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Hi doctor I am a mother of 6 months old baby girl. May daughter have a habit of putting finger in mouth. Whenever she feels sleepy she puts her finger in d mouth. Earlier it was a sogn of hungerness bt now if i offer her bottle for feeding or breastmilk she refuses nd keeps in mouthi am so much worried what is d issue ? Why is she not taking any feed. How can i remove the habit of finger keeping and is there any issue in this habit? Kindly suggest something
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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy2 years agoA. 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 veryx 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 xthe oral cavity can cause infection fever vomiting and loose motions.
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RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl2 years agoA. Teething can often lead to this kind of behaviour in cage because they have so much of itching and irritation in the gums that they often behave like this Sai believe you can check the gums of your child that’s going to give you a much better clarity on the situation
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