#AskTheExpert Hi doctor , Gravit is 2 months old .. he sucks his fingers and due to that takes less feed. sucking fingers is second month milestone. is it possible that due to sucking fingers babies take less feed ? in the night he takes feed for hardly 10 mins and as I put him down he starts sucking his fingers .. why so ?

1 Answer

ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist2 years ago

A. Hello mom sucking fingers is a quite a habit of the babies so that is the reason mittens are advisable to be used and also stop the baby. Immediately the moment you see him putting his finger in the mouth.

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