13 month old just started biting, time to call it a day?

[notsuchayummymummy]

My 13 month old has just started to bite on her only feed of the day at bedtime. She eats well and loves cows milk. Is it best to retire at this point or is there anything I can do to stop the biting?

Biting is quite common and it's generally 'fixable' - lots of info & tips here.

All of mine have bitten once or twice but they got the message that if you bit the 'bahs' go away and no more nursing until later pretty quickly!

Not neccessary to stop if you want to continue.

When my oldest DD started to do this at 6 months I used to say no loudly, put a finger in and take her off then put her down in her cot.

Being as your DD is a little older you could elaborate and say OW and tell her biting hurts mummy and she will not get boob/breast/titty (whatever you call it) if she is going to bite.

They understand a lot at that age and she will soon get the message.

You will get to know the signs before she bites and can have your little finger at the ready to stop the bite down before her jaw locks on.

Biting is a sign of teething. If she is teething her teeth may push more in the evenings, teach her a sign or simple word for sore teeth so that she can tell you if her teeth are hurting, then you can give Calpol half hour before feed so that she will not feel the need to bite due to teething. Although watch for other signs too as sometimes they like the taste of the medicine and will tell you their teeth hurt to get some

When both mine bit, I pulled them off and said 'no' in a firm loudish voice, repeated it a couple of times and it stopped, went of to fee for 2 and 3 years respectivly.

The only really bad thing is dental clamp on when they fall asleep.

Both of mine have bitten me now and again (no serious harm yet). I'm not sure if I have taught them better manners or it was just a short phase but either way it didn't last long. I'm glad I carried on as with hindsight it wasn't a significant chunk of time out of the whole experience.

Thank you for all your advice, I think she is teething at the moment so decided to have a night or so off and will try again tomorrow. She doesn't seem to miss it at the moment. I did calpol 30mins before last time and sadly didn't remedy the situation. Much learn to watch for the signs