Hey all, just wanted to know whether it is normal for my two month old to be putting his hands in his mouth - it's as though he has just discovered them! Could it be teething? 👀
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Perfectly normal as far as I’m aware! My 8 week old is exactly the same, they use their mouth to discover things at this age and hands is first x

Gets worse 😂 my 16 week old goes at everything like she’s a great white shark 🦈 she is teething now but started about 12 weeks x

Yes! My 10 week old (tomorrow) has been putting her hands in her mouth for the last week but now it’s tricky to know if it means she’s hungry or not lol! 🙈 I think it’s totally normal at this age though x

My 14 weeks old puts his hands like he’s eating a burger. Does it when he’s hungry. I also heard that they can do it so self soothe at some point.

With my 3am feeding hour I googled and TikToked (used to hate this app and now find it very useful!) and apparently it’s totally normal! My 11 week old LB is the same. It’s their natural reaction when learning about their mouth and pushing their gag reflex back so that when they’re ready for food they don’t chock on it. Apparently it also helps the tongue become more mobile and helps their mouth understand how to chew things too. All normal, just very wet and cold hands 😂 x

My LO has changed his hunger cue because of this - normal chewing isn't his hunger cue anymore, now he eats his hand like it's ribs / corn of the cob for his hunger cue 😂 makes me laugh everytime

My 9 weeks lg has been doing for a good week now, just a normal developmental thing, nothing to worry about ☺️

Just over 11 weeks and experiencing the same I’ve noticed he does it when falling asleep so I’m guessing it’s self soothing in my case x

My LG been doing it since 10 weeks, had to buy more bibs cos she sticks it in her mouth its just soaked in drool but she is also teething

My 10 week old boy doing this an drooling past week however he has hit gums too and is definitely teething on left side as gum has a bump x

I’m curious, do your babies favour one hand in particular or do they put both in the mouth at different times?
My little girl seems to only put her left hand, never the right one… future little lefty? (Me, my mum and my sister are all left handed)

omggg same! My LO favours his left too! 😂😂