I do think all kids go through this and drawing blood is not uncommon. Mostly its becasue they are teething but sometimes they can do it for attention. With both my kids a firm NO and tkaing them away from the boob worked. I didn't offer it again until their next feed.  Nipple shields are good but they should only be used in consultaion with a lactation consultant as they can interfere with milk supply. They are supposed to be used at the start of a feed then removed quickly so you'd have to leave them on for the whole feed if it was becasue of biting and this can affect milk supply.

You may need to pay close attention to when he is ffeding and watch for signs that he is just comfort sucking and take him off immediately. AS others have said while he's actively sucking he can't bite you but the second he stops and that tongue goes back in the mouth take him off.

Hope it gets better, my youngest decided to try bungie jumping off my lap yesterday with nipple still attached- i think he wanted to take it with him while he played LOL!

summ it up in one word .. NIPPLE SHIELDS you can get them from the chemist

My daughter bit me and made me bleed too. I stuck with it for a couple of weeks getting bitten most days and crying everytime I had to feed her. I was getting too upset with her and it wasn't good for our relationship. Luckily she was almost 12 months old so she went straight onto cows milk.

Since then I've been told that she was probably trying to tell me she didn't want the breast anymore. I don't know, but we haven't looked back since.

Hi as others suggested it sounds like your little one is teething. Try putting some bojella on his gumms before a feed and this might help. Introduce or keep up with teethers. He is looking for comfort for his gums. My son loves striaght ice to numb his gums, if too young try ice in a washer to suck and chew on. Hope it helps. Good luck.

I have not read other peoples comments... But I can tell you the minute I sore blood on my nipple from my ever loving son he went cold Turkey and straight onto the bottle.

He was nipping at first and it was getting really painful, but I thought I can do this I will stick it out. But then "OUCH" the pain, and I saw the blood....  I just knew there was no way I could continue.

I feel for you I really do. I know the pain. But trust me it will heal... And he will forget all about it... :)

I would gently as possible thump him on the forehead or cheek. Or you can pinch him on the arm or fat of his leg. This way he knows that each time he does it he will have this happen. My sister in law did this and it didn't hurt her little girl, it just hurt her feelings. She did it three times and she quit. Good luck!

I was only able to breast feed long enough with my first child to experience this but I still remember the pain and I did the same as Merle if she bit me I would take the milk away from her and say a firm no and then give it back and I kept that up until she stopped I breastfed until she was eighteen months old.

 Lexi xxx

My second child was a biter!! I went and seen a breastfeeding counselor and she told me that if baby is latched on to the breast properly, there tongue should be over their bottom teeth and that should then make it hard to bite. My daughter was about 10-11 months when she started and was only comfort sucking when she bite. She wasnt  actually feeding. I hope this helps, Maybe a nipple barrier cream might help relive some of the pain too. good luck.

I think most bubs do this,both mine did.I stopped feeding my son as I was young out on an isolated property with no phone handy,so had no advice network(he was 11 1/2 months)I perservered with Breanna..........I found she usually bit most when she was teething,sometimes this was a guide to let me know that a new tooth was on it's way.Keep a close eye on their eyes whilst feeding,Breaanna also would start to mouth my nipple rather than suck.She would rarely bite at the beginning of a feed,more often it would be at the end.........When she bit I would say No(not yell)just a firm no(after my initial first screetch of pain LOL) and remove her off the breast,I would tell that it hurt etc then put her back on and watch carefully I can tell you she was watching me right back and would apply pressure and I would take her straight off and let her know it was unacceptable,then re-attatch her.I fed her for 21 1/2 months and once she knew that biting was a means of losing her milk supply LOL she soon stopped.I hope this helps a bit regards Merle