have to let go before he could bite. I had no luck with the firm "don't bite" either when I managed to try it or in my general need to screech.

I used to push the old boob in farther when Kid A bit. It was way more uncomfortable for him than me trying to pull away and stretching my nipple like Silly Putty. It did not gag him or anything, it just kind of made it harder to breathe through his nose for a moment.

Little B used to gum the hell out of me - he didn't get teeth until after he weaned. But it was still pretty painful!

When I was having blood drawn, I was chatting with the phlebotomist and she said she used to flick her son's cheek. I hadn't gotten any other advice, so I tried it. I know it sounds mean, but I didn't do it hard, and I did accompany the flick with a very firm 'No biting mama' and it seemed to work - he only gummed me a couple more times after that, and then stopped completely.

You could try smiling at him throughout the nuring, then when he bites say NO firmly and stop looking at him. The loss of positive attention may make an impression.

If it's a continuing problem, pump and give him a bottle while non-biting Bro continues to get the boob.

I did the nose-pinch thing and the push-their-face-into-your-boob thing with both my kids and both seemed to work. Also, when they had teeth I found it hurt less to insert my index finger between their gums to gently separate them rather than pull my poor nipple out while they were biting down.

I'm with the "push into the bite" camp. And interrupt the nursing session with a baby-sized time out in the crib (as the LC's instructed me). Try to not feel guilty and perceive this as draconian...if he bites enough, it could break the skin and put you at risk for thrush and mastitis, further jeopardizing the whole BF deal. You can try to offer stuff to chew during non-BF times...he's 7 mos so that could be teether toys like you're doing or already and safely introduced frozen fruits/veg in one of those mesh Baby Safe Feeder bags.