DS (12 weeks) has found his fingers. Except now they are in his mouth literally anytime he is not eating or sleeping. Only the fingers of his left hand. I have tried offering him toys and pacis but he's not having it.
Is this normal?? It seems rather unhygienic ... but I don't know what really to do about it! Is it a phase? He's not teething yet, right?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
DD chews on her fingers all the time. It drives me crazy because of the amount of slobber. I just bought her a munch mitt this week and she really likes it. I thought she'd probably chew her other hand, but so far she hasn't.
honeydew / 7622 posts
T uses her middle and ring finger of her left hand to self soothe. Now she only does it when she's tired or upset.
squash / 13764 posts
Normal! Both my kids did it (and dd still does at 4 month). Not teething, just a mix of salivary glands kicking in and developmental phase of discovering their hands!
pomelo / 5084 posts
@youboots: Yeah he does this too and it looks like he's flashing the "rock on" sign - lol!
coconut / 8079 posts
LO constantly had his fingers in his mouth at that age. It was just a phase!
honeydew / 7235 posts
Yeah, my 4.5 month old has had his fingers in his mouth constantly since he found them. He will also take Sophie or a teething ring to chew on now too.
persimmon / 1322 posts
Totally normal! It will eventually develop into putting everything he can grab into his mouth. My 6 month old still loves sucking on her hands, but will also use a teether or toy or paci or blanket or just about anything. It's gross but normal. I do a lot of rinsing her hands and wiping her face through out the day.
grapefruit / 4066 posts
DS is 4.5 months and his hands are in his mouth non stop, he is a drooling machine!
pomelo / 5084 posts
Thanks ladies! I guess we will just wait it out. 
He does take a paci when he is falling asleep but it's like sucking his fingers is his favorite (only?) form of entertainment while awake! Ha.
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