clamping down on nipple: vasospasms

[suddenlyamama]

dd is teething. she has had a bit of a struggle latching from birth but now she is biting and tugging.
As a result I have been having pretty intense breast pain after nursing and an increase in vasospasms. What can I do?
She doesn't seem to get it when I say "no" to her bites. She is only 15 wks.

[Amy@STL]

I totally get your pain...My DS also started teething very badly since around 16 weeks...he is now 7 mo. I have had to go back to pumping when things go real bad. I have also found that if I take away his teething pain before nursing, it helps. We used Hylands teething tablet and gel a lot. Sometimes, I offer him my finger or a teething toy to chew on right before nursing.

I have posted about nursing with teeth, so I won't say I am over this issue...but I certainly feel your pain

I had vasospasm too, and I still have never had pain free nursing...my boobs hurt all the time. But somehow we have survived...I hope it gets easier for you!

[mommaklo]

I was just looking on here for this exact issue, because every time I nurse, I think  "this must be thrush" because I cant even tell how hard he is biting anymore, I just know it hurts real bad. Then, about 30 min after nursing the pain is gone and I forget to look it up until I sit down to nurse again. I really dont think its thrush, tho. Im glad you mentioned this, tho I dont know what vasospasms are...? If I offered ds something to chew on before nursing, He would scream. I give him hylands teething gel since I cant get any more teething tabs (since they were pulled from the market) and chamomilla pellets from boiron. Anyone have any other advice how to deal with this Id love to hear it too, since Im often afraid I wont be able to nurse another baby because this one will chew my nipples off completely.