9 month old biting

[jamakin]

Hi,
my 9 month old has just started biting, quite often, and not just my nipple (thats a whole other thread) i have a couple of good bruises on my shoulders!! he hasn't bitten anyone else apart from me and dh yet, but i am conserned he will and i dont want it to get that far.
i have read some of the old threads on biting, but was still wondering what i should be doing to deter this behaviour, i still feel like he is just a baby and doesnt get it, is he too young to understand? i say 'no' but he just thinks its funny

i don't know if its a boy thing but he is getting very cheeky!
any tips would be appreciated!

TIA

[BhoysGirl]

Is he teething at all? I think that biting can be a way that some of them use to alleviate the discomfort in their gums. I'd think that at 9 months, it might also be a sensory thing (like "hey mum, can I see what that feels like in my mouth!"), rather than a behavioural issue, and that if you just say no, but with a minimum of reaction he'll grow out of it sooner rather than later.

[jamakin]

Thanks BhoysGirl, i don't think he is teething.. but i guess he could be?

[Visitor8]

hehe sorry I shouldn't giggle but I have the same thing at the moment, Ashton bites me on the knee or finger or breast, I growl at him, say NO loud and firm and put him down but he just smiles his cheeky smile and I melt...

I've put it down to teething. Ashton did it before for a week, sure enough a couple of days later he got his bottom 2 teeth, this time it's his top 2. Might that be the problem?

[jamakin]

Thanks Missymoo84, it is hard not to laugh! they can be so cute when there being cheeky
ds has 4 teeth already but hoping i see some more soon that way it might explain the nibbling!

[curly173]

I see this thread was about a month ago. I was wondering what your progress/outcome was. My (nearly) 12 month old started biting at about 9 months and hasn't really stopped. Im sensing as the months go by that it might be a way for him to communicate with me, as he does it mainly as he is approaching his nap times. Not always - but mainly. I talked with my health nurse about it as I also wanted to nip this in the bud early, but no amount of 'No's" have made a difference. He doesn't bite anyone else except me and my husband. He also tends to bite areas he doesn't see often, like my legs (if Im about to get in the bath or something). Anyway, the post was to see if anything had changed with yours and interested in any other comments.

[georgiegrl]

My 1 year old started biting really badly at about 9 months, also around the time that 5 teeth were coming up....but it was mostly me he was biting... it kinda stopped about a month ago but last week he bit mum BIG TIME.... i have also put it down to teething as the doc said another tooth was coming up the day he bit mum....

I have found that a strong firm NO and a tap on the hand seems to nip it in the butt a little... im not into smaking but a tap on the hand seems to do enough...

[Visitor8]

AShton bites when he is teething. Putting bubs down with a firm no and walking away should be done at all times to he learns that it isn't nice. He WILL get it, just try not to smile at him when he giggles which I know can be hard