Any biting advice?

Lizard2022

DS bites me hard when he's happy, excited or upset.  Only me though.  He won't bite DH.  I tell him, "Biting hurts mommy" etc. and he just laughs at me.  I literally am afraid of him sometimes, he draws blood he bites me so hard.  Is this a phase that will pass, soon I hope, or can I do something else to stop it? 

Lopo

Luke has just started biting when he's frustrated.  I found this article.  Hope it helps! 

https://ceep.crc.illinois.edu/poptopics/biting.html

hero

Ds is biting also. I have found that if I ignore the biting,  he will wander away and do something else. If I make a noise, pull away or say something, he only laughs and tries to bite me again.

nikkilea29

Ok I know this is harsh but it works.  My son bite me and he kept doing it so I honestly bit him back and he never did it again.  I know alot of people who have done this and it has worked for them as well.  You dont have to do it hard just a little bit and thats it.  I know it sounds mean but it really does work.

kimmiedu

My DS has been doing this for about 2 months now off and on after a couple of weeks i will say he hasnt bitten me for awhile and boom, we get a bite.  What I have found this past week has been a strong no bitting and then I walk away (keep him in my eye sight) On Monday he actually said "sorry mommy" which was great.  He hasnt said it again, but I think we are getting somewhere.  My pedi say's the same, no attention given should help him stop.  I usually have him come over after and tell him "Say you are sorry for bitting mommy, it hurts, no bitting"

jesspacatc

K also went through this for a few weeks, around 11.5 months - she would get frustrated and bite whatever was around her - myself, another kid, her duck, or herself if that was all that was around.  We did the pay no attention (unless she was going after herself or another child at daycare) and we told her it hurts.  Its actually now been 2 weeks since I've seen her bite something inappropriately, including during temper tantrums.

To the PP who mentioned the nibble back, I've heard a lot of people say that works, and I think if she had this problem and was older, I'd consider the little nibble - but I think at this age (11-12 months) she wouldn't get it. 

Lizard2022

Thanks for all the advice.  I think I will try to ignore it but he just comes after me sometimes and my arms are already bruised from all the biting. 

I don't think I'm going to bite him back though.  He isn't doing it to be bad, it is just his first impulse when he gets really excited or really mad.  I hope it stops soon.  I'm starting to get a DS phobia.