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Peace be With Your Nipples.
To Vivi, her big sister is the most interesting person on the planet. She makes outrageous noises, she’s rarely capable of silence and she comes with toys and gadgets that sing songs, flash and dance. Vivi knows that if Addie’s nearby, there’s a show nearby and she doesn’t want to miss it.
Which is where your nipples enter the story.
It doesn’t matter how hungry Vivi is, when she hears Addie her head whips to whatever direction she may be in and while I may not be a nursing mother? The force with which she yanks off the bottle makes my pink parts shiver with sympathy.
I’m well aware of the…*ehem*…elongation that occurs with nursing. My best friend told me “You just have to push through and keep nursing until those things turn into pencil erasers!” Seeing the “side view” of a nursing breast and suckling infant caused me to wonder if my boobs could ever be considered round again. The good news? The pencil erasers returned to…nipples and the feed bags returned to…somewhat round bags.
I can still remember a text from the same friend saying her nursing son grew teeth and wasn’t afraid to use them. *shiver*
Considering how much Vivi likes to chew on things with a somewhat malleable texture? I can only imagine the damage that fresh tooth of hers could do to an unsuspecting nipple at 3 am because I’ve seen what it can do to my finger at 3pm.
I realize for most babies it is a phase and there are ways to discourage the yank away and bite, but still…
Solidarity sisters, and peace be with your pencil erasers.
Is it really as bad as I think it would be?
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Also babbled:
Breast vs. Bottle? It doesn’t matter when there’s baby loss.
Pencil eraser nipples? Meet my sturdy birthing hips.
You can read more about Casey’s boobs and bum on her blog moosh in indy and find out all sorts of interesting stuff when you follow her on twitter.
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6 Comments
Candace commented on Dec 27 11 at 9:29 pmOH yes, it can be bad. The first time I had to “discipline” my nursing baby was at 9ish months old when he bit me!! Broke my heart to put him down immediately and see how hurt he was…but MAN, ouchie!! Had to be done.
Erica Mueller commented on Dec 27 11 at 9:59 pmYes, it can be that bad! My son is also very easily distracted by his big brother, or the TV, or my cell phone… Always whipping that head around to look at things. My first teethed late, and I’m hoping for such luck this time around too, cause by the time G teethed he was old enough to understand “No!” when he bit.
Emma commented on Dec 28 11 at 12:05 pmThe breastfeeding books advise you to say, “you don’t want to nurse right now? Let’s try later when you are hungry again.” Except I say, “SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN! THAT HURTS LIKE A MO FRO!” Mine hasn’t tried biting, that’s just when he holds onto the pencil eraser and cranes that neck back oh-so-quickly.
Kellan commented on Dec 29 11 at 1:45 pmYES it’s that bad! She’s teething again, so is once again trying to use my breast as a teething ring – OOOWWWIIEEEEE!!!! The yank away part only happens when others enter our room while she’s nursing, but it hurts very muchly. Just as I gently bite her fingers to keep them out of my mouth, I gently tug her hair when those jaws try clamping shut on my milk dispensers. It’s working, but slowly.
Sarah commented on Dec 29 11 at 10:37 pmIt’s not so bad :) And it was so sweet when my toddler said, “Sorry Mama!” and pat my side when she accidentally chomped me.
Emily commented on Dec 30 11 at 7:58 amOk, so it’s normal for nursing to hurt like a b!tch in the beginning? Because this is my experience. I am amazed I even have nipples left to feed this kid with, I dread it everytime he latches.
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