My DS (14mths) keeps biting me!

[leedsgirl]

My DS keeps on biting me and it now really hurts! He seems to bite when he is excited or when giving me a cuddle/being affectionate/playing rather than being aggresive. He occasionally also does it to my DH but so far not to anyone else. I am worried that he will start doing it to his childminder or other children though. Any one got any ideas how to stop this - other than a loud NO which is all I can think of at the moment? Help!

My dd didn't bite often, but when she did I used to hold her away from me, and say "No! No biting! We do not bite in this house" loudly and sternly, then put her down away from me so that she couldn't continue the cuddle or the playtime or whatever we'd been doing before she bit. It sank in eventually!

If it's any consolation, it's a phase - he'll grow out of it.

My 21 month son has only just calmed down from biting me and my partner. It is a phase, but one which drove me bonkers. Like your child he did it when excited/ unable to express himself.
Just constant repition of 'no' 'we dont bite in this house' and moving him away from the centre of attention. tell him it hurts you, ask for an apology and then forget it and show him that you dont hold grudges even though he may have bitten you on the arse quite hard!

my son also has this habit, he manages to get you when your off guard or like you mentioned when cuddling etc. i have tried repeated "no" but he just laughs and ignores me. he is only 11 months too which makes it worse because he has been doing it for months now.
he cut his first teeth around 41/2 months so i'm not sure if he's testing or what.
everyone says he will grow out of it but i too am worried about sending him to play group. lets hope they do grow out of it.

my ds, who is 15.5 months old, does bite on occasion. he only seems to bite when he is cutting a tooth (and now he is cutting 5, so he is quite nippy!)
there is peace of mind knowing i'm not the only mom going thru this!

"No" doesn't seem to work for me with mine (she is 17 months now). She did it at the same sort of times as your ds, (when affectionate and excited) but she only did it to me. Saying 'no' seemed to make her lock down into my flesh even harder. I have stopped her by recognising when the bite is going to come and before she gets a grip saying 'kiss, kiss!' in a louder voice and she then changes the bite to a kiss. Then I just tell her she's a good girl and well done.
Similarly with hitting me (out of excitement) I have found 'No!' is just funny for her, so I say 'Be nice! Stroke, stroke!' in a stern-ish voice and she strokes my face instead and then I can tell her that that is nice.