my daughter 5 months old, she always puts her 5 fingers in mouth, is this normal. waight is 5.3 kgs, born waight in 2.8 kgs. please advise.

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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 very irritable and crying for pain you can give paracetamol also.
it is a self limiting habit and no treatment is required.
but if hygiene xis not maintained then dirty things going inside the oral cavity can cause infection fever vomiting and loose motions.

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thank You, please waight is this normal. born waight is 2.75 and now 5.4 kgs at 5 month end.

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Babies have natural rooting and sucking reflexes, which can cause them to put their thumbs or fingers into their mouths — sometimes even before birth. 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.