How to handle biting

DD is 10 months and has been biting me. If I'm on the couch with her and holding her, she goes for my arms, wrists and today she went for my boob. She doesn't bite DH or anyone else. I'm at my wits end Any suggestions on how to handle this?

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i have no words of wisdom since ds only bites me as well... i just want toknow why they only insist on biting mommy??? Is daddy not as tasty?

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that is so weird that you say that...my DS started this around that age too! AND JUST ME!!!! no one else!!!
It is like he is so excited he doesn't know how to control himself..he is not angry...it actually the exact opposite!!!

HE has gotten me a bunch of times on the neck, shoulder, leg, and arm!!

I stick my finger to his mouth and sternly say "NO BITING!!!" but he just laughs! He thinks it is hysterical!!

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Last Sunday DD got me really good on my arm. So good that the bite area was swollen the entire afternoon and then I got a nice bruise.

DD bit my mother once on the nose. I'm at home with DD so I think she has more opportunities to bite me than DH, but still, it pizzes me off that he doesn't get any of the abuse.

I tell her sternly NO BITING and she just laughs in my face too. I tried a little nibble on her finger and she laughs at that too.

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DS was a terrible biter at this age and what we would do is put him down when we were holding him. If we were holding him, we would say "NO BITING". He eventually started to make the connection.

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Time outs work for any age - we started them at 10 months.

When DD bites, you give a firm "No!" and then place her on the floor and look away or walk away for about 30 seconds. No other verbal interaction, eye contact, etc.

After 30 seconds, come back, pick her up, interact with her in a neutral way. About 3 minutes later, praise her for being a good girl.

It will stop in a few days.

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I kept saying "Ouch! Biting hurts Mommy." or something to that effect. It took months for him to get it though.

DS never did it in an aggressive way--it was often affectionate actually, and he was teething. Not that it made it okay, but I thought it was a phase that would pass.

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i dont think ds does it in a mean way either.... though i do have to say that whenever i ask him to show me mommy's nose he bites my nose... no idea how he got that one

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I know that she doesn't mean it in an aggressive way. Right now, she's in a bad way. We're dealing with her first cold and she's miserable and her sleep schedule is all screwed up.

When I took her into her room to put her to bed, she once again bit my boob and I just yelled at her in her face and she started to cry. I put her in her crib and walked away. I felt horrible yelling at her like that, but I know she has to learn.

I'm just so spent right now