View Full Version : Hungry, teething or what??
Hokey Pokey
09-07-2007, 10:17
DD is 3 months old this Wednesday... the past week she started finding her hand to mouth co-ordination and now she is always putting it in there and chewing it. She get's frustrated when she can't get it in and she sucks it like there's gold in it lol!
Could she be hungry? I feed her and she takes herself off and we have a burp then she goes back to chewing her fist... Could it be teething? She has started to dribble... my other girls didn't teeth until at least 6 months.
She also watches us eat and moves her lips and tongue as if to say give me some too.. I just don't know if she is hungry and maybe I am not getting enough milk anymore, if maybe she is almost ready to try some farax or something in a month (how young can you start a little of that) teeth or maybe it's just cos she found it and she just likes to chew and suck..
monkeytoes
09-07-2007, 10:22
I was told that at 12 weeks old the enzymes in the babies mouth start to work which is why they put everything in their mouth and there is alot of dribbling.
It's great that she is curious about watching you eat, but if she is ending a feed herself I'd say she is not hungry.
My DD was exactly the same, and she is now one of those babies that puts EVERYTHING in her mouth!
She was also showing signs of teething (so I thought), dribbling, hand in mouth, frustration etc etc from 3 months but didn't get her first tooth until 8 months....I think they move around a fair bit before they actually come out!
I started DD on solids at 6 months, she was really interested in watching us eat aswell probably a month leading up to starting her. The youngest you can start them on solids is 4 months apparantly- I felt that was too young, but it is up to you! If you think she needs it then she needs it!
I really don't think the hand in mouth thing is a sign of hunger- well it wasn't for mine anyway! Its all trial and error.....you could even try her with a teething ring to suck and chew on rather than her hand!
Hokey Pokey
09-07-2007, 10:55
Ok thanks guys, she is still too little to hold onto anything other than my pinky finger... so a teething right wouldn't work. Sounds like she is just exploring her new found hands.. just never had this with the other girls this early!
I was a little worried that maybe I had not enough milk for her LOL
i held the teething ring to her mouth everytime I saw her sucking her hands....got tiresome I must admit....
Goodluck - you sound like you are doing a GREAT job!!!!
DD started that at the same age, I thought it was teeth too, shes just now cut them at 6 months.
I did read somewhere that dribble at this age can be confused with teething, they are just starting to make saliva but dont know how to swallow it like we do hence the flood of dribble now.. That combined with finding their hands confuses us all lol. It could be teeth or not, hard to tell but its all good dont worry :)
mum2bubba
09-07-2007, 14:03
She could be hungry or she might just want to suck for a bit of comfort, Hayley had Farax at 3 months.
Hokey Pokey
09-07-2007, 14:59
I think it could be hunger or teething because today when I put her down she starting gnawing on her fist again and started crying, it was different to her other cries....
Jodestar21
09-07-2007, 23:12
Maybe you could try some bonjela if she seems to be in pain? It really helps Fraser when i can see he is in pain with his teething..even though there are no signs of them surfacing yet!
SammiJane
10-07-2007, 09:22
i asked my health nurse about the fist in mouth thing yesterday and she said that its all normal.
It is in fact a milestone(on the print out that i have) Its all natural, the next step is thier feet...
Jacob is also dribbling
FourAngelKisses
10-07-2007, 19:18
Troy is eating his fists and fingers. He was biting my thumb this afternoon.....bloody hurt!! He is dribbling too, so I think teeth aren't far off.
I never knew that fist sucking was normal though, my other 3 never did it, lol.
SammiJane
10-07-2007, 19:25
I never knew it either, i'm pretty sure my other two put thier fists in there mouths.
i know they put thier feet in there:laughing:
FourAngelKisses
10-07-2007, 19:34
hahaha....I used to put their feet in there for them.
lovethebabywiseways
17-10-2007, 19:35
My dd has always been a hungry baby ever since she was born. I found that teething made her less hungry cause she felt yucky.
I would try farex defiently!! We did at 3 months old by putting it in her bottle, cause getting her to eat it was a mission.
I found that it not only stopped her staring at me eating but she was more content and slept for longer. If you do try it, you would need a bottle with a bigger hole, not more holes otherwise they can't get it out!
Chewing her hand could be teething as well, Rhiannon did it when ever her teeth were moving around she didn't get one till she was 9 months though. Good luck
I would try farex defiently!! We did at 3 months old by putting it in her bottle, cause getting her to eat it was a mission.
putting farex in a bottle is not recommended. i would suggest it was a "mission" because she wasnt ready? the world health organisation recommends not to start solids until six months.
i'm not having a go at you :) i just wouldnt want people to read this and think its ok to put farex in bottles... sorry!
My ds sucks his fists like there's no tomorrow. I believe it's just a developmental phase. He pushes so much of his hands in his mouth and must wriggle his fingers around a bit as I think he's made himself almost gag a couple of time.
HollyHotLips
18-10-2007, 09:41
DD started doing that and I thought it was teething (may well have been) as she also used to get one or other red cheeks!
Farex is from 4 months. DD has been on solids since 15 weeks and loves it.
I think she really is teething now though, she is chewing not just sucking her hands, bibs, anything she can keep hold of and has been very out of sorts this last week.....
DD is 3 months old this Wednesday... the past week she started finding her hand to mouth co-ordination and now she is always putting it in there and chewing it. She get's frustrated when she can't get it in and she sucks it like there's gold in it lol!
Could she be hungry? I feed her and she takes herself off and we have a burp then she goes back to chewing her fist... Could it be teething? She has started to dribble... my other girls didn't teeth until at least 6 months.
She also watches us eat and moves her lips and tongue as if to say give me some too.. I just don't know if she is hungry and maybe I am not getting enough milk anymore, if maybe she is almost ready to try some farax or something in a month (how young can you start a little of that) teeth or maybe it's just cos she found it and she just likes to chew and suck..
Hello Gorgeous May mummie!!!
ds started this at 3 months also...
He began drewling and getting really frustrated... and being fussy whilst feeding.
He now has a white spot on his gum which is very hard..... Toothy pegs for ds!!!!
Apparently when they start feeling the shifting sensation they start exploring their mouths and it also comforts them...
this was my case anyway... x x
P.S I wouldn't say she was hungry as my ds didn't want anything but his fist... He's on solids now and still does it when having a bottle... Breastfeeding is the same in my friends experience...
Tam-I-Am
18-10-2007, 18:37
Given this thread was started in July, I'll close it now..
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