What should I do if my baby sucks his fingers?

For babies, sucking their fingers is as carefree as sucking breast milk. Family members are often worried about this. After all, babies' fingers often touch other things and must be contaminated with a lot of germs. Once they put their hands in their mouths, it is easy to breed germs and cause various health risks. Therefore, it is important to solve this problem correctly. So what should we do if babies suck their fingers?

When the baby sucks his fingers, the mother takes the baby's hands out of his mouth, then pretends to be unhappy and tells the baby that she doesn't want to care about the dirty baby who likes to suck his fingers, so that the baby forms a conditioned reflex that the mother will be unhappy as long as the baby puts his hands in his mouth. In this way, the baby will no longer suck his fingers. Remember, if you give your baby enough care and love, he or she will not choose to suck his or her fingers.

If your baby is not breastfed, remember that the pacifier you choose should meet national health standards, or the shape or texture of the pacifier should be similar to a real nipple. In this way, when the baby is eating, it will be like sucking breast milk. Also, the hole of the baby's pacifier should not be too large, so as to satisfy the time difference of the baby's sucking.

When the baby is eating, mothers must show love, stay calm, and gently watch the baby finish eating. This way the baby will feel safe and will not feel scared or stressed. In this way, the baby will feel the warmth of the world and will not have to suck his fingers to relieve his fear.

After the baby wakes up from sleep, mothers must not leave the baby alone in bed to play for a long time. Because when the baby is playing alone, without anyone to accompany him, he will naturally find a way to entertain himself, so he will choose to suck his fingers. And if you can appear after the baby wakes up, the baby will not feel bored and will not suck his fingers.

After your baby develops the habit of sucking his fingers, remember, when you see him sucking his fingers, you should take his little hands out of his mouth. Then you can gently bite his fingers to make him feel pain. In this way, the baby will have a conditioned reflex. As soon as you put your fingers in his mouth, the baby will take out his fingers as soon as you move your mouth.

I hope everyone can take seriously what to do if your baby sucks his fingers. Of course, don't force your baby to stop sucking his fingers, as this will make them feel insecure and will also have a bad impact on their psychological development. In short, everything needs to be done step by step, and ensuring the baby's health and safety is the most important thing.