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#AskTheExpert my baby is 4 months old he started thumb sucking does it reduces apetitite of my baby and what to do to reduce that habbitthumb th mthumb thumb thumb suckingthumb suckin
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sindhuMom of a 2 yr 9 m old boy2 years agoA. dont worry.. its normal..
for some babies it wil stop and for some babies they will feel happy and secured by keeping fingers in mouth..
please keep you babies hands hygiene everytime to avoid.. infection to mouth or stomach
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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy2 years agoA. no it does not decrease appetite
it is self soothing behaviour of the child
finger, thumb, 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 hygiene 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.
but if hygiene is not maintained then dirty things going inside the oral cavity can cause infection fever vomiting and loose motions.
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Sarika guptaMom of 2 children2 years agoA. Hello there ma’am please do not worry about it too much and please try to divert baby mind whenever baby try to suck thumb and it is quite common in babies at this age and also give baby a silicone based teether.
Take care
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