With help and time most babies with clampdown bite can learn to nurse well. Some mothers may be urged by family or friends to give up breastfeeding. LLL can offer the information and support they need to continue breastfeeding as long as they wish. Babies with neurological problems will benefit greatly from breastfeeding. If it turns white, it may indicate that baby is clamping down.
Many babies clamp down only when they fall asleep.
This is not clampdown bite reflex. Sometimes the blood flowing back to the nipple is the most painful. This gives the mother a chance to mention neurological problems without the Leader unduly upsetting the mother. You Can Breastfeed Your Baby Even in Special Situations . Rodale Press, 1979.