Maybe I am being unreasonable but today I am at my wits end, to the point I’m in floods of tears.
My 14 month old son is bright, seems to have hit all of his milestones. Walking, talking an odd few words and very much inquisitive about the world around him.
However the past month he has been vile at times. He bites me daily but not just nibbles bites my skin and pierces it until it bleeds and bruises. Obviously it bloody hurts so I react by abruptly moving him and sternly saying NO! Sometimes even a tap on the hand.
Each time he does this though he laughs. He thinks it’s hilarious. I never break character, try not to over react too much or make him think we are playing or make light of the situation.
At first I put it down to perhaps teething but he seems to only really bite me. He sometimes bites his dad and has bitten my mum too but he doesn’t bite many other people and quite frankly it’s embarrassing. It’s got to the point I’m worried about taking him places with other children.
Not only the biting but he slaps, kicks and grabs hair too. He slaps really hard and it’s as if he knows where to slap you. Not the arms or legs but right around the face! Same with the kicking we may just be laying down next to him and he will boot me or his dad so hard in the face he’s caused bruising and nose bleeds before!
I always tie my hair up but he still grabs a handful of hair and yanks so hard and doesn’t let go however much you plead, shout, or beg.
Today I was laying down with him for a cuddle after his milk and getting him ready for a nap. He is quite tall for his age already wearing 18-24 month clothing. And he literally jumped on my chest and was kicking my face with full force whilst grabbing on to my hair. He’s a strong little bugger and I honestly couldn’t get him off me. I did lose my temper and started screaming at him to get off but he still wouldn’t let go. I nearly flung him across the room I was so desperate. I looked down and he has fist fulls of my hair.
The past few weeks every time he does something like this he has alone time in his travel cot in the spare room but he doesn’t cry or seem to care he just entertains himself until we come and get him back out again.
Please tell me this is a phase. I hate feeling on edge around him. I’m an attentive mum, I give him so much attention. We play lots together, he doesn’t even watch a lot of TV but this is just killing me.
My MIL said to bite him back but I don’t really see that as an answer or want to use violence against violence but would appreciate any advice or stories of this just being a blip.
He sleeps all night, has one 3 hour nap a day, eats healthy balance diet, never goes without milk or water or squash. I play and read to him lots, he’s my only child. It’s just us and his dad no pet so he literally has all the attention.
TIA 