Did you know this about biting?

Did you know that it is not possible for an actively nursing baby to bite?

Because baby's tongue is placed forward in the mouth, over the lower gum ridge, while latched on, it is not possible to bite when actively nursing.

Biting at the breast generally occurs at the end of a nursing session when the nipple moves forward in the baby's mouth. One of the best ways to counteract the biting is to pull the baby into the breast, causing him to release his jaws.

Did you know about Goldsmith's sign?

Did you know that if a child persistently refuses to nurse on one breast it could be Goldsmith's sign, a sign of breast cancer? There are many possible explanations as to why a baby may refuse one breast and nurse exclusively from the other side, but cancer is one of them. A persistent, otherwise unexplained, refusal to nurse on one breast warrants a trip to a health care provider for evaluation. Please keep in mind that it is possible to see Goldsmith's sign before conventional diagnostic techniques can detect cancer.