8 month old biting - advice please!

[Bechka]

My 8 month old has started to bite me! There is no malice intended, but of course I want her to stop doing this. I don't know how to deal with this appropriately, given she is so young.

I think she has started doing this because her teeth are coming through at the top, and it gives relief to bite on something, eg teether, but if a teether is not there then when I pick her up, she will open her mouth wide and bite my chin - argh! She may be doing it as a sign of affection, as when I pick her up to hug and kiss her (which I do a lot) she gets all happy and opens her mouth wide and bites me! I just don't know for sure what is causing it.

If it stops of her own accord once the teeth are cut, then great, but what if it doesn't?! At the moment, I deal with it by moving her away from me so she can't reach, looking her in the eye and saying 'no' firmly, but she doesn't seem to get it, she smiles away same as ever!

TIA.

Mine does it too especially when teething. I would just tell her no and turn her attention to something else. I go mine some biccipegs (teething biscuits) and she got on really well with them.
I don't think they actually understad the meaning of no until about 9 months but there is no harm in introducing it early!
Mine is 10 months and she definately understands what it means now,although she doesnt always obey.

have just posted with same situation and then spotted this! My LO is 9onths but has been doing exactly this for past few weeks. I'm really worried that she is going to bite another baby.

Like you, we thought maybe it's because when we give her kisses and cuddles she opens her mouth up too. There's definitely no malice. She's such a happy, smiley baby.

She won't put anything in her own mouth though so I'm stuck for alternatives.

I'm hoping it's teething and she'll grow out of it...soon!