HELP! Biting.

[onthefly]

Have you called the ABA? They may have some good advice for you.
Take heart - lots of mums have been through this and survived to continue breastfeeding.

For what it's worth, it sounds as though you have two problems - biting and breast refusal - and one may be exacerbating the other.
With refusal, the best thing to do is to back down and relax. Offer the breast like it doesn't matter if he doesn't want it and don't push it. Sometimes they bite to tell you 'no I don't want any more now'.
You can try feeding in the bath together - that sometimes helps to relax both of you. It's a nice change and a distraction from the usual feeding battle.

If he's biting you with his bottom teeth then he must be pulling off to bite you. If he's latched on correctly he cannot bite with his bottom teeth as his tongue will be in the way. If so - watch him very carefully when he's feeding. You may be able to learn to spot the tell-tale signs that he's about to bite and pull him off quickly before he gets the chance.

The thing that ultimately worked for me was to stop feeding DS when he did this. He was done if he bit. That was when he was older though. He bit me at 4-5 months for a while there (no teeth, but it still hurt) and just taking him off and saying no worked, but he wasn't so determined then.

Oh, and take good care of your nipples - it hurts doesn't it?

Good luck!