8mth old dd biting - any ideas?

[TheSingingLady]

Hi
I've been breastfeeding my 8mth old dd from the off and I've been very lucky so far about how smoothly it has gone. However, she is now the proud owner of two bottom teeth and is thinking it's a very funny game to bite on the nipple when she is bored of one side. I remove her from the nipple straight away, say "no" in my best stern low-pitched voice with my best stern expression, which I guess she thinks is a funny mummy voice, because she just laughs delightedly in response. I've only had to start using the word "no" with her recently, so I'm not sure she's worked out what it means yet! I suppose she's just treating me like a teething toy, which stands to reason, but - ouch!
I want to try and stop this behaviour before it becomes a real problem - I'm hoping to exclusively breastfeed to 1 year and I'm not looking forward to her biting when she has even more teeth! Has anyone had the same problem, and if so, what helped for you?
Thanks

My DD is the same. She is 9 mo and now has 6 teeth, but when she started biting as the first ones came through, I did as you did and took her off, saying no firmly. Must've worked cos she hasn't bitten since.
Other tips I've read on MNet include moving them closer into your breast so that they automatically open their mouths.
FWIW, my experience with DS was that the biting was a sign of self-weaning, but by then he was 14 months and we were down to 1 or 2 feeds per day.
HTH and good luck!

Guess I'll try continuing with the firm voice then... Good to know that it has worked with someone else! I don't think she's self-weaning yet - seems a bit early and she's still demanding breastfeeds - but I'll keep an eye out for that too. Thanks for your help

I've had some luck with saying 'no' firmly, detatching DS, putting him gently on the floor and then ignoring until he knows he's made a mistake.

blow gently in her face - works everytime to release your nipple. If they can bite, they're not feeding, so get them off ! my DD has 7 teeth & fortunately (so far) has not bitten since I've blown on her face (when she just just the 2 bottom teeth)