If he bites me one more time...

[cc1003]

My one year old is a biter. And not just when he's nursing. Oh no, he'll just bite you for the hell of it. He will speed crawl across the room and just bite me on the leg. Or anyone for that matter. He's bitten my mom, a guy from church, dh, etc. And it's becoming more frequent. It isn't when he's mad, it's just when he feels like it. And he bites hard!

I was just laying on the floor playing with him and apparently my shirt was a little up and my waist was showing because he just crawled right over there and bit it! Thank goodness there's not much to bite there because he will seriously bite whatever he can get his teeth around.

"wait"

[Babyblue]

a really strong NO! with out screaching or yelping if you can help it and walking away from him when he bites you is the only thing I know that may help.

[Bohemian]

I agree with Babyblue. The less reaction the better since it's often done for a reaction. My first dd went through a biting phase around 7-8 months and I'd yelp and cry out in pain. She thought it was hilarious. I had to press her nose into my breast to get her to let go and then say a firm no and not react. That worked for us. As far as biting while not nursing, I'd try to anticipate and then do the same with a firm no.

[cc1003]

I've been putting him down and walking away so that he knows that I won't hold him if he hurts me but he's chasing me around trying to bite me! If it didn't hurt so badly it would be hilarious.

[Teresa64]

lol the mental picture of that is halarious. I don't know what to do...

[still_me]

I've been putting him down and walking away so that he knows that I won't hold him if he hurts me but he's chasing me around trying to bite me! If it didn't hurt so badly it would be hilarious.


:hug: There isn't much to do but what you are doing, IMO.


DS2 was/is a bitter. My nieces and DS1 were massaging (read beating my back up) and DS2 wanted into the action. Apparently, he couldn't get to me enough so he bit my calf while I was laying down. I yelped so hard and he just giggled. He does this maniacal laugh where he dips his head down so he is looking at you through what seems to be the top of his eyelashes and laughs/grins. I had to walk away quickly or I would have fallen over from laughter.

Unfortunately, I have an older kid who doesn't have the mature control I do because DS1 has nipped him back. For anyone who thinks that works, think again. They just had a vampire show down until I could separate them. :nono:

ETA: OH and one day DS2 bite DS1 on his inner thigh. I thought he bit DS1's area, but thank God he didn't. DS1 still has a mark from it and that was months ago.

[cc1003]

I'm hoping he grows out of it because it doesn't seem malicious, just the thing to do. I have a million people in my ear saying, "Well, you're just going to have to break him of that. That's just not okay."

I usually don't speak this way so excuse me but NO SHIT! I'll eventually break him of it but at one year old he doesn't really understand for crying out loud! What do they want me to do, beat him?

Ugh! But seriously, I really do wish he'd stop. Or at least stop biting random people that put their hands near him. Or their legs, or noses, or.....

[Nipple_nectar]

It sounds like he is teething:) I would be putting him in the high chair and giving him something to gnaw on for a good twenty minutes. A frozen bagel is perfect. Frozen fruit in a mesh feeder works wonders too, you have to help him find relief while he gets his big chompers in;-)

[SingingMom]

I must agree with NN. Often a biter is teething. Often the biting stops when the teeth appear. I know, it doesn't look like teething, it looks like entertainment.

I also have had a million people in my ear encouraging me to "discipline" my babies. It's annoying, isn't it.

[cc1003]

I wonder what teeth he's getting. That crossed my mind but I wasn't sure because that's his only "symptom".