Biting HARD after getting teeth

[yippiehippie]

DS got is first 2 teeth w/in a couple wks of each other, first at 5.5 mo. So he's had them both for a couple weeks now, but he's biting harder than ever now on everything. I thought this goes away a bit after getting them? Does this mean it's still hurting? My understanding was the pain normally subsides w/in a few days of cutting a tooth unless another's coming in (that can't be happening yet, right??)
He's 6 mo now...anyone else going/gone through this? He's leaving bite marks on my fingers-it hurts!
Oh, and, yes, he has an amber teething necklace, sofie giraffe, cold washcloths, teething tabs, etc. He doesn't seem to be in pain, though (although he doesn't sleep)

[Peace+Hope]

heh, same here! beware the owner of the unguarded finger around my LO!

i know my guy was teething long before the first tooth appeared, so i don't see why it should be different for the others waiting below.

also, i'm wondering if it's developmental - like learning the chew motion, chomping down on things - seems to make sense they'd develop that once they have teeth, preparing for solids...

[marsupial-mom]

My 9 month old is biting still. He's got 4 teeth so he can really do some damage. It seems like he's just exploring and learning. He doesn't seem to have any pain related to his teeth. I tell him "No! Don't bite." And it startles him. Then I redirect him to something else. He seems to be learning what he's allowed to bite and what he's not supposed to bite, but I think this takes some time. They're just little babies afterall and they have no idea how much their little teeth can hurt others.

[Ambystoma]

Yep, that's us. If I notice he's about to bite, I put his teether in biting distance and say "bite this, not mommy" and he's happy enough. Same thing if he bites me, but I also tend to yelp involuntarily sometimes--but that just gets laughter. I don't want to encourage it! Actually, the only time I startled him was when he was nursing and I felt the beginnings of a bite and said (very softly-almost a whisper because it was near bedtime) "no, don't bite" and he puckered up and gave the saddest little cry. How dare I.

[Mom2M]

My 11 month old has had 8 teeth for 2 months and is still biting very, very hard! We had to cover the edge of the coffee table because she gnawed the wood away!
I really recommend wooden teethers since they don't chip away. She loves to chew wood and it seems to help her stop biting other inappropriate things like people!
Also, we actually got a vibrating teether on a recommendation from a friend and it is something else that seems to give her great satisfaction, she chomps down hard and holds it in her mouth with a smile, lol
I am also wondering when this will stop!

Oh yeah, One time she bit me very hard wile nursing and I was so shocked that I jumped and said OW!!! She looked at me and started to cry and I said oh that hurt me, come here and held her until she stopped. I felt bad for scaring her but she never bit me again.

[MamaPhD]

DD got her teeth late (I think 2 by 9 months) and she was biting me, too, ouch! What I did was when she bit, unlatch her, look into her eyes and say "no biting". Not loud or yelling, just calmly say it. She would usually give me the look like "what the...? why was I unlatched?" After a few seconds, relatch her. And repeat if she bit again. After a few days of this, DD got tired of getting interrupted and stopped biting me all together. Maybe worth a try!

[sugahbee]

No real advice, but we're going through the EXACT same thing! Same teething ages and pattern, too. I think Oliver's got more on the way, sometimes he screams when he bites down on a toy. I've got the amber necklace, too, and we're also using Camilia. That seems to help (somewhat) at night. Good luck with your little chomper!