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I am so sorry. My lo went through it around the same age. She bit me really hard twice once broke skin. I immediately ended the nursing session if it happened. The worst times for me was also at night when my milk supply was low and she was playing or getting frustrated.

Ouch! That's a big fear of mine someday! What do you moms think about pumping and bottle-feeding breast-milk once babies start having teeth? Sorry if this is thread-jacking - I've just seriously always wondered about this issue too!

When Wagon Jr. stated biting it was after he had both top and bottom teeth. Oh my goodness I saw stars. Thankfully it didn't break skin. I screamed and it scared him. The next time it happened, I was ready and as soon as he started biting down I shoved my finger between his teeth, deep into his mouth (next to my nipple) and looked into his eyes and said "no, no!!" in a deep and serious tone, but not yelling. He actually laughed at me, I think. I did it a couple of times and he stopped biting.

@shopaholic: hehe yeah... at the time it made me so angry! But looking back of course I laugh. He was definitely a good baby because he learned to not do it so quickly.

We had a biting problem, and the first time I yelled out in pain, he freaked out and went on a nursing strike ... It is almost impossible not to yell since it hurts so bad, but it is something to keep in mind. He would bite when he was done and getting bored. What worked for me was just ending the session when I knew he had enough and when he started getting distracted. Sorry this is happening!

Yeah, been there, with a puncture that took three days to heal! Other than the stern NO and ending the session, from then on I had to be really vigilant at making sure he was off the boob as soon as he was done eating.