Does your baby suck or chew on their hand?

Nicole - posted on 07/15/2009

My daughter sucks on her hand like its a bad habit!!! Your not alone.

Rachel - posted on 07/15/2009

Quoting Keleigh:

My son has been "eating" his hands since about 3 months. He puts everything he can in his mouth. I felt a few bumps on his gums this week, but I feel like he does this to keep him from being bored or just to get the taste of certain things. If he doesn't like the taste of something he'll spit it right out and an "ewww, icky" face. But I agree, I feel all babies this age do that.

I agree! My daughter has done it since I can remember. Hands, feet... actually...pretty much EVERYTHING..lol she doesnt suck on them though, she licks and chews. However she isnt teething yet.

Lynsey - posted on 06/09/2009

My son is doing the same thing and its got to be teething because his cheeks are red and the dribble coming from his mouth, it drenches his bibs lol x

Keleigh - posted on 06/09/2009

My son has been "eating" his hands since about 3 months. He puts everything he can in his mouth. I felt a few bumps on his gums this week, but I feel like he does this to keep him from being bored or just to get the taste of certain things. If he doesn't like the taste of something he'll spit it right out and an "ewww, icky" face. But I agree, I feel all babies this age do that.

Melissa - posted on 06/09/2009

yea josh sucks on his hands alllll the time. i just cut his nails while he sleeps so that he doesnt cut himself

Jamie - posted on 06/09/2009

Yes, my son does it all the time. he loves to suck on them, actually he will try to put anything in his mouth.

Rebekah - posted on 06/08/2009

My son sucks on his hand ALL THE TIME! I think it is so CUTE! He grabs at his toys all the time and they go right for his mouth... I think it has to do with learning about different textures and seeing how they feel in his mouth. This is the best thing, Gotta love it

Stephanie - posted on 06/08/2009

My little girl isn't teething yet (Dr. confirmed this), but ALL she does is suck on her hands. It's really funny, I hear the slurping noises from the backseat of the car. Nothing to worry about though.

Laurie - posted on 06/08/2009

My daughter is a pro at sucking her hand! She has been doing it almost since she was born. It is definitely her way of comforting herself. She used to do it more during the day but now she usually just sucks on her first 2 fingers as I am laying her down to sleep. There are too many other things she wants to put in her mouth while she is awake! But she NEVER would take a pacifier or a bottle! And I had so many people make comments about how she must be hungry because she was sucking her hand.

Heather - posted on 06/05/2009

Constantly! Her hands, my hands, anything she can get in her mouth! Her dr. says this is how they learn about the world, and they can get everything in their mouths fast as lightning too! She has started sucking her thumb now, won't take the bink any more!

Natasha - posted on 06/05/2009

My son (4 months) does it too. Sometimes he even gags himself. But its a good sign that hes developing social skills. My 20 months old son has Down Syndrome so I've learned a lot about what babies will do at different ages and what it means. It could also mean hes teething.

Whitney - posted on 06/04/2009

YES, my lil man goes to town on his hands too. you can hear him slurpping. he is already teething!!!!

Kayleigh - posted on 06/04/2009

my little boy does that, he even chews on it. he's teething as i can see his gums are white and they feel hard. i've been told by the health visitor that it could take up to 10 months before i see the first tooth

Amie - posted on 05/26/2009

yes, my son is doing the same. They are beginning to explore how everything feels and tastes in their mouths. Also, if they are beginning to teethe, it feels good to chew on things. Even if there is no teeth breaking through, your baby could be teething for a couple months before you see a tooth. A good way to tell is if they are drooling a lot, chewing on everything from toys to washcloths/bibs, fingers, etc.

Teagan - posted on 05/25/2009

my little girl has sucked her hands since birth! so its not juts a teething thing! and she wont take u dummy/pacifier either she just prefers 2 suck n chew her hands! sometimes she sucks so hard i swear she will end p givin herself blisters! so the answer 2 ur quetion is ur not alone its very common/normal!

Carla - posted on 05/25/2009

My daughter loves to have her hands in her mouth. She is not teeething yet. Sometimes when she has her pacifier in her mouth she will spit it out so that she can put her hands in her mouth. I don't mind it at all. I think it is kinda cute.

Twyla - posted on 05/22/2009

My daughter sucks on her hand so hard that she occasionally gives herself hickeys. She refuses to take a pacifier which i think is a good thing. I don't think she'll be a thumb sucker, although she has zeroed in on her thumb a time or two. Dr. says she'll stop on her own.

Liwah - posted on 05/22/2009

Oh, my son has also started sucking his hands couple of weeks ago, and he also alternates btw scratching his head and sucking his fingers, maybe it's extra tasty? heehee...he's now 4 months and a few days old.

Kellie - posted on 05/22/2009

my daughter goes to TOWN on those hands...and this week, she has started to suck her toes!! i have been moving away from sleepers b/c she keeps trying to suck her toes and I end up having to change her b/c the feet are soaking wet!

Sharon - posted on 05/22/2009

Oh yes mine is everything in his mouth too!! He loves his hands, dummy, teethers, teddies, my nose, chin, fingers, basically anything that goes anywhere near his mouth!! I do think he's teething as I can feel little hard lumps where the teeth will be so in the meantime he is having to constantly wear a bib so I don't need to change his t-shirt 10 times a day.....
My daughter was exactly the same but she had teeth by now...

Vivian - posted on 05/21/2009

My little boy also loves his fingers, it's hilarious to hear him slurping away when I am trying to burp him on my shoulder. He's started trying to put my fingers in his mouth, so I got a little finger cover style tooth brush/massager and he goes nut on it.

Michelle - posted on 05/21/2009

ALL THE TIME>>.

Carmen - posted on 05/11/2009

My son does this constantly. He sucks and chews on them almost all day and has been doing it for two months. I think it comforts him and I am pretty sure this is how he puts himself back to sleep at night so I am all for that. He sleeps about 9-11 hours a night and if this helps I am all for it.

Megan - posted on 05/10/2009

O my Goodness yes!!! My son nicholas is constantly chewing and sucking on his hands! It's sooo cute tho! But he stil scratches his self.

Mary - posted on 05/10/2009

Joseph has always tried to get his hands/ fingers in his mouth. His hands were always so cold from it too. Now he does it while drooling so it is even more fun. I have felt around his mouth for signs of teething to, but haven't felt anything. He will suck on his hands, your hands anything he can. at the moment he is gnawing away on my arm. A lot of people have told me he is teething or getting ready to teeth. I have also noticed that he will play with the bottle a lot and push it to one side. He also will not nurse except right after he wakes up.

Simone - posted on 05/09/2009

My girl will suck away on her hand all day but won't take a dummy! Everyone assumes that she's hungry because of it but I think it just soothes her. She did it from day one and a lot of kids do it in the womb. I know a bub that came out with a little blister from where she'd been sucking already. I don't think it hurts them at all.

Michelle - posted on 05/08/2009

yes my son has started sucking on his hand and fingers about a week ago. It makes me think hes going to choke himself as well sometimes so have to stop him!

Amy - posted on 05/07/2009

i tried the teethers too. she's not really interested in it yet. the one filled with water that u put in the refrigerater gets some attention but it's rare. she will suck on my hand and even my chin. it's a game she seems to like to play. it makes her giggle. it's the funniest thing i've even seen (or felt) and both my daughters did it. sometimes she sucks do hard i joke i'm going to get a baby hicky on my chin! (little vampire) lol

Lynda - posted on 05/07/2009

My baby is doing this constantly! I also couldn't help but notice the constant drool that is going with this. I like you, felt my way around her mouth and couldn't feel anything. However, I did notice that she wasn't sucking on my hand either. She was biting down on it. So, I bought a teething ring. Just in case.

Kayla - posted on 05/07/2009

My son is teething, his gums are all swollen but no teefies have broken through. Poor boy has been teething for the past 2 months. He sucks and chews on his hand. He'll bite my nipple sometimes when I'm feeding him. Blah.

Amy - posted on 05/07/2009

I don't know.. between the wet diapers and bibs, she should be dehydrated, right? lol! as a joke one day my husband put the bibs in an empty kleenex box. funniest thing i think i ever saw b/c they were there for a while nested among the arsonal of other things i have in the basket on my table (i learned from my first daughter that running across my house every time there is a dirty diaper,etc. was nuts. so i have a basket with 'supplies' in the living room where we spend most of our time) i still laugh to this day.

Rae - posted on 05/07/2009

lol! Right! Where does it come from? Bib dispenser, I like that.

Amy - posted on 05/07/2009

No problem, Rae. both my girls had so much hair when they were born it was amazing. my oldest daughter had the craziest hair anyone in my family had seen. it stuck up from birth and didn't lay down for nothing! even when it was long, i just curled over. it made for some of the best pics! Both my girls were big droolers. i invested in a couple of good bibs with the plastic backs on them when the teeth started to come. i was going through so many regular bibs, it wasn't funny. i just keep them in a tupper on my living room table. like a bib dispenser! and i bought a couple of tie-on mattress protectors for the crib. they're usually used for spitting up but when she's in there and awake, she's droolin' away! (i like to give her crib time when i'm cleaning her room) it amazes me how much liquid can come from such a small body!

Rae - posted on 05/07/2009

Thank you Amy! Your daughters are cute! Addison has alot more hair than Amara! lol! My daughter sucks on her hand and drools... so I leave a bib on at all times except for when she is sleeping, hehe

Amy - posted on 05/07/2009

Hi Rae! My daughter is four months old and does the same thing (right down to the scratching. she has not taken to scratching me! lol) I was also told that it could be do to early stages of teething. her gums on the bottom are getting lighter so i'm sure teeth will follow. my other daughter did the same thing. i was also told she sucks her hand simply b/c she can. she is particularly fond of her pointer finger during feeding. it's cute to watch. and she doesn't seem to mind it. my pediatrician said that it could still be up to a month or more before the first tooth comes out but the drooling and fist sucking could increase. i'm getting the bibs ready just in case! ( by the way, what a cutie u have!!!!)

Jessica - posted on 05/07/2009

My son just started this. I don't think he is teething just realizing he has hands and boy, do they seem tasty!

Heather - posted on 05/07/2009

My son loves to suck on his hands!! It actually sounds pretty gross sometimes, but what can you do? Unfortunately he scratched himself again this morning. :-(

Chrissy - posted on 05/07/2009

my daughter id doing the same thing. Sometimes she's like an animal when she really wants something in her mouth. Avg age for the first tooth is 6mo. But their teeth can be forming under the gum's so the gum's might be hurting. I have already given her some teething tablets. Sometimes it helps for a little

Keri - posted on 05/07/2009

My boy happily munches on his hands pretty much all day! I think all babies do it at this age because they are figuring out how to work their hands and putting them in their mouths is the easiest thing to do. He gags on them, but it's all a part of the learning process so I just kinda let him go, I just have to cut his nails every other day...

Carissa - posted on 05/06/2009

Yup... he's constantly munching on his hands!

Ashley - posted on 05/06/2009

My son is constantly sucking on his fingers/hands. He has gotten his thumb a few times. I think he will be a thumb sucker! :D

Rae - posted on 05/06/2009

My daughter slurps away on her hands too! She was laughing hysterically the first time yesterday when she discovered she can bend her toes! I was putting my face to her feet and she acted like she can grab my feet with her toes while she was in her bumbo. It was precious!!

Katie - posted on 05/06/2009

My son spends most his day with his hand in his mouth!! He will now put himself to sleep by sucking his hand, it's hilarious because we can hear him slurping on it through the monitor. Ha-ha! I also heard it can sometimes be associated with teething, but my son has no teeth coming in. I think it's mostly just self dicovery, alot of mom's say that once they discover their feet they can't keep those out of their mouths either! Haha

Chris - posted on 05/06/2009

i'm going through almost the same thing. i haven't felt any teeth or bumps yet, but he's so incredibly interested in having his whole hand in his mouth lately. it's almost amazing that he can get the whole thing in there. :-D

Sarah - posted on 05/06/2009

yes! he nearly had his whole fist in his mouth earlier today .. tried putting both hands in too!

Mistie - posted on 05/06/2009

My son sucks his hand and fingers like crazy. I constantly have to pull his hand out of his mouth because he will start gagging himself, silly boy. I don't think my son is teething so much, as just exploring the new sense of his mouth. He tries to put his blanket, toys, everything in his mouth. It seems like it's kind of like the sense of touch, where he loves different textures. He loves seeing how different things feel in his mouth. Just another thing for me to constantly keep an eye on.

Venetia - posted on 05/06/2009

My little dude has been sucking on his fingers for a few weeks now but no teeth yet. He also sucks and chews no hard on them that he chokes. He'll be 4 months on the 9th.

Jemma - posted on 05/06/2009

my lil man IS teething and has been since about 3 weeks

alto he still scratches himself to bits he sucks and chews on his hands so hard he often chokes himself and makes himself gag

altho i cant feel any teeth in my lil mans mouth yet my doctor has said he's teething

Ashley - posted on 05/05/2009

My little man just started sucking his hand this week. Sometimes he sucks so hard I think he's going to suck his hands off! haha!