Chewing on hands..
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Topic: Chewing on hands..
Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Subject: Chewing on hands..
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 2:11pm
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Briahna has been doing this alot even after a feed when shes not hungry.
I was just wondering if anyone knows why she would be doing it? [edit] i know its [robably nothing, but im just curious really! ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 2:17pm
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Sounds like self-soothing :) ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 2:24pm
Yup Sam does this alot too. I think you will find that Briahna is probably coming into the age where everything of interest goes in the mouth - even bits of herself ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 2:30pm
Yup, Bella LOVES her hands, quite often she'll try and stick both of them in at the same time, but I'm sick of people saying to me "oh is she hungry" right after I've fed her...NOOOOOOOOO she is just a very 'sucky' baby, loves her dummy, loves her fingers/hands/thumbs, whatever she can jam in there!!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kicker
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 2:31pm
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Madison has always sucked on her hands, i think it is a self soothing thing as she seems to do it more when she is tired.
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Posted By: Rackhell
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 2:57pm
| Cath does this as well, it's a soothing thing for her. When she can't get a blanket in her mouth, the hands go in there. |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 3:09pm
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Yeah Spencer has pretty much constantly got his hands in his mouth he even tries to put them in there when feeding. He also shoves his bib, blanket, toy or anything else he can get hold off in there too. He actually makes himself gag sometimes the silly boy ------------- 
 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 3:21pm
| Daniel does it constantly. He's teething on and off but its also just their way of exploring. |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 4:02pm
yup!!!! Astin loves chewing on his hands!!! makes for a very dribbley affair!!! 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 4:46pm
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At her age her tongue has more sensation in it than her fingertips so it's probably the start of an exploring phase (which lasts for ages) -------------  |
Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 7:03pm
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i thought it would be something like that!
thanks guys  ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 7:21pm
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I used to get sooooo sick of people telling me Han had her hands in her mouth like that cos she was either hungry or teething. Nobody seemed to understand it was just cos she could and the start of the everything in the mouth phase! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 8:45pm
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Jett's exactly like that at the moment. I think it's the comfort of sucking. As soon as my boob leaves his mouth, his hands go in. I'm thinking of introducing a dummy as he will go to sleep while feeding, but as soon as I put him down he'll wake with his hands in his mouth. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 05 November 2007 at 9:02pm
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Yep as others have said it's their way of exploring, they get the taste, and texture of things that way, it's also just well, cos they can, they have learnt that they can purposefully bring their hands inwards to the center to reach their mouth - one of the first things they learn to do.. and what a great reward.. they get something to suck on if they learn to hold their hands there long enough. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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