A lack of Hattie Snacks

 As I previously mentioned, we are in the midst of a major teething event. Hattie is bravely facing the eruption of at least 5 new teeth. Unfortunately she thought that biting while nursing might be a good way to deal with her teething pain. This is not the first time we have dealt with biting, it happened when her first 2 teeth came in and she quickly learned that it wasn't a good idea. 

This is where it hurts.

Without going into all the delightful details, I will tell you that this round of biting has been a greater challenge. My attempt at correcting the problem did not work well with her developmentally appropriate dislike of being told "no" and for 2 days she bit me every time she latched, then immediately started crying, sometimes even before I could tell her "no."  And so the only nursing she did on Monday and Tuesday of this week happened while she was asleep.

We practiced some appropriate biting with Sophie the Giraffe, then bit every animal in Hattie's collection. This may have sent the wrong message.

Thankfully she woke up nursing today and has mostly back to normal all day. I expect the biting to continue until all of these teeth are in place, but at least it is no longer her immediate reaction to an invitation for Hattie Snacks.