Pinching

unfortunately, yes. My daughters both would pull my hair and my earrings. All I could do it try to watch and intercept the little hands. I would say "no", not to harsh but a little firm so they understood.

Good luck!
A.

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Hi T., While you might not have experienced the pinching with your 3yr old, it is a normal part of this age. Around 3-6 mons as your baby's relationship with you grows,this is the time when they grab, pinch, hair pull and explore, getting to know you and taking ownership of you.Fun for baby, painful for Mom. That's what the pinching might be about. A 'YOU'RE MINE' reminder. Maybe responding by taking your baby's hand off of your neck, but make solid eye contact to say , 'Yes I'm yours'. Or because the baby at this stage sees mom as an extension of them....maybe show your baby, no this is Mommy's neck- use facial expressions to show "ouch that hurts"- this is baby's neck....and remember it is a stage that will pass. I hope this helps a little. Good Luck.
W.

Personally I think four months old is a little young to try to discipline them. Especially putting them in a crib and walking away! Its motor skills being developed and you dont want to deter that. Keep thier nails short, put mittens on if you want to and just learn to live with it. It hurts but they certainly should not be disciplined for it at this age. They did a study that found if children were also slapped on their hands they explored less with theiur hands than other children the same age so you have to be careful becuause you wnat to encourage her exploration of how to use these funny things we call hands and their mommy!

I think that's just them learning how to use their motor skills. Maybe put a blanket over your neck or something that they can grab onto instead of your neck!

My son did that as well. I got him the little light weight mittens to wear and it also kept him from scratching himself with his nail.

I know they had them at Target.

Good luck!

You can't. It's a natural instinct in an infant. It's annoying but nothing you can do to stop it at just 4 months old.

K. B
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Good luck! A turtleneck perhaps? Just try to keep her hands away from your neck and vice-versa!

My 16 month old does the same thing when he's tired. I wish I stopped it when he was younger. Now he's starting to understand and I'll get up and move if he won't stop. I give him a little blankie to 'pinch' instead and sometimes playing with that between his fingers while tired will be enough without the pinching. Good luck - it hurts!

My daughter did this and when she got sick it worsened. I looked like I had been mauled. Every time she did it I would jump to show it hurt and then take her little hand and rub my arm with it. Eventually she started rubbing my arm instead of pinching my neck.

T., I always said "Ow that hurts. We don't hurt people" and then placed them in the crib and walked away for a few minutes. (my boys tended to do this stuff while they were nursing so the crib was handy)I would wait a few minutes and then go back in and pick them up, give a hug and kiss and sit down to finish nursing. It never really took more than a few times for them to get the idea that if they kept doing that(pinching biting hitting) that they wouldn't get what they wanted--Mommy. Hope you find what works for you abd your little one.

This may not help, but my daughter did this when she was nursing as an infant. She finally quit pinching me - only to start pinching her own neck. She'll be five years old next month and still pinches her neck when she's nervous or tired - but at least understands now when I tell her not to pinch herself. If you can curb it now, you'll be better off - because I wasn't successful and it turned into a nervous habit that's been hard to break!

I don't know how to stop it any other way then to remove the baby from your personal space when he/she is hurting you. At 16 weeks old they don't understand that they are hurting you. To them you make a funny noise when thay do that motion. The logic and reasoning skills of a 16 week old baby is very, very small. Don't forget motor skills are developing and are only the most basic of skills are being used. it hurts, but its also part of their discovery of the world. Have a great day!

My daughter started pulling my hair around the same age...especially if she was upset. I would firmly say "no, please don't do that it hurts mommy" and removed her hands from my hair...I know she doesn't really understand what I am saying, but I think the tone of voice relays your discontent and she will eventually get the hint and stop doing it...either that or they just outgrow it.
J. W