Biting and pinching 8 month old.

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I have also posted in BaBF but posting here too.

I have an 8 month old Dd who has one tooth and a few nearly through. She has started to bite a bit. It has bled and just want to know how to stop her doing it and whether the blood being possibly digested by her if it is dangerous for her.

She also pinches and scratches. Her pinches are properly painful. My ear looks dog eared, she yanks at my hair pulling clumps out and she pulls at my skin anywhere she can get her fingers on.

She sleeps well , otherwise behaves well, doesn't 't cry much or complain and is a happy child. How do I stop pinching too? It is really sore.

Tonight in bed whilst Mum has her as getting grotty as sore and she doesn't want to sleep though she is tired.

Advice anyone?

Can I ask what you do at the moment when she bites/pinches? (No criticism implied, just don't want to suggest things you are already doing)

Also, a bit of blood in bm is not a problem for your DD so don't worry about that.

My DD did this at around the age yours is now - pinchy bitey all the time, particularly my arms and shoulders. I kept putting her down (or myself out of reach) and saying no. Then she would usually scream in protest for a minute, until I distracted her in some way.

Luckily, it didn't last long, maybe a few weeks, and to be honest, I don't think it stopped because of anything I did, I think it just passed.

You have my sympathy!

(and no need to worry about her ingesting blood, you often hear about it in a BF context, and it's fine. It's the drawing blood part that is the worry!)

If she bites, push her head into your breast to make her release her grip rather than pulling her off, it's less painful.

Make sure her nails are cut short to stop the scratching.

Cut your hair short or tie it up to stop the pulling.

With the pinching, you just have to keep brushing her off.

There's no reasoning with an 8 month old!

Thanks everyone.

At the moment she has only bit 2 times and I think it's when her other teeth have played up, so although sore I don't genuinely think she was being naughty or anything like that.

With pinching I say a firm no and move her hand away from wherever she has been pinching. She's still doing it, but hopefully it'll make her think twice.

I'm reassured to know it's not just me.

Give her teething implement, & if she bites or nips turn her away from you, on your knee and gently hold her arms if nipping, explain its sore, & hold her like that for a few minutes, and when she's calm reward her with a game, keep doing this, their quick to learn, & she should figuMyre it out soon. My Ds was bad for doing it, & my HV told me to try this.
My Ds1 is 2.4 now & is going through the spitting & slapping stage, but only when he's tired.

Any time she hurts you, put her down and turn your back for 5-10 seconds. It's like horse whispering! Be consistent. She's little so if she crawls round to get your attention, that's fine, you'll have made your point.
If you're feeding and she bites, that's the end of the feed. Just put her down and your boob away. Sounds harsh, but you're unlikely to have to do it more than twice. I used this with both my boys, both bf with a fair few teeth, especially ds2. I really didn't need to do it more than twice per child/vampire.