My 10 Month Old Is Biting.... Help!

My daughter did that for a while. I think mine was doing it because she was done, and I should have just taken her off.

Maybe he's teething? Find out the proper dose of advil/motrin for him and see if that slows it down.

Biting is fairly common among older babies and there is usually a reason...Mom is busy or distracted and a bite will get her attention, sometimes baby is teething - if this is the case it will often help to apply gentle pressure to the baby's gums before nursing.My favorite remedy for biting however is to gently push the baby's face into your breats when he bites- this is not our natural reaction so you must be prepared. Pulling a biting child off can cause nipple damage- pushing a child into the breast makes him open up to breathe- he will not enjoy this and will be quite surprised Mom got smart but this works almost every time! Many moms report that biting stops after the first "treatment". Best of luck and congratulations for sticking it out and breastfeeding through this painful trick of your child's

My daughter started the same biting thing at that age as well, and thankfully she is over it and hasn't biten me or anyone in several months. My son never bit. He is four years older than her, and she would bite him hard enough he would cry and have marks. She would smile or laugh and then bite. We told her 'no bite' and would remove her to 'baby time out' for one to three minutes, and she would cry. Time out has to be away from others and with no toys so they learn that this behavior is not socially acceptable and gets them removed from people. We had a play pen permently set up in our room, and that is where we put her. No toys, no people. Then, we would take her out and let her play as normal. She quit biting pretty much altogether after about a week of doing this.

Sometimes, when someone new comes over, or a grandparent she hasn't seen in awhile, she will put her teeth on them and then look up without biting down yet as if to say 'Can I bite you or does the rule apply to you too?' We just tell her 'no bite' and she removes her mouth without biting.

She has severe teething issues, and we keep trying things to try and help on that end, but I think she just partly enjoyed it. It gives them a sense of control to be able to get a reaction from you. They really don't understand what it means to hurt others at this age. They can only be taught that they don't get to play if they do that.

I went through something similar. My little girl (now 14 months) was pulling hair and hitting at that age. I tried 'no' and it didn't change a thing. Then I tried saying"I don't want to play with you if you pull hair/hit" and put her down/turn my back/walk away (of course making sure she was safe and only walking/turning away for a very short time). She seemed to get the idea pretty quickly. Hope that helps.

I have never had this issue, but my mother did with several of us (my siblings). She said all it took was to bite them back once. Once they saw that it hurt, they NEVER did it again. I think that kids do it for several reasons, and it doesn't hurt them, so they don't think about it hurting others. Something to try.

He could be teething and that's why he is biting, esp. his brother. As for biting while BFing...what you need to do is start watching for the signs that he has slowed his eating and is finished. Pop him off when he is finished, and he won't have time to play, for that is what the biting is. It's hard...one second they're eating, the next they're biting/playing, but if you just watch closely for the signs that he is finished, you can stop him before he bites. Both of mine have done that while breastfeeding, and that's what helps.

My little girl who I nursed for two years bit a few times.Usualy when she was cutting teeth.When I would be nursing and she would bite, I would gently press her face into my breast and say "no" and let go.Just press and let go.Do not hold the face into the breast more than just the time it takes to say "no". I had read this in my nursing book.As for bitting big brother pick him up say "no bitting" and move him to a differnt spot away from brother.Good luck! He will not bite forever.If he is teething he may need some thing for pain.Motrin or oragel may help. Blessings,P.

My 9 month old is biting me also, and I do the same as you described. For the 3 YO, does he bite/chew toys also? You might try a chew tube or bracelet. You can find them on the abilitations website, or possibly make your own. The tube is just a clear tube like you use with an aquarium- at the pet store you can find them in different sizes and can be cut to whatever length you want (only three inches or so. You can attach a plastic clip with a keyring an the ring attaches to the tube and the clip attaches to the shirt so he always has it available to bite/chew. The bracelet is the plastic spring kind that has the keyring on it (know what I'm talking about) that blends in better and is still good for chewing. You could add a tube o the ring on the bracelet for aded chewing/biting.

I have heard that if you bite them back, they will stop. When the baby bites you, you shouldn't say a word about it. That way the older kid doesn't get jealous that the baby is getting away with something that he can't. Just my advice though. I haven't had to do this though. :) But,I put my 20 month old in time out in another room and make sure she knows it's fun where we are and she is missing out. She hates it. Takes care of the worst behavioral problems.

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I have this same problem w/ my son. He is almost 11 mos. and he only bites us at home so far, but it hurts. He laughs so I know that it isn't because he's teething, he is also grinding his teeth so I'm thinking he is just testing out his new teeth. He bites hard enough to leave small bruises on my arms, so yesterday when he bit me I gently but sternly pushed his head away and tapped him on the mouth 3-4 times. He puckered up and held his breath for what seemed like an hour, then let out the most pitiful cry. I was mortified. I felt so bad so I called my husband in and told him. He said that I did the right thing because he's gonna hurt another child at his "school" and he needs to know that it's not ok. I really just tapped him but since he had never gotten this from me, I think it hurt his feelings more than anything. After he calmed down a minute I picked him up and looked him in the eye and shook my head saying "we don't bite! That hurts, don't bite" then I of course had to hug him. I know that at this age it is not a malicious act on their part they are just checking out reactions. I think that your son only doing it during the day shows that he's playing w/ you to get your reaction. He probably doesn't do it at night because he is sleepy and just gets his fill then goes back down. I don't know how much they understand at this age but I definately believe that no matter what our words are they are very observant to our body language and eye contact. Try making the eye contact before you tap him on the mouth. He needs to know that he can't use his mouth in this manner.

Good Luck,
A.

Your 10 mth old could be teething... Then of course orajel will help, but also give him things that he can bite on... but I am sure you have tried this...

Bite back. the child will figure out that it hurts to bite. it may seem cruel but he will stop pretty quick. You als have to back it up with telling him it hurts. (don't tell him "no biting" then bite him.) it worked on my son after about 2 or three times.