Hair Pulling

[lactatinggirl]

My daughter is 9 months old and loves pulling my hair while she's nursing. I've tried necklaces and for the most part that helps (more so helps stop the neck/chest pinching), but she still does it. I've tried telling her no, but she thinks it's funny. She also thinks it's funny when I try to say thinks like "Oww, you're hurting Mommy."

How do I get a 9 month old to understand that hurting me is not acceptable? Is it even possible?

[twins+1]

Originally Posted by lactatinggirl

My daughter is 9 months old and loves pulling my hair while she's nursing. I've tried necklaces and for the most part that helps (more so helps stop the neck/chest pinching), but she still does it. I've tried telling her no, but she thinks it's funny. She also thinks it's funny when I try to say thinks like "Oww, you're hurting Mommy."

How do I get a 9 month old to understand that hurting me is not acceptable? Is it even possible?

My 7.5 month old loves to pull/play with my hair while he is nursing too. It's sweet until it hurts. When he is hurting me I just have to put my hair up or back so its out of his reach. If I tuck a blanket or cuddly he likes under his arm that is 'up' he will touch that too and avoid my hair a bit. I think some babies are gentler than others cause my nephew (3 weeks older) is brutal to my sister with his hair pulling. Maybe someone will have an idea out there!

I just thought of this. Maybe at a fabric store, buy a bit of some long tufted or soft sensory-rich fabric and just throw it over your shoulder - or even a blanket that would give the baby that sensory input. Maybe that would satisfy the craving for touching something soft.

[3girls1boy]

My 3rd daughter twisted my hair and mostly it didn't hurt. I tried to get her to twist a doll's hair but she didn't buy it. She learned to be gentle and in fact, continued to twist my hair before she went to sleep until she was about 7--I miss it now!