Is it possible that my daughter is teething at 10wks?she eats her fingers even after a full bottle!

Kelly - posted on 12/11/2009

And if you replace that hand with a pacifier I notice a more immediate sleep, I notice my son Jordan chewing the hands when he is sleepy or a little stressed, I feel like it is a thumb sucking precursor in my case anyways.

Patricia - posted on 12/10/2009

My daughter is 11 weeks old... and for the past 2 weeks she's been chewing on her fingers constantly. I began to give her chilled teething rings... which on most occasions pacified her for a good while. I find in this time, she has been drooling a lot; which is not something that I would consider usual for my daughter.
As for some babies being born with teeth. I can verify that one! I myself was born with my four upper front teeth. So I do believe that it is possible for a baby to start teething at any time! Everyone is different after all.

Jenene - posted on 12/10/2009

hey hun i was also thinking the same thing but apperantly its there reflaces!!!

Krystle - posted on 12/09/2009

It is possible but I know my son son does this all the time. They say it just soothes the baby because I know when my son does it he usually falls asleep while doing that

Tracey - posted on 12/09/2009

Hi all Eimear is chewing her hands of since about 10 weeks but Violet has only just started this week, Eimear is also drooling for the country , I was told the excess drooling is the body adjusting itself to start on solid foods - its the digestion changing slightly.

Catriona - posted on 12/09/2009

hi,am just new to this,but my daughter aine is my 3rd child+dose the exact same thing,it is all the signs of teething.could just also be they suck their hands like they do a dummy .nothing to worry about.

Sarah - posted on 12/09/2009

My daughter is 11 weeks and has been doing the same for about 6 weeks. She's been doing it slightly less since she figured out how to suck her thumb. I think she just does it for comfort as she loves to suck on things.

Kristina - posted on 12/08/2009

My daughter is 12wks and just recently started chewing on her fists. She is my first and I didnt know it was signs of teething, until my mother told me that she thought she was. She loves to chew on other things too.

Toni - posted on 12/08/2009

Possible. A lot of babies, and kids just like to have fingers, toys in their mouth.

Christella - posted on 12/07/2009

it might be possible, my daughter drools and she sucks on her fist she's 2 months.

Stacey - posted on 12/07/2009

Yes possible. Teeth can take a long long time to come through. The babe can show signs of teething way before they eventually cut through. My 12 week old gets really frantic about her hand in her mouth and gives my fingers a good going over too. I wouldn't worry to much unless they are screaming or visably in pain. I have 4 kids and the first three all showed teething sign differently.

Brenda - posted on 12/06/2009

my 11 wk. old does that too, and usually it means she is hungry.

Randi - posted on 12/06/2009

my daughters is 9wks old and she is constantly chewing on her hands, it is def. a possibility if she has fits where nothing calms her down & she drools alot.

Katy - posted on 12/06/2009

Very young to be teething, but not impossible. More likely though just enjoying the feeling of chewing on her hand. Sometimes my son who is 10 weeks does it when he is tierd. My daughter did the same but never got teeth until 9 months. But amber teething necklaces are great when they do start teething!

Jamie - posted on 12/06/2009

My son is 9 weeks and does the same thing.

Melanie - posted on 12/05/2009

My daughter is doing the same thing at 11 weeks.

Kathy - posted on 12/05/2009

My little girl has been sucking & "chewing" on her hands since she was a few hours old, shes been showing other teething signs, the fussing and the drooling and if I rock her she just falls asleep. To be honest I think its just her fighting sleep.

Gentry - posted on 12/05/2009

Quoting Dee:

My daughter is 12 wks and does the same thing, chewing on her fist and fingers. I think she is teething cause she is drooling alot too and Im constantly changing her clothes cause she drools so much.

Dee,  Try using a bib, it has saved me a couple outfit changes a day with my little drooler.  He basically wears it all day long!

Sara - posted on 12/05/2009

My son is 11 weeks and showing all the signs of teething (lots of drool, chewing on everything, fussy....) but no signs of teeh or buds on the gums. My uncle is a dentist and told me that around this age infant's teeth descend into their gums which will cause all the same problems as teething and sometimes hurt more.

Carli - posted on 12/05/2009

hey, i was told by my HV that this is just due to them going through the 'oral stage' where it makes them happy to chew on their hands rather as them teething.

Julia - posted on 12/05/2009

My daughter is 3 months on the 10th and she actually started to drool at 2 weeks old, then started with her hands at 5 wks. The doctor told me she's a very early teether. It's crazy to think that after 3 boys that didn't start teething till around 6-9 months that she's could be teething this early.

Dee - posted on 12/05/2009

My daughter is 12 wks and does the same thing, chewing on her fist and fingers. I think she is teething cause she is drooling alot too and Im constantly changing her clothes cause she drools so much.

Jessica - posted on 12/04/2009

Hadlie is also drooling like crazy and chomping on her fist until it's red! We don't feel anything in there yet though. She doesn't seem to have any pain so I don't think it's teeth quite yet. We will use teething tablets if it starts hurting her. My ODD didn't do this quite this early so it's new for me.

Oh, and ODD birth father was born with 2 teeth... I was terrified she would be too. They are called natal teeth I believe. Weird!!

Heather (Kole) - posted on 12/04/2009

my daughter sucks her fist after a bottle if she is still hungry, and makes this mmm mmm sound... she is drooling a lot more, and wanting to chew on other things more now, so i kinow her gums are bothering her. her pedi said some baby oragel was fine to use, and that it is not quiet time for the teeth to actually come through. but the oragel seemed to really help her, so i use it just at night mostly. babies can get teeth very young, i have heard, and there are these little pearly cysts that can develop and fool u into thinking they are teeth, when really they aren't. so just consult your pedi and he/she will help you figure it out for sure. :)

Kylie - posted on 12/04/2009

Not necessarily teething. Babies usually find their hands about the two month mark and like to have a good old nibble, sometimes all day long. My son is doing the same, but I dont think he is teething yet I think its just part of his development. I remember my daughter doing the same thing at the same age and she didnt cut her first tooth until 5 months and 2 weeks. Next time you are at the docs ask him/her if they can feel any toothbuds on their way. Its unusual to teeth so early, but like Ariel said on occassion bubs have been born with teeth!

Ariel - posted on 12/04/2009

I would consult your childs doctor, but beleive it or not some babies are born with teeth! crazy isnt it!

Daphne - posted on 12/04/2009

my daughter is 3 months and is beginning to teeth so yes it could be very possible. alot of drool, alot of crying, alot of chewing on any and everything.