Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 m old boy3 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 cavityx and also try to maintain the hygiene of your finger when you are touching the hands of the child.
to decrease thex 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.
RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl3 years agoA. What is not a milestone let me tell u this is the habit so I don’t get it so confuse with a milestone it’s not a milestone is this a casual habit of a child and to get rid of it you just have to keep taking the hand out of the mouth every time that’s what you can do and after the age of 3 to 3 1/2 months mostly this kind of a habit increases when a child is having its teeth Write Your Answer Here
Sunita MahatoMom of 2 children3 years agoA. has developed the habit of sucking the finger restrict remove as you notice as baby may get addicted to the habit
it is common at this age
you can use Babyhug mittens
take care
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