Was wondering if anyone had any advice? My 8 month old ds has started biting and scratching me when feeding. He will pull at my face and nose and eyes too. I've tried removing him and saying no; I've also tried giving him a toy to distract him. He is teething at the moment.
I attend a breast feeding group but my ds is one of the oldest there, so they don't have much advice and the hv/breast feeding coordinator was quite dismissive; they implied that as he is 8 months old it wouldn't be the end of the world if I switched him to formula, which I really don't want to do.
I really want to continue to breast feed, but equally don't want to continue being bitten and scratched. Any suggestions?
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8 month old biting and scratching when breast feeding
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Thenemesisofthevole · 16/07/2014 17:12
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