My 18m old just bit someone

[StealthPolarBear]

another little girl, on the lip, enough to draw blood

Oops.
It happens Stealth, don't beat yourself up.
What did you do?

well i went over as they were fighting (for want of a better word) and saw she was upset. Didn't know it was a bite, thought she had slapped her (bad enough). Then the little girl ran tpo her mum, i followed to explain, and we both spotted the bleeding lip.
I apologised, she wasn't impresssed, so i went. Didn't feel it was enough but didn't know what else to do :(
ironically this hasnt happened before (apart from trying to bite her brother a couple of times) but this is the fiorst time she's been big enough to go off & play without me hovering before

at least you did apologise. My Ds has been bitten twice now by an 18m old whose mother is well aware she is doing this ona regular basis. I am not cross, kids that age are not being deliberately nasty and it will happen but i am pissed off she has never apologised - I would be mortified if the roles were reversed. In terms of what you can do, if this becomes a regular thing, i can only suggest continuing to "hover".

Oh I will be hovering
and buying a mouthguard

Yep, 'fraid you'll need to hover.
Was it at hell soft play?

It happens Stealth, 2 of my dc were bitten once when I wasn't there and the other time was at a playgroup.
The Mum of the biter ended up crying in the corner with a load of other woman comforting her while nobody came along to see if dd was ok .
I was pissed off about that, but you did the right thing so don't beat yourself up about it. (hugs)

Sorry for typos, rushing typing due to wriggly toddler.

hmm, what I did do seemed inadequate, glad you are all saying I couldn't have done any more.
Think her mum bought her a toy to make her feel better, wish I had at least done that...though don;t think either of them wanted to see me or baby Tyson again.

Is it her first?

DD is an only, and whilst I didn't like her getting hurt, and expected the Mum to apologise, I was fine with it really.
My best friend has three kids, all older than DD, and DD loved joining in with them, and inevitably got hurt sometimes and then went back for more, so the PFB thing sort of passed me by!

So long as you said sorry, it'll be fine, she'll (the other Mum) be over it by now if she's a decent sort.

No, to add insult to injury she had a tiny baby (asleep in her arms) that she had to put down to comfort the toddler
And I don't think she overreacted, there was quite a bit of blood :(