No Biting
Kayla was a very efficient and early teether. I thought I'd make a "public service announcement" :) When she got her first teeth (at 3.5 months) I had people ask if I was going to continue nursing her, or people making jokes about how that must be a lot of fun with nursing. Now, I am sure that my experience is different that everyone else's but in the 10 plus months she has had teeth, she has bit me less than 10 times. I say 10, because I'm sure it isn't any more. I only actually vividly remember being bit 2 times that hurt, and it was during the same nursing session (once on each side - nice). It was when she was teething teeth #3-6 (in like a week span), and I think she was dying to chew something. When she bit me, I immediately took her off, flicked her cheek (recommendation from LLL), and said "no" VERY firmly.... At that point, she was done with that side (my choice, not hers), and I offered her the other. When she bit me on that side, I did the same thing, except she was all done nursing! She caught on quickly, apparently, because she wanted to eat! I have been a lot more careful about nursing, though, since that point. I always pull her off when she seems to be done actually eating and is more playing around. I don't take any chances because, man - those teeth are sharp. But as long as she is actually nursing, she is fine.
However, biting seems to be an issue we are going to have to deal with. When she doesn't get what she wants or when she is frustrated, she turns and opens her mouth and bites. She's only bitten David and me (so thankfully not other children or adults.... yet), but this is clearly not acceptable behavior. We are trying to work on it with her, but it's not an easy task. She doesn't give much warning that she's going to bite and she doesn't seem all that remorseful when we tell her no. We've been either gently flicking her cheek when she bites or pressing our finger on her cheek (and into her teeth so she won't bite because then she'd be biting her own cheek) and firmly saying "No, we don't bite". She cries, but mostly I think because she doesn't like being scolded. She'll snuggle up and hug like her life depended on it. But in 30 seconds if she doesn't get her way again, she'll bite again. Not sure what to do with that! I think we are kinda hoping this is a phase! :)