My baby has teeth. Can I still breastfeed?

My baby has teeth. Can I still breastfeed?

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Most definitely. The teeth don't get involved in breastfeeding at all. Babies don't chew when they breastfeed. The baby's teeth are far behind where your breast is, as it uses it's lips to compress and get the milk out. So, even once a baby has teeth it'll curve it's lips over the actual teeth and not injure the mother at all. If the baby's biting, it's because the baby has a shallow latch and you need to pull the baby off with a good firm no, and then let it reattach and it will curl it's lips under and avoid biting its mother.