Baby clawing at faces!

[Bethanyg25]

DD is 9 months old and has always touched our faces as they do.. but now she is really grabbing and clawing and it bloody hurts. I’m saying no when she does it and taking her hand away but it’s not having any effect at all. Any suggestions?

No suggestion other than what you are doing. Just here to give you hope it does end!

My 15mo did this a lot, and pulled our eyelashes we just kept repeating no, but not making it a game, just a flat no and moving her hand and she doesn't do it anymore thankfully.

I just used to hold their hand, and take their mind off it, make them giggle etc.
they don't understand no, and when they do it's such a negative when it's normal for them to do this.