In the last week or so, nursing my 10 month old how become awful. First, she's teething again and has bitten me so many times that I just keep bleeding. She's developed this habit of pinching the back of my arms or my neck. That is also super uncomfortable and she won't play with necklaces/toys i offer instead. Also, now that she's more easily distracted, she's all over the place while nursing. I know all of those things are really common, and I took them in stride with my older son... but I'm really struggling this time. I actually thought my oldest acrobatics while nursing were sort of cute, but this time with my daughter it's driving me insane! Maybe it's jus because I'm so sore. It's like there are no moments of enjoyment during our nursing sessions anymore. It's just been a solid week+ of constant discomfort and frustration. Yet, I don't feel the urge to stop like I did when it was time to wean my oldest. I just don't know what to do..

I've been trying to nurse less and pump instead, hoping that my nipples will heal. (Uses lanolin creams too) It's helped a little but then she just bites me again and it starts all over. Would you explore exclusively pumping if it was you? Pumping has previously been my least favorite aspect of breastfeeding... but now bleeding nipples tops the list.

Any advice or words of encouragement would be appreciated. I was really hoping to nurse for at least a year. I nursed my oldest for nearly 18months so it never seemed like an unrealistic goal... but I'm not sure I can deal with this much longer. How did you decide to exclusively pump or just stop breastfeeding all together?