Hi! Ladies,
I have permission to post from mother.  My dear daughter-in-law is breastfeeding her 2nd child, who is 5 months old.  She has a good milk supply.  He has been a barracuda feeder from day one, and she has had many problems with her nipples, including persistent yeast infections and mastitis.    Right now, her nipples are fine, except that he bites her off and on, and also pulls back and down while hanging on to her nipple for dear life. I am guessing he is impatient for another MER.  The usual methods of taking him off, telling him "NO!, that hurts mommy!" and putting him back on, does not work, because whenever she does anything that HINTS that she is going to take him off, he clamps down even harder, and will not let go.  He clamps down before she can get her finger in and around the nipple.  He clamps down even if her hand comes near his face.  

Mom is at her wits end, and is getting really tired of this constant pain.  Does anyone have any suggesstions for ways to get him delatched in a way that won't hurt mom?  With just about anything she tries, he bites down harder.

Hoping for some great ideas!

Kathleen L. Gale RN, IBCLC, RLC
Private Practice
Chicago, IL, USA

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