My 3 month old will NOT stop scratching his face in his sleep. One way he self soothes is by rubbing his face ! I hate seeing him scratched up and keep his nails short. Any other tips ?
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My LO does the same thing . . . she has vicious face/eye rub! Other than keeping her nails clipped and filed, there really isn't anything else you can do. I give her soft lovies in the hopes that she will rub the lovey on her face instead of her hands/fingers, and sometimes it works(!), but other than that . . . nadda.
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My DS did this a lot too! I ended up giving him an A&A security blanket so he could rub his face with it, he loved it and still uses it at 7 months...
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@MsLipGloss: @lilyann: yes ! He has and loves his A&A security blanket but right now is still swaddled with one arm out. Maybe once we swaddle wean his blanket will help
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LO does the same thing (7 months) she got her forehead good the other day because her nails were too long. That is her soothing techinique, now if I see it on the monitor I go and give her her security blanket & she puts that up by her face and falls asleep.
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Going through the same here. He got his face good today :(. Going to listen to all the advice
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@wheres_c- my son got his face good twice and it happened when my DH forgot to put his mittens on when he was asleep.
I find that mittens and socks work best. My son only rubs his face when he is sleepy so mittens/socks for those occasions only. During the day, he is fine. I let him have free range with his fingers to promote fine motor control.
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