My almost 1 year olds behaviour?

[wiggleshasmylife]

So not been a good week..my.dog died yesterday and my eczema is like the worse it's ever been but here I am with another problem.
I have a daughter. Shes 1 in 2 weeks. Is it normal shes now pinching me and slapping me and generally hurting me? Do they even understand? I say no and she just cries, whether that's cos of the tone or the fact I stop her, I don't know. I cant help but feel like im losing my temper. I know I'm not having a good time currently but shes actually really hurting me. She bit me when we were having a cuddle. So I yelled out ow in total surprise and she had a full meltdown. Please tell me this is just a phase

At that age it isn't 'behaviour' - it is (inept and learner) communication and experimentation.
That doesn't mean you have to put up with it, but you just need to be prepared to respond.
Distract, distract, distract.
Watch for a sign she may be about to lunge, and tey to get in first by enthusiastic pointing at something 'Look! A squirrel!'
It isn't always possible to swerve, but rest assured that it is a phase. Not all children go through it, but many do, and very few are stull doing it when they enter nursery; even fewer still at school age.

It's a phase, but you do need to discourage her. I would say a firm no the first time she does it, and if she repeats, then tell her you're moving away because you don't want her to hit/bite you. If she has a meltdown, then that's part of learning that she can't treat you that way.

I feel like all I'm doing is saying no to her at the minute. And she just.cries straight away. She pulls my lip, slaps me, bites me. Her naps are getting worse so some of it is tiredness. But I feel like all I'm doing is saying no. I'll try the distraction technique.

When she's playing and doing good things give lots of enthusiastic praise.

When she starts to hit or bite it's a very firm 'No, that hurts' and move her away or move yourself away. Stop the interaction.

Distract when you can.