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When she starts biting down, say NO! firmly. And unlatch. Then give it back to her.
Omggggg.. brings back memories of painful biting and nipple cutting!
My LO was really good about not biting, but she always bit down when she was teething!

Yeah everytime he bit it hurt and surprised me do much I screamed in his face. This scared him and he would cry but he stopped. Now at 1 year he doesn't bite on purpose.

Aww sometimes she just starts to get a bad latch and chew rarer than suck and I just pull her off and relatch her.

I would unlatch DD & say "No!" & then let her latch back on....it hurts & I'm sorry you're dealing with it because it is no fun, but I found that soon she realized that wasn't the way to get the milk I only got occasional teeth after the first couple of weeks.

I also unlatched and said No firmly. It made LO cry. But after a couple of times he didn't do it again.

Oh this is the worst. His latch changes every time teeth come in -- it's one of the dead giveaways. The first time his latch got really shallow, so BF suddenly became uncomfortable. He got over that in about a week. He bit me really bad once during that first round and I had to pump that side for a couple of days. Thank god for the gel pad soothie things.

I paid much closer attention for awhile as things got back to normal. I didn't let him linger on the boob at all because that was when he was most likely to try something. I also made sure to stay hydrated, because a slow letdown could invite some frustration, which might involve teeth. Now, at 11 months, it's generally not a problem, although he has recently experimented with raking my nipple between his teeth. He drew a LOT of blood the other day, but it was shallow and didn't hurt, fortunately. I just tell him NO and stop.