Ok - lying down was not so sucessful. He moved around heaps and was still pulling on and off.

I think the pulling back and forth while sucking is just the way he feeds. That's how all the early damage was done and I think my nipples just toughened up and I stopped noticing but now that he's broken the skin with a bite it's painful again. The welt thing has gone but the break is bigger. I have been detaching him when he pulls back (and the pain is too much, I have to get him OFF!!) but I haven't stopped the feeds cause I don't want mastitis. He just screams and screams so I don't know that he understands even though I'm telling him not to pull and that it hurts me.

Watching him drink from a sippy cup this afternoon I realised he still just wants it really fast (which is funny cause he's a slow eater). He wasn't interested in the lunchtime feed today so that gave my left side a much needed break. I think he'll continue to pull back and forth - I already hold him quite close to my body and he'll happily lie chest to chest but I can't get his chin to my breast - he fights that all the way and pulls back more

Oh well. I know it will eventually heal. At least today was better and not so painful. Going longer between feeds means that there is more milk there, the let down is bigger and he is not as impatient!