https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:29:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/handedness-1#post-2809055 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:34:47 +0000 Alba4 2809055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My older son (4.5) always used his right hand and is a righty. DS2 (20 months) uses his left hand to point, eat, and color. I think he’s going to be a lefty. My husband is a lefty too, so I wouldn’t be surprised. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/handedness-1#post-2809054 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:21:52 +0000 Charm54 2809054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD1 started showing a preference around 2.5 and is definitely a leftie. Dd2 is 2.5 now and I have noticed she is using mostly her left hand. So we might be 2/2 for lefties ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/handedness-1#post-2809053 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:17:27 +0000 LemonJack 2809053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think with DD1 she was around 2.5 when a clear dominant hand emerged, although she still switched on and off for a long time.</p> <p>DD2 is too little for me to say. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/handedness-1#post-2809051 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 14:43:31 +0000 bhbee 2809051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first always preferred right since i can remember. I thought my second might be a lefty because for a long time he always ate with his left. But eventually he learned a spoon and a crayon with his right so perhaps it didn’t mean much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/handedness-1#post-2809046 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 14:11:08 +0000 LadyDi 2809046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son will be 3 in June and I’m still not sure about him. He colors and paints with the right but often eats and throws with the left. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/handedness-1#post-2809044 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:48:07 +0000 erinbaderin 2809044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My older son has always seemed to prefer his left hand, at first with sucking his fingers and then as he got older with cutlery and crayons. He’s only 4 so I’m still not sure, but I’m pretty sure he’s going to be a leftie. I think my younger son might be going the same way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/handedness-1#post-2809042 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:27:29 +0000 birdofafeather 2809042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>both of mine suck fingers on their left hand, but my 5 year old has shown herself as a pretty true righty. my 2.5 year old though has a preference for her left though, so we'll see where she lands! i think 13 weeks is way too early to make any call. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/handedness-1#post-2809040 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:08:38 +0000 Foodnerd81 2809040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My older daughter didn’t show a preference until pretty late- she was 3 before I would call her a righty and at 4.5, she still uses both hands- like her teacher reports she uses scissors with her left. So I think maybe she is more ambidextrous than many? </p> <p>My younger daughter has shown a preference for her right hand from early on, but not 13 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/handedness-1#post-2809039 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 12:54:10 +0000 starchild 2809039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did your LO show a preference for one hand or another early? Did that end up being their dominant hand?</p> <p>My girl favors her left hand considerably for finger sucking, but she’s only 13w so I don’t know if we should read into it or not. Her daddy will be thrilled if it is a precursor to joining him as a lefty lol! </p> [attach=8173/18/p5ftqb.600x374.7B7F89FB-B62E-4A7C-BD3D-190404C3F71E.jpeg]