How many months do babies eat fingers?

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My baby is now nearly five months old and breast-feeding. Recently, I found that babies often eat their hands, eat delicious food, and often bite their nipples. I don't know what's going on. Many babies eat their hands or feet, and their mothers can't see them, so they pull their hands out, because they think it's a bad habit to eat their hands, and it's easy to bring bacteria on their hands into their bodies, Affect health. So they tried to pull the baby's little hand out of their mouth. But mothers want to know why babies eat their hands.

How many months do babies eat fingers?

1. Baby like to eat hands, is determined by the baby's physiological development. The baby's brain is gradually developing, with the proficiency of various movements, the various functions of the brain are gradually improved. After the baby is born, with the awakening of life, the sensitive period of mouth comes. At this time, the baby finds his little hand. At the beginning, the baby knows his hand with his mouth. At this time, the baby bites with his mouth, not because of hunger, but through the contact of his mouth to perceive and understand the strange world.

2. Some mothers feel unsanitary and always pull their baby's hand out of their mouth. But every time, the baby sticks his hand back to his mouth and sucks happily. At this stage, the baby eats his hand, which has only advantages but no disadvantages. Eating hands can train his hand eye coordination ability, cultivate his self cognitive ability and sports ability. When a child is lying in a cot or car and playing by himself, the mother can wash the child's hands first, so that there will be no health problems.

3. Parents can let the baby eat some Dongliang, such as pig liver. The mother cuts the cooked pig liver into thin slices in advance, puts it in the baby's hand, guides the baby to put his hand to his mouth, and the treasure owner will chew it. This method can not only train the baby's hand and heel coordination ability, train the brain, but also grind teeth, and supplement the iron that the baby is easy to lack.

matters needing attention

Mother must pay attention to the baby eat hands and feet, mothers do not force their hands out, you can try pacifier, pacifier can play to let the baby comfortable, relaxed purpose. Usually in life must let the baby drink more water, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, must let the baby develop good living habits.