Two month old baby sucking his fingers

Babies will have many small habits, especially sucking their fingers. We see that all babies have the habit of sucking their fingers. Some parents do not pay attention to the phenomenon of their children sucking their fingers. Sometimes there are a lot of bacteria on the babies' hands. If they suck their fingers, it will cause some bacterial infection. The baby is also prone to some discomfort, such as diarrhea. Parents should find ways not to let the baby develop the habit of sucking his fingers, especially for two-month-old babies.

Sucking fingers is probably the most common phenomenon in two-month-old babies. Babies will have the habit of sucking fingers at a certain stage. This is very normal and parents should not worry about it, but they should also control it appropriately and try not to let babies suck fingers. After all, there will be a lot of bacteria on their hands.

Babies suck their fingers for the following reasons: (1) Sucking fingers is a sign of intellectual development: When babies are 2 to 3 months old, as the cerebral cortex develops, they learn two actions. One is to wave their hands in front of their eyes and stare at their hands. This is the hand-watching game. The other is to suck their fingers. Because babies initially use their tongues to perceive external objects, some babies use this special way to recognize the various parts of their bodies. (2) Sucking fingers is a psychological placebo for babies. When babies' needs are not met, such as when they are hungry but cannot wait for milk or when they need their mother's caress but cannot get it, they will start sucking their fingers as a placebo to stabilize their emotions. Thumb sucking does not need to be corrected during this period.

Almost all babies go through a period in which they are particularly interested in their opponents. Babies will put their hands in their mouths and suck on them, or put anything they can reach or hold in their mouths. Many young parents think this is an extremely unhygienic and bad habit and try to correct it by force. In fact, it is a very natural phenomenon for babies to suck their fingers and chew things. It is an inevitable result of the development of their nervous system.

When a baby is just born, the movements of its limbs are unconscious. Around 2 months after birth, due to the development of the nervous system, the movements of the upper limbs gradually become purposeful, but at this time the baby does not know how to grab toys, so he puts his hands in his mouth. By about 4 months after birth, the baby has the ability to reach out and grab toys. He will grab the toys he sees in his hands and put them into his mouth accurately. At this point, the child will be able to tell the difference between the toy and the hand through the feeling of the mouth. By 6-8 months of age, babies can perform complex movements such as throwing objects, reaching out to touch, and imitating adults' movements. These are inevitable for the development of the nervous system. Moreover, it is essential for the baby to suck his fingers, chew toys and consciously touch everything around him, which is also necessary for his brain development and limb muscle training. Therefore, parents should encourage these behaviors and never correct them by force.

Everyone should be familiar with the phenomenon of two-month-old babies sucking their fingers. We usually see many babies with the habit of sucking their fingers. Sometimes we think this is very cute, but parents should also pay attention to some adverse effects of sucking their fingers, which will also affect the baby's digestive system and is not conducive to the baby's digestion.