Help!

[kailu1835]

I have a teething 9 month old.  The last few days when he nurses, his upper teeth are pressing into my nipple, and as a result, my nipples hurt about as bad as they did when I first started breastfeeding before they got used to the new sensation.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  I am not going to be weaning, and I don't respond as well to the pump as I used to.  He's not exactly biting... only his top teeth are involved from what I can tell.

[JoJoBean8]

His latch could be off due to teething. Every time ds teeths his latch is horrible. I would unlatch him and latch him back on until he had the proper latch. Now if it's biting you need to start teaching nursing manners. 

[sreichelt26]

This. My dd's latch gets weird whenever a new tooth comes in.

Quoting JoJoBean8:

His latch could be off due to teething. Every time ds teeths his latch is horrible. I would unlatch him and latch him back on until he had the proper latch. Now if it's biting you need to start teaching nursing manners. 

[Mrs.Salz]

Have you tried tipping his head back a little more?

[kailu1835]

I hadn't considered latch issues.  He's not biting, as in trying to bring his teeth together.  I got him out of that habit.  I will try to make sure his latch is right.