Ouch! Please help

[makedoandmend]

I'm bf my 12mo and she's bitten me several times (she has four teeth now).
The thing is she likes to clamp on with her teeth then slowly pull her head back grating the teeth along the nipple (yes it does hurt...a lot )
She hasn't done it for a few days but one nipple is really hurting when I feed her and unfortunately, as she's ill, she's feeding a lot.
I don't feel unwell and I can't find a lump so not sure if it's a blocked duct and it seems to be just the nipple itself.
Could it just be bruising or is it likely to be anything else?
I can't get her to drink cows milk (or any formula) from a doidy or sippy and have to spoon feed water to her so I'm unlikely to be giving up bf soon.
If anyone could offer some advice I'd be grateful as it's beginning to get me down.

This is more of a bump, not much help as Iv just got through the first two teeth.
Had same problem with 5 month old the other day biting with brand new gnashers, felt like feeding a mouse trap, seemed to stop after hearing me scream on and off for the day.
Much crying all round.
Acting like a gent now.
perhaps keep expressing untill it its less sore?

Hope some one comes along who knows what there talking about.

Hang in there.

Thanks MrsBlackbeard. Belatedly returning as dd is ill and not sleeping. I've never expressed and don't really want to go out and get loads of stuff if I can help it but I will bare it in mind. Have tried screaming - but apparently it's just hilarious

Anyone any ideas?

painful bump

I have read somewhere that if babybites during a feed, you should pull them gently closer, so they are 'smothered' by the boob - if their nose is pulledinto your boob, they have to open their mouth to breath. no idea if it works as my ds is only 10 weeks

I said a firm "no". Not shouty or anything, just a firm but gentle no. DS understood the word for other things at 10/11 months when he was doing this, so it seemed to work for that, too.
I also heard the smothering thing works but couldn't bring myself to do it!

Hi makedo, have gone through several bitey stages with DS and have come through the other side nipples intact!
It's hard to say exactly how you should deal with it because it depends on how much you think your DD understands. For example, when DS was biting at 10mo, ending the feed and putting him on the floor away from me just made him laugh. I eventually discovered that having a teething ring to hand during the feed, then saying "Don't bite mummy, bite this" worked because he just needed to chew on something. At around 13mo, saying "Ow that hurts, no biting mummy" worked. Now, at 18mo, if he ever looks like he might clamp down I just say "Don't even think about it!".
Look at the kellymom and la leche league websites for ideas, then try everything twice! Something will work for you.
I hope you find the trick soon, it really bloody hurts.