Ouch!
Just look, look, LOOK at those cute little teeth. They are lethal weapons. I'm not kidding. This charming child has been sick, and understandably cranky... but she bit a small chunk of my nipple right OFF. I'm maimed. There goes that Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue gig...
It began as a nasty, bleeding bite... when I finally got a look I thought 'No, that flap she chewed off of there will totally heal back down.." Now I know the truth. Parenting hurts. I was considering applying vices to Melissa's nipples to give her a proper appreciation and "sympathy pains," until I saw her pale, weak complexion when I asked for ANOTHER cotton swab to clear away the blood. She gets it. She wouldn't put her nipple into that gaping maw of teeth to SAVE HER LIFE.
So I went to the doctor - we were going anyway - and revealed the wound. Um, she says, you know, you have given her a good start.... at 13 months she's totally ready for whole cow's milk... and yet I hesitate to wean. Maybe its the fantastic pressure of the World Frickin' Health Organization telling me to keep it up for 2 years... maybe it is the ease and convenience of putting her down for naps, and bedtime, with that hypnotizing boob... but now I've lost a chunk of my nipple to this deal, and there is going to be hell to pay. I'm calling La Leche in the morning and taking it out on one of those well meaning gals. Someone will sympathise! Just be glad I didn't post a pic of that nipple.
Erica
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NO KIDDING. Ouch doesn't really say it. My son (weaned at 3years) bit me once. Once because when he did it, I screamed bloody murder and scared the crap out of him. I think he cried longer than I did. I didn't throw him across the room (thank god) but that was my impulse. I feel for you and I am so sorry that she is biting!! The recommendation is to pull them closer so they can't breathe so they unlatch. Then stop the nursing session with firm "No" kind of language. I feel like that HAS to be written by someone who hasn't had a baby hanging off of their boob by their teeth!! Good luck!