T2 is biting T1!

T2 is a biter and has been for a few months. Only now she has started biting her sister!
Poor T1 has a few bite marks on her now and has left a little bruise on a couple of occasions.
T2 bites me every now and then but I'm not really sure why, I don't think its to be nasty, maybe just because she can, maybe her way of being affectionate? DH said jealousy, but I don't know. They can be playing side by side happy enough, then next mintue for no apparent reason, T2 will lean over and CHOMP!

 

Honestly, she's probably just teething and it feels good on her gums. My LO's bite me quite often and have bitten each other a couple of times, but not hard. I think they are too young to realize that it hurts and they shouldn't do it. I don't really have any advice for you unfortunately. I doubt there is any emotion attached to the action. Hopefully it will stop soon!

 

My girls are also 11 months (seeing a trend here?) and Twin A bites her sister, me, anything that holds still long enough. Yesterday, while on a wagon ride, Twin B even held out her hand to Twin A's mouth multiple times - Twin A leaned forward, mouth open and chomping, but the wagon seat belt prevented her from getting a toothhold of B. I think they think it is a game! And, B has been bitten badly before. Sigh. I have no advice on how to stop it, only sympathy for you and the bitten twin. It seemes like it is just an age thing and this too shall pass.

 

I feel so bad for t1, but realistically I can't do a whole lot to stop it. When I catch her doing it, I tell her no in a stern voice and move her away. Poor t1 latest mark on her arm looks like she's been pinched!

 

Ouch! I hated the biting phase. At first they don't realize how much biting hurts, so make a big ouch noise and maybe encourage "nice" behaviour? Like show her how to kiss instead of bite? This took a while for us, but we made a huge deal out of any nice/good behaviour.

Biting also does seem to correspond with teething, so also provide a lot of other fun things to chew on so her sister won't seem so appealing.