To think my baby is giving me kisses?

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Ds is 7 months and just recently has started grabbing my face and smooshing his open mouth anywhere he can get it on my face basically. At first I thought he was hungry but he does it nearly every time I'm giving him a cuddle. Am I mad to think he's giving me kisses? I kiss him a lot so he could have picked it up I suppose. When did your babies start giving you baby kisses?

I have envy. Our LO is approaching 2 and has never actually kissed me, even though I'm all over her like a bad rush. In fact this morning my request for a second hug was met with "no more hug".

Bad rash lol

Aw my nephew when he was this age used to give me big open mouthed kisses, we didnt realise thats what he was doing at first til he did it repeatedly, always on the lips, and threw himself against my chest which i presume was a hug!

I dont want to kiss him anymore as he is always covered in chocolate, wotsits and snot, and he doesnt want to kiss me because he has discovered walking which is much more fun

Oh gosh this thread has made me want to leave work and go and cuddle my 3 year old and plead with him not to grow up! (he's still cuddly right now, and still does the loving gaze!).

Every time I wipe ds's face I give him a little kiss after. Yesterday he came at me with a baby wipe, smooshed it in my face and tried to kiss me. Ok, so the wipe was one I'd just used to clean his nose, and he head butted me rather than kissed, but it was so cute! He's 16 months

DS1 used to do this very young - I'd totally forgotten, thank you for reminding me.

DS2 didn't kiss me until he was nearly 2 but is now making up for time. Before I went to work this morning he kissed me roughly 50 times then nuzzled me with his nose. Totally gorgeous

It is a fantastic feeling being so loved. after all the sleep deprivation

My little one grabs your face and brings you in for a kiss but he hasn't got the hang of pursing his lips. He curls them inwards over his teeth instead of outwards.

It lasts. Last week I went camping with my 6 (nearly 7) year old. In the dark his little hand reached out for mine, he whispered "I love you" and put my hand under his cheek to rest his head on.

It does last. My nearly 6 year old DS is still gorgeously affectionate and confessed last night while we were cuddling in bed that he just loves me too much. He was a kissy koala baby and is now the world's greatest hugger.

Which makes up for 2 year old DD's aversion to prolonged cuddles. I love her just the same, and am now entirely used to constant rejection .

My DS started doing this at about 8 months. He does the same, open mouth smoosh. I love it, it's so cute. Before I used to ask for a kiss, now he does it off his own accord! He's just over 9 months now.

Saying that, he also likes to kiss himself in the mirror.

My DS first kissed me at 10 months. I'd been in hospital for days and he wasn't allowed to visit as I had an infection and was in isolation. I was worried he'd reject me, but my DM was holding him and I was gently saying hi when he launched himself at my face.

Kisses from him are quite rare now as he has ASD and we don't force him to do anything he's not comfortable with. But they're lovely when he does give them and he gives lovely hugs.

My 20 month old ds will randomly come up to me and give me kisses or if we are sitting on the couch turn and give me a kiss and say mwahh. Makes me melt

What a lovely thread OP,your DS sounds adorable.

Definitely kisses, enjoy it now before he starts putting his tongue in, but he only does it to me so I'm still special and just squeeze my lips closed and get extra slobber

This morning when I was feeding him he held his wee hand against my cheek and stared at me the whole time. Maybe he loves me as much as I love him

This is possibly the sweetest thing I've ever read on the internet ❤️

Love this thread! When I ask my 19mo DD for a kiss she leans in and says mwah, but much better are the open mouthed slobbery kisses I don't ask for Love her to bits!

I know people will disapprove but I know he loves me call I always get given the spare dummy to suck

My 10month old will happily toddle about on her own, but occasionally comes to find me to give me a cuddle by pulling herself up on me, then resting her cheek against mine and hanging on tight. It's lovely 😊

Aww yes, my 16 month old DD is gorgeously affectionate, I love it. Except when she's snotty- poo, wee and vomit I can cope with but I have a terrible aversion to snot!

Definitely baby kisses! Awww I miss those. Now DS is 2 I get lots of proper kisses which are gorgeous, but also the occasional full on snotty snog with tongue and hands clamped like a vice round the back of my head so I can't escape. Particularly unpleasant when he's just taken a mouthful of something, which is often when he seems to feel the need to express how much he loves me.

My dd (8 months) does this too! I'm sure she's giving me a kiss. Lovely isn't it?

This morning when I was feeding him he held his wee hand against my cheek and stared at me the whole time. Maybe he loves me as much as I love him

I loved these times - agree with the poster about the temple hair clutch though. Oww.

I'm stuck with a 3 year old who grabs me in a headlock and literally growls 'I love you so so much' before releasing me and leaving the room.

Definitely kisses! My 22 month old is going through a very kissy, cuddly stage. They are a bit wet and toothy and he slips the tongue in sometimes but I love his kisses. I luffs him so much

DS2 used to do this at similar age.

For weeks I wondered why he was trying to lick me . . .

I'm sceptical that babies feel exactly the same about their mums as we do about them, but I KNOW that I make my LO feel safe, and that my cuddles comfort him. He looks at me and smiles when he sees me. That's good enough for me.