Im not sure if i checked in for this week but i basically just wanted to AW that my daughter started blowing kisses this week! It's the most adorable thing ever! Ahhhh!
@DuchessOfCambridge I agree with what Jessica said about trying to prevent it. My son did the same and thought it was funny when I said ow or acted sad. He enjoyed the reaction/attention and would keep doing it. If I could catch him before he would bite and say “no, we don’t bite” while pulling my arm or leg away, and distract with something else, he finally started to understand. It’s also just a phase and eventually passes!
@DuchessOfCambridge with one of my kiddos when she was biting, I would pretend to cry, and she would get so serious and sad, and a couple of times she started crying too.
@DuchessOfCambridge if it’s behaviour related to teething, the only advice I can give is some reassurance that it will pass! DD1 teethed early and fast and started biting me while nursing. There wasn’t much I could do except pretty much exactly what you are already doing and eventually, she stopped and we continued nursing for another 8 months.
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe DD2: October 2016 DC3: coming May 2019
@DuchessOfCambridge I'm sure, like all things, different kids get things at different ages. I think mine were right around 1 when biting became a real problem for us.
@DuchessOfCambridge sorry for the super late reply but we had family in town staying with us Wednesday until this morning so I'm trying to slowly catch up on threads. One trick from Harvey Karp's happiest baby on the block (supposed to be used for weaning but I've found many uses) is to say "ow" when he gets hurt - bumps his head, little things like that - then they understand what "ow" means. I like the preventing suggestions but we've used "ow" for all sorts of things like when DD gets excited and "hits" us (kind of like clapping, not meant to be aggressive).
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DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019