I've looked online to find out how normal it is for a infant to chew away at their hand & can't find much info. Latley Grace has been knawing like crazy & I kept thinking maye she is hungry but she woula have to be hungry all day because she does this almost all day. I read where it's a soothing thing but then when reading more it may be a teething thing due to her drooling now too. Has anyone experienced this?
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Hand chewing
- Thread starter llghoney
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Babies chew on their hands. She's probably just discovered her first toy. Soon enough she'll discover her feet. 
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Yeah babies do this a lot. It can mean anything from they're hungry, to teething to just playing with their hands.
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I Agree With The Above To, Also It Could Be Her Teething....im Don't Know How Old Grace Is, But If She Is At That Age, It Could Be That.
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I think it's her discovering her hand and maybe teething too. I read where they can begin to teeth as young as 2 mnth. She is 2mths this week.
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Athaliamum
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Yeah, could be a combination of the two. My daughter had her first teeth by 3 months so she would have started the chewing age at around 2, so it does happen.
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Yeah... Maddie has been chewing on her hands for the last 3 months. She is so cute doing it. The last month or so she has found her feet. She will also put other peoples fingers in her mouth. Everything goes in her mouth!
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It's perfectly normal.
Babies put things in their mouth all the time. It just happens to be her hands are there, so lets see what they taste like. Of course it could be teething. Neither of my kids as babies chewed on hands if they were hungry. They would just cry and let me know that way.
Have you looked at teething rings, or rattles that are safe to chew and suck on. They are usually easy to clean too. That way if she is teething, these will probably give more relief then her hands.
Babies put things in their mouth all the time. It just happens to be her hands are there, so lets see what they taste like. Of course it could be teething. Neither of my kids as babies chewed on hands if they were hungry. They would just cry and let me know that way.
Have you looked at teething rings, or rattles that are safe to chew and suck on. They are usually easy to clean too. That way if she is teething, these will probably give more relief then her hands.
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I think babies get to an age when they realise that their hands belong to them and they can move them about. Then they realise the satisfaction of putting them in their mouths.
It's not always linked to teething IMO, just a normal part of development. I've seen a lot of two month olds do it, but a teething two month old is rare.
When my husband and I are not in the immediate vicinity my thee month old often puts his hands up in front of his face and stares at them as he moves them about.
It's not always linked to teething IMO, just a normal part of development. I've seen a lot of two month olds do it, but a teething two month old is rare.When my husband and I are not in the immediate vicinity my thee month old often puts his hands up in front of his face and stares at them as he moves them about.
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Its the most awesome first toy! My baby's big brother thinks it is funny, and he and I chew on our hands for fun too and say "mmmmm so tasty!"
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I knew babies put everything in their mouth but I think my information overload kicked in again with so many books saying different things. I do have her a rattle and a teething ring but she likes her hand better. With her it's hard to tell when she is hungry.
With her it's hard to tell when she is hungry.
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