Why does the baby always suck his lips?

Watching the baby grow up is the happiest thing for every parent. Every mother gives everything for her baby. During the growth process, the baby will have various situations. Parents must carefully observe the baby's every move. Every movement of the baby is a performance, and the baby often sucks his lips. Is this situation normal? Let’s take a look at why babies always suck their lips.

Reasons why babies suck their lips:

Babies at the age of 20 months are in a critical period of development of deciduous teeth. If the habit of biting the lower lip is not corrected in time, it will have irreversible adverse effects on the development and morphology of the baby's deciduous teeth and oral and maxillofacial area, and may even affect the development of permanent teeth. The baby's behavior of biting her lips is actually caused by the baby's lack of security. This body signal sent by the baby shows that she needs a sense of security very much.

When a baby is born, there are ossified deciduous tooth buds in the jaw, but they have not erupted. The deciduous teeth begin to erupt 4-10 months after birth, and are fully erupted at the latest by 2 and a half years old. This lip biting phenomenon may be caused by the eruption of deciduous teeth.

Although teething is a physiological phenomenon, some children may experience drooling, biting, restless sleep, irritability, low fever and other reactions. Pacifiers, teethers and teethers are three different styles of baby products that can relieve various symptoms of teething, promote gum development, and meet the baby's needs for sucking and licking. It can be used for babies at this time, but care must be taken to keep the utensils clean and hygienic.

It is recommended that you massage your baby's gums after washing your hands every day to relieve your baby's discomfort; in addition, give your baby teething biscuits, teething sticks, etc. to let your baby grind his gums. Slowly correct your baby's lip biting habit.

It is not advisable to use pacifiers to avoid dependence. In addition, if you do not pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene, it may cause infection. Because babies bite their lips frequently, it is recommended to massage their gums several times a day after washing your hands.

Give teething sticks, teething biscuits, etc. Parents can let the baby chew some harder foods, such as: steamed buns, dumplings, fruits, vegetables, biscuits, etc., to satisfy the baby's desire to use his teeth. At the same time, parents should also actively demonstrate the correct way to their babies, so that they can understand the role of teeth and the correct way to use them from an early age, let them know that teeth are not used to bite lips, and let them grind their teeth to relieve the discomfort of teething.

The above article describes a detailed introduction to babies who always suck their lips. I believe that parents and friends have a more detailed understanding of the situation of babies who always suck their lips after reading this. It is a difficult and happy time in the baby's growth process. Parents should have more contact with the baby, observe the child's physical condition and habits, and teach the baby to eat more vegetables and fruits to grow up healthily.