How old is the baby to suck his fingers?

It is actually normal for babies to suck their fingers, but if they still do so when they grow up, this bad habit needs to be corrected. However, under normal circumstances, babies will not develop the bad habit of sucking their fingers, so parents do not need to stop them when they see their babies sucking their fingers. Many things have regularities, and parents will discover the mystery by observing slowly. So, how old are babies when they start sucking their fingers? Come and have a look now.

The first year after a baby is born is called the "oral period", which is the first basic stage of personality development. Thumb sucking is the best and most important way to obtain satisfaction in infancy. It is a psychological need and behavior in the baby's growth process and a healthy way for the baby to comfort himself.

There is a pattern for babies to eat their fingers:

1. When the baby is just born, when his lips touch the mother's nipple, he will spontaneously make sucking movements to feed the milk. This is a physiological sucking reflex. When they are hungry, anything their lips touch will trigger a sucking reflex, and they will even spontaneously suck when they are asleep.

2. When they are a little older, most babies (accounting for 90% of infants) will put their fingers in their mouths and suck them when they are hungry. This is a normal phenomenon and parents do not need to worry too much about it.

3. After 2 to 3 years old, the baby will ask for food when he is hungry, and this finger sucking phenomenon will gradually disappear.

4. If your baby is 4 years old and still sucks his fingers, or even bites his nails, quilt corners, or clothes cuffs, it may be a behavioral problem that needs correction.

Although it is harmless for babies to suck their fingers, and it is also a form of learning and play for them, if the baby's hands are not clean, then the bacteria will enter the body through the mouth, which can easily cause bad reactions to the baby. Therefore, parents must always keep the baby's hands clean and hygienic. Secondly, when the child is 2 years old and still often sucks his fingers, parents should pay attention to it.