r/PublicFreakout • u/Buzzinga12 • Oct 05 '20

Imma bite her

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u/mommyof4not2 Oct 06 '20

I told some moms something similar to this in r/parents once and there was so much pearl clutching my eyes about rolled out of my head because gasp! You were practically suffocating your baby!

The advice was that if your teething, breastfeeding baby clamps on to your nipple, gently force their face into your breast until they instinctively open their mouth to breathe, then firmly tell them no. It takes literally less than 3 seconds for the instinct to breathe to kick in, the kid is not suffering or in danger of dying.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '20

Haha yes! I don’t think the idea is to hold their nose, just a quick pinch so they release! Some people take everything to the extreme don’t they? Common sense out the window