Hi,
My DD has just turned one and I'm half-heartedly and gradually trying to wean her off the breast.
Wednesday and Thursday evening I had to work late so DH put her to bed (for like the 3rd and 4th time in her life. I always put her to bed in the evening and a breastfeed has always been a part of that).
Last night I picked her up early and we had a lovely afternoon and after her bath (when she might have been anticipating that it was nearly time for a feed) she started sticking her head between my breasts and shaking it from side to side (I know, my daughter is like a college frat boy ), which is one of her "I want milk" signals (all of them about as subtle as that one ).
Anyway, she bit me on the nipple through my clothes. Then today she has bitten me on the leg through my tights and on the neck whilst giving me a cuddle. It's sort of like when a puppy bites you, in that there is no intention to hurt, or even to bite particularly, but it hurts and I'm worried that she'll bite other people and end up with a problem where she bites other children and nobody wants their kids to play with her.
She's so little. I've been trying to show her that she's hurt me and tell her that she mustn't do it again, but she doesn't understand it at all.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? Is there anything I can do to dissuade her from this? She isn't talking yet. She understands quite a lot, and certainly knows when she's doing things she shouldn't (e.g. climbing the stairs) but I don't think she is even aware of the fact that she is biting me.