All of my babies have biten me during nursing, and not always at the end of feedings. My twins would not nurse in the day time, only bite me, every time I attemped to nurse them around 9-10 mos of age. Currently, my 6 mos old is an avid biter. All of my children had teeth at very early ages, 3-4 mos of age. My infant tends to bite more consistantly a few days before she pops a tooth through, which she is about to do- #7 & 8 are very visible through her gumbs. The first time she ever bit me was about a week before her first tooth popped through. All of babies use(d) pacifiers, maybe there IS a connection there (biting inanimate objects in mouth creates confusion/desensitizing in discerning btwn dummy & nipple?). Are there any anecdotes out there of babies who bit(e) who did not use pacifiers? Megan Breastfeeding counselor *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html