Why do babies chew their fingers?

Nowadays, many children start to develop the habit of sucking their thumbs when they are one or two months old. Especially as they grow older, the symptoms will become more and more obvious. In fact, this situation is mainly because the child's gums are itchy due to teething. Sucking fingers can rub the gums and eliminate the itching. In addition, it is necessary to check whether there are any changes in the child's body recently, try to change the habit of sucking fingers, and also ensure the hygiene of the hands.

What to do if your baby sucks his fingers

Babies will begin to develop their own hands at around three months old and use them as new playmates. Therefore, it is normal to put his new little friend into his mouth and suck it for fun at this stage, not to mention that this is his most readily available little friend and he cannot let it go.

This little hand is the carrier that connects the child to the heart of exploring the world. If you deliberately try to "cut off" this "hub", it will have a great impact on the child's psychology. Some babies even regard sucking their fingers as a sign of attachment to the nipple. Sucking fingers is a reasonable need of infancy. It is harmless and requires adults to restrain their mindset to satisfy their needs.

In the past, many attempts to break the habit of sucking breasts and fingers by using stimulating objects during infancy were an act of disregard for the infant's feelings and growth needs, and this practice is not recommended unless it is absolutely necessary. However, today we will not discuss in detail the impact of these little hands on psychology. Instead, we will focus on solving the problem of how you want to save your baby's little hands from turning white from eating.

First of all, why does your baby suck his fingers? In addition to the growth reasons listed at the beginning, there is another reason that cannot be ignored, which is that he is about to grow teeth. Judging from the private messages you and I have sent, your baby is now entering the stage of "about to grow little teeth".

During this stage, the baby will start to drool. When the drool increases gradually, small red dots will grow around the lips. Don't worry, that is "drool rash" and generally no special care is required. Just wipe the saliva and keep it dry. This situation will recover on its own once the saliva stops flowing or the skin has adapted to the humidity.

In the early stages of teeth growth, the baby's gums may feel a little uncomfortable, and may even become itchy and painful. Some babies are particularly sensitive to their body changes, and they will unconsciously do things that make themselves feel comfortable. This is another reason why babies suck their fingers all day long, even to the point of being "crazy".

Now the question is how to solve it? Let's see if these methods can solve this problem: To choose a teether for your baby, you can take your baby to the store to choose one that he is interested in, or choose one that you think your baby will like based on your guess about his taste. Teethers come in a variety of textures, some are soft and some are hard. It depends on your baby's preference and you need to experiment; it may not work in one go.

My baby threw away a lot of teethers at that time, and the only thing he liked was a very hard toy ring. Therefore, children chewing teethers is not just a matter of one or two weeks, it may even continue until all the teeth have grown.

Tie the teether you just bought with a rope and hang it around your baby's neck so that he can get it at any time. It will become his new friend at his fingertips. If the baby is not satisfied with many types of teethers and still likes his own hands the most, then we can expand our thinking and find various things he may need, such as bones? Small spoon? A little piece of cloth? The little hands of a doll? This requires mothers to have rich imagination and judgment of the baby's needs. Whether your baby prefers to grind, chew, or suck, the way these actions are performed often determines whether the things you give him to chew on can meet these needs.

The softness and hardness required by the baby is also something that mothers need to pay attention to. These are often more important to babies than how they look. Moreover, the demand for varieties will change according to the development of the oral cavity, which requires the mother's observation and judgment.