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Hi ladies
Lyvi has taken to sucking her thumb but usually only to settle to sleep for a couple of minutes. However, the last few days she has done nothing but suck on her thumb, my hand whilst in the swimming pool, her clothes and generally anything she can put in her mouth! Then today whilst feeding she clamped down on my nipple and dragged it through her gums! Poor nipple went white
Anyway, do you think this could be the start of teething? Or at least them moving in her gums? She's 4 months old.
She also tries to get her thumb/hand in her mouth WHILST feeding lately!
Love NN and Olyvia xxx
Lyvi has taken to sucking her thumb but usually only to settle to sleep for a couple of minutes. However, the last few days she has done nothing but suck on her thumb, my hand whilst in the swimming pool, her clothes and generally anything she can put in her mouth! Then today whilst feeding she clamped down on my nipple and dragged it through her gums! Poor nipple went white
Anyway, do you think this could be the start of teething? Or at least them moving in her gums? She's 4 months old.
She also tries to get her thumb/hand in her mouth WHILST feeding lately!
Love NN and Olyvia xxx
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This is exactly what Cara has been doing for the last several weeks. it takes so much effort to pull her fist out of her mouth in order to get the nipple in!!!
A friend of mine suggested that she might be ready for some food, so I tried some puree, and she absolutely loved it! This was a few days ago, and we are going to stick with giving her one portion of puree per day. she also has a breast feed after though.
im not sure about your opinion on giving puree so young. i wanted to keep soley to milk for 6 months, but Cara just seemed ready.
lisa x
I personally would disagree that it's a sign to start solids. If it's teething, then try a bit of bonjela before feeding. It might just be that she's discovering her hands - and is becoming a thumb sucker (which I find quite cute!). Can't help with the nipple biting, though I have been there and it's horrible isn't it?! Think yourself lucky she has no teeth yet - Sam has 4 now and I live in fear of him biting my nipple right off!
xx
Calgel or Bonjela 10 mins before a feed worked for us and really helped with pulling on and off that's often associated with BFing babies teething.
xxxx
I use Ashton & Parsons powders 3 times a day and this calms him down.
Liz & Eddison, 18+5wks
Also like lisaleigh said, some babies are ready for solids by this time, my little boy started on very watery baby rice at 10 weeks because he couldn't keep any milk down (mine or formula), he was just THAT hungry lol
I know from your other posts that you are not considering early weaning and neither are we to be honest. I wish she would take a dummy sometimes though as she quite often just wants to suck on my fingers.
Thank you all for your replies. I will try something on her gums before feeding. She's not doing it at each feed just occasionally but she's definitely got something going on in there as she has her hand stuffed in her mouth for most of the day lately!
Personally I'm not a fan of early weaning (obviously unless absolutely necessary and advised by a Dr) and I don't feel that Lyvi is ready for solids at all yet.
Thanks again!
Love NN and Olyvia xxx