My baby boy who is 2 months 24 days old is putting his hand in mouth. Can I start using tether for this or it is normal

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during teething (pain can start as early as 3 months)
there is itching, pain, drooling of saliva, swelling in the gums, oral finger insertion, irritability and crying during the teething process.
it will come intermittently for few days to few weeks and then will go away. usually teething pain doesn't come after 2 years of age.
with the help of your fingers you can press the gums of the child to decrease the pain as well as you can give a pacifier but it should be clean. 
you can give a cold cotton cloth to bite and press between the gums
when tshe child is crying due to pain not resolving then you can give paracetamol which will also help in decreasing tshe pain.
long-term medicine on daily basis (homeopathic /allopathic )(they are painkiller)are usually not advisable.

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yeah it is completely normal even my 2.5 month son also put his fingers in mouth

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thank you for reaching out to us with this question yes it is very normal it in fact is a milestone that you are child is reaching this is very built they coordination between the hand and the mouth so nothing to be worried just make sure that everything around him is clean so that he does not end up with an infection.