Anyone’s baby hitting/slapping your face?

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My 9 month old slaps my or his dads face every now and then. We address it by firmly saying no, but he laughs. Anyone experiencing this? How do you address it?

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My lip is bleeding as I type this.
It’s been going on for MONTHS. I have to choose between her ripping my face or nipple twiddling and I almost always choose nipple because the face thing makes me feel pure rage and I don’t know how to control it

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Mine hits too ! I just say that’s not nice and that can’t happen again . Then she proceeds to hit me again 😭😂

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Ours is by accident. We just act surprised, she mimics that look then looks embarrassed so we smile + she smiles and moves onto something else. She has tried to bite me tho when I was feeding her. Again, it's not on purpose; She's teething when she does it. But I just say "Ouch!" She looks at me surprised then gets this cute little embarrassed smile and goes back to eating lol Our daughter has a sensitive personality so she's very responsive to our reactions. We never use a harsh tone when disciplining her because she always responds well to a gentle tone of voice.

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Yep. ALL THE TIME. When he gets excited he slaps his hands down. Right now I'm not too worried about it because he isn't doing it to be funny or to hurt. As time goes on I will address it if it remains an issue.

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Yes I tell him it’s not nice and that it hurts sometimes if he is trying to force his fingers in my mouth I will put my finger in his mouth to show him that it doesn’t feel nice

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Mine does when nursing- she seriously tries to stick her fingers in my mouth and aims for it... I swear

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Mine bites my head and pulls my hair. Also laughs when I say ouch and no. She thinks it’s hysterical. She hasn’t hit or kicked me so I guess I should be happy lol

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Omg, she beats the hell out of me. She made my cheek bleed a few days ago, I have bruises from her pinching me on my arms, diaper changes are spent dealing with her kicking me as hard as she can in the gut, and if I react in any way, even being stern and saying no, she laughs and does it again 🤦🏻‍♀️.

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With my older kid (3yrs) if she hits or kicks or does anything mildly violent, we first ask her to stop and warn her that if she doesn't stop then we won't play with her anymore because we don't like how she's playing. If she doesn't stop we will physically remove ourselves, usually going to another room or another part of the room and explaining that we're leaving because of the hitting/whatever it was. She typically runs quickly out of steam and we move on. 
If my son did it, we'd probably try the same thing, telling him no and warning him, and then put him down. 
It's a logical consequence. When you're doing something to someone that hurts them, they'll stop playing with you. Babies and kids want you to play with them, so always make sure they have plenty of attention when they're behaving well and they'll put two and two together.

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My baby seems to be on the gentler side than what I've read some babies do.. So I don't mind if he pats my face or anything. 🤷🏼‍♀ It's cute.

Anyone’s baby hitting/slapping your face?

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