What reason does the darling of 2 months always eat a hand

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My husband and I have been married for several years. A few years ago, in order to earn more money, we didn't have any children. We just arrived this year. Now our baby is two months old and we eat our hands. We have this symptom, This kind of phenomenon should be very common. Doctor, do you want to stop it? My mother-in-law doesn't let her baby eat her hands. She says that her hands are dirty and she will get hand foot mouth disease. She also says that the next door's hands will eat when she gets married. I can only smile when I hear that. She doesn't let her baby eat her hands, but her baby wants to eat, and she has a voice. It's so lovely. I see from the Internet that baby needs to grow up. In the end should not stop it, then I want to know two months of baby eat hand. Let's take a look at the following.

What reason does the darling of 2 months always eat a hand

First: the mother must know that when the baby is 2 to 3 months old, with the development of the cerebral cortex, the baby has learned two movements. One is to shake his little hand in front of his eyes and stare at his little hand. This is a hand watching game, and the other is to suck his fingers. At first, the baby perceives external objects with his tongue. Some babies use this special way to know their own body part.

Second: the mother can rest assured that eating fingers is a psychological placebo for the baby. The baby often starts to suck fingers as a placebo to stabilize his mood when his own needs are not met, such as when he is hungry but can't get milk, or when the baby needs his mother's caress but can't be satisfied. Finger sucking during this period does not need to be corrected.

Third: the mother must understand that when the baby is just born, the limbs movement is unconscious. About 2 months after birth, due to the development of the nervous system, upper limb movement gradually has a purpose. At this time, he does not know how to grasp toys, so he will put his hand in his mouth. About 4 months after birth, the baby has the ability to reach out for toys, grasp the toys in hand and put them into the mouth accurately.

matters needing attention

Mother must pay attention to hygiene. Parents should wash hands frequently and disinfect toys. Prevent foreign bodies from injuring children. Don't put buttons, beans, etc. where the baby can get them, so as to prevent foreign bodies from blocking the baby's trachea and causing life-threatening.