Teething can start to occur when your baby starts to near the 6th week of his or her life.  Yes it is rare to start that early, most babies usually start to teeth around the end of the 5th month,  this is not the time to become discouraged from nursing. During these months the baby is starting to grow more rapidly, you will notice that him or her will start to have their own personality, this is a vital time to be giving your infant nutrients from breast feeding. Some teeth can be “cut” over night, others can sometimes take weeks or month to push through.  When your baby is “cutting” their first set of teeth there is a possibility that he or she will nibble or bite on you as they feed.

There are a few tricks that mothers have used to try and avoid this problem all together, one of which is to have a good cold teething toy on hand & if you feel a nibble begin try and do the switch-a-roo with the teething toy, this could take a little practice at first. When perfected the coldness of the toy should numb the hurting gums of the baby enough so when he or she feels content you can begin to nurse again.

The other trick is to attempt to nurse when the baby seems ready to fall asleep.  Usually a sleepy baby will nurse without any fuss, the baby’s sleeping like trance will basically put the child onto “feeding auto-pilot”.

No matter what do not give up! Nursing is so healthy for your growing child!

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