DC3 is now 14 weeks and since the age of about 6 weeks, he's been biting me while feeding, something which never happened with DC1 or DC2. He'll go 3 or 4 days without biting, and I'll think he's growing out of it, then it'll happen again. It's bloody painful and makes me hit the roof and yelp involuntarily. I'm not giving up yet, I fed the other 2 till they were both 12 months, but it's put a real downer on the whole BF experience this time ? most feeds have me hunched over him tensely, unable to do anything else, watching his every move and with my finger right next to his mouth, ready to unhook him the second he bites.
Anyway, he only bites towards the end of feeds (otherwise I would have given up long ago, I think!), when the sucking slows down and is only intermittent, so it's at this point I usually take him off myself, rather than wait for him to bite. But he nearly always squeals when I take him off, and because I don't think he's actually hungry any longer, I think it's because he still wants the comfort of sucking for a bit longer. So would it be a good idea to get a dummy in this case? I've never used one before at all and I know how difficult it's supposed to be to wean them off (tho DD is still sucking her thumb constantly, aged 3!). Thx for any advice.
(Advice on the biting would be good too! I take him off straight away, of course, and say "No biting!" but I just don't think he gets it, yet ...)