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#AskTheExpert My 4 month old girl tends to put everything on mouth and also sucks her thumb. Is that a sign of hunger?
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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 m old boy3 years agoA. finger, hand,things insertion in the oral cavity is very normal at this stage and usually it is due to teething pain the child is experiencing along with inflammation and pain in the gums.
just maintain hygiene of the child finger as well as any type of things which goes inside the oral cavity and also try to maintain the hhygiene of your finger when you are touching the hands of the child.
to decrease the teething pain you can press the gums of the child and if the child is very irritable and crying for pain you can give paracetamol also.
it is a self limiting habit and no treatment is required.
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Shabnam SheikhMom of 2 children3 years agoA. hi..mostly babies suck on their fingers is because of unger. when babies go through growth spurts, During growth spurts, even after feeding, he may suck on his fingers.
Many babies tend to sleep while feeding and develop the habit of having a nipple in their mouth when they fall asleep. Your child could be using his fingers to put himself to sleep if he doesn’t find a breast or nipple.
As your baby gets older, the process of teething This causes pain and irritation in the gums, and a lot of drooling. Your baby might feel like chewing on something, to relieve the pain. Putting fingers in the mouth and pressing on them is the quickest way he handles the trouble.
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