DD is a biter. I tell her "No" and "Hurt Mommy" and try to give her something else to bite, but she's a one bite and done kind of biter. (She's never been that into teething toys. She more bites something (with usually a growl-ly flourish) and then throws it to the ground.)
Today she bit my belly (??!?!). I was sitting on the couch, she stoop up in front of me, I though she was just going to lay her head on my tummy but no, she bit me through my shirt. And it was enough to break the skin and cause some bleeding and leave some bruising. OMG! Anyone else dealing with something like this? Any advice??
Re: Does anyone else have a biter?
DS is more of a hitter, but he has bitten me a few times. I think it was to get my attention, but DS apparently has great aim. Every time he has bitten me has been on my nipple (and this was way after he had weaned from BFing). The first time he did it, he did it hard enough that he broke the skin and I screamed pretty loud, both due to the pain and the surprise. Of course that scared DS and he started crying. The next couple times again took me by surprise and I yelped, which DS didn't like and I told him that that hurt mama and that it wasn't nice. He hasn't really done it since, but I don't wonder if the scream of pain is what stopped him from biting.
Now if I can just get him to stop hitting.
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Ouch! Sorry to see so many mommies also getting bit, but glad to know I'm not alone!
DD does seem to prefer cloth to traditional teething items...I need to remember to keep a washcloth or something for her to gnaw on. And I'll try walking away from her to reinforce that biting is not cool. Hopefully this is just a phase......