https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:27:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286681 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:53:14 +0000 Alivoo01 1286681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: Thanks for your input! I'll try that tactic because right now, I'm dragging the potential lovey everywhere we go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286675 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:51:28 +0000 cascademom 1286675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Only at bed and nap times are when he gets his lovey. He likes to pull it out of his crib now, but he associates sleep with his lovey. When we go on car trips around his nap or bedtime, he gets it then too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286654 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:40:21 +0000 Alivoo01 1286654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: I like the Angel Dear lovey! When you first introduced him to the lovey, did you give it to him only at bed/nap times or did you take it with you every where you went? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286634 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:31:28 +0000 cascademom 1286634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Ours is an Angel Dear lovey that's a blue bunny with floppy ears. He loves it. His other lovey is a Taggies blanket. He likes to sleep with them around his face or play with the bunny's ears and face. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286628 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:30:04 +0000 Raindrop 1286628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO scratched a lot when he was just born. We had mittens on him all the time. Nothing special just the carter or gerber mittens (the ones you get in sets of 3). BUT he seemed to stop scratching at about the 6 months mark. I think the mittens must have been done the trick for us. :)</p> <p>We had a lot of mittens for him... I didn't even know till I was showing off pictures of LO to my coworkers and they were like wow you have a lot mittens! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286599 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:17:32 +0000 Alivoo01 1286599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: I thought him sucking on his fingers/hand would help him self soothe while sleep training but it didn't. He would grab for his face instead so he's been sleeping in newborn/infant gloves the past few days. He's sucking on the glove which is gross and stinky, but it doesn't seem to bother him it's fabric vs his real hand.</p> <p>@cascademom: What is your LO's lovey? I'm open to suggestions while we try to find THE one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286386 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:59:21 +0000 cascademom 1286386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's already been suggested, but the lovey reduced the scratching for us. I would say to keep trying with the lovey. My LO is almost 16 months old and likes his lovey in the morning for comfort as he's getting ready. He cries when he has to leave it in his crib for the day. It's his source of comfort and where he can control his emotions he can't fully verbalize yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286324 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:40:42 +0000 Smurfette 1286324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R never really did this. She pulls her hair.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286281 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:30:38 +0000 tinyperson 1286281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 12.5 months and still scratches her face regularly...her skin is super fair (and she has red hair) so they show up really easily! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286277 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:29:13 +0000 Cherrybee 1286277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been wondering this too! E is almost 5 months and she still does it - I put her to bed with socks on her hands but I'm planning to sleep train in the new year and I think she might need to find her thumb so she can self soothe..... nightmare! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286162 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:59:41 +0000 Alivoo01 1286162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I feel better knowing that it's okay DS hasn't taken to a lovey! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286122 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:47:04 +0000 MsLipGloss 1286122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: My LO didn't have a lovey until she was much older . . . around 10 months or so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286116 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:45:04 +0000 danda 1286116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine still tried 5.5 months) but I able to get her nails ridiculously short using Piyo Piyo nail scissors every 2 days and that seems to do the trick. Sometimes I also file her nails after cutting to make sure no sharp points after the cutting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286114 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:43:22 +0000 MsLipGloss 1286114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 months and we still get scratches. I usually put some Aquaphor (or Lanolin) on them to help them heal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286112 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:43:16 +0000 Alivoo01 1286112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I've tried introducing a lovey to him, but he hasn't responded to any one yet... Not sure what else to do to get him to take one as his lovey.</p> <p>@lawbee11: @Bookish: C is like this too! I can clip his nails the day before and even round out the corners so there isn't a sharp edge and he still slices and dices. Ugh!!</p> <p>@lawbee11: Going to check out the zipadee now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286089 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:33:48 +0000 Bookish 1286089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>G is 5.5 months and still does it. We trim her nails every two days and she still manages to gouge the heck out of herself... I'm pretty sure she's going to have a scar from one of them! Ugh!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286085 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:32:57 +0000 lawbee11 1286085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is why we have M wear a zipadee zip...otherwise she scratches up her face even if I just trimmed her nails the day before! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286076 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:30:34 +0000 hilsy85 1286076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Lo is almost 14 months and just left a big scratch on his nose yesterday :( I just make sure to trim his nails often! Giving him a lovey helped, as he would rub his face with his lovey instead of his fingers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-stop-scratching-their-face#post-1286066 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:28:27 +0000 Alivoo01 1286066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 5 months old. When he's upset or first waking up from sleep, his immediate reaction is to grab a hold of his face and scratch the holy bujeebuzz out of it. Currently, it looks like a cat went to town on it because I was sleep training last week. It's just not light stratches either, they're fairly deep gashes! I've resorted to putting newborn gloves on his hands at night to prevent further damage. His face looks terrible and it breaks my heart because it looks painful!</p> <p>Any advice on how to prevent him from doing this? When did your LO stop scratching at their face? </p>