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Oh my goodness yes! I only nursed my first until 5 months but I'm at 8 months with my second and oh my goodness, she likes to pinch and pull my body every which direction and also enjoys biting down every now and again with her sharp little teeth. I've been trying to distract her by singing or giving her things to touch but it's still a work in progress so I wholeheartedly commiserate!

Yep! Wearing a nursing necklace helped to give him something to play with. But otherwise I just need to be aware of where those hands are going!

My 6 month old is pretty down to business when nursing. But any other time she loves to grab at and pull every part of me. My hair is in a tight bun but she still gets her little hands on the back under the bun and rips hair out. And she kind of strangles my neck with hugs... She's surprisinly strong!

Anyone have suggestions how to help her learn to be gentle while still so young?

My son went through a phase like this too. He got his first two teeth and it got so bad that I was bleeding, got clogged ducts, etc. Torture! I do wonder if a lot of it was teething related because he seemed to teeth for a long time before they actually emerged! I have a rubbery, colorful teething necklace that helps. Sometimes I put a burp cloth or blanket in his hands to distract the scratching and pinching, but he usually throws it down after a few minutes. We do a lot of gentle touching with the dog, both LOs, stuff around the house. So when he starts up the abuse I look at him firmly and tell him we don't use our hands to hurt other people. Then we touch mama gently (he uses one finger for that because he likes pointing, but we also try to touch open handed softly). If it continues, he's done nursing and gets put on the floor. He's 10.5 mo the now but I started this several months ago. It seems like he doesn't know/care what I'm saying but I'm hoping it sinks in someday, haha.