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Mom of a 3 yr 10 m old girl3 years ago

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My baby is 4 month old. Now a days she is putting her fist and fingers into her mouth and sucking them, she is not showing interest in drinking milk. Could someone please let me know how can I stop her sucking her hand. I am bit worried about her feed. please pour uour suggestions

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years ago

A. 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 uthe child. to decrease the teething pain you can ipress 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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