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Mom of a 2 yr 9 m old boy1 Year ago

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how to stop the baby from finger swelling? 1 year 7 months completed.. but he is doing this all the time.. when he is hungry and while sleeping he is doing this as must... how to stop this

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy1 Year ago

A. babies have natural rooting and sucking reflexes, which can cause them to put their thumbs or fingers into their mouths . because thumb sucking makes babies feel secure, some babies might eventually develop a habit of thumb sucking when they're in need of soothing or going to sleep. sometimes due to stress also this can occur. it is many times increased during the teething process also. you can wait till max till permanent tooth eruption starts most experts agree that a thumb-sucker younger than 5 shouldn't be pressured to stop stop by 1 positive reinforcement : praise when child does not do it. also offer bed time stories andf outside entertainment when child does not do it. 2 identify trigger as what led to it. stress ?? 3 gentle reminder. do not scold and severely criticize last option- dentist treatment after 5years .

Sunita MahatoMom of 3 children1 Year ago

A. he ia always putting fingers in mouth.. try to distract and divert the baby as u notice doing ... maintain a behaviour chart add star and smiley to the chart as baby listen... take care...

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