Does your LO scrub his/her face on your chest?

gymnst1013 · July 2011

Mine does this a lot. He'll rub it back and forth on my chest over and over. I have no idea what this could be signalling. Any ideas?

andreaholt11 · July 2011

I have no idea! dh always says "son dont motorboat your mother" haha

mommy452011 · July 2011

Mine does!!!! For us, it means she's tired. She does this as a cue, it's like she's burrowing and rubbing. And sure enough, if I go with her tired cue, she typically will sleep about 30 mins following.

Maybe that's his cue too?

dairygirl19 · July 2011

Mine does it too.

With my LO I think it's just more of a reflexive action than anything. I haven't found it to be a cue for much of anything (yet anyways).

mrs.schmitty · July 2011

mommy452011:

Mine does!!!! For us, it means she's tired. She does this as a cue, it's like she's burrowing and rubbing. And sure enough, if I go with her tired cue, she typically will sleep about 30 mins following.

Maybe that's his cue too?

Same. DS does this when he's tired.

melandjudd · July 2011

DD does this when she wants more food. I usually only start with 2 oz since she is lazy and falls asleep. When I wake her up to burp she will do that when she wants more.

RingOfFire11 · July 2011

YES!!!! lol, and she's starting to thin her hair on the sides because of it! it usually happens when she's exhausted. i can put her down right after the scrubbing slows and it's usually her best naps.

jcsumm0 · July 2011

Evie does this. I *think* it's a tired thing.

bunnymama625 · July 2011

its a sleepy cue for us

tlxh7 · July 2011

Yep, Lila does this. If she's smacking while she does it, it means she's hungry. If she's not smacking, usually she's tired. But, I'm not sure if that's universal, or just my baby.

bridezilla916 · July 2011

Yes, mine does this too and then shortly after he goes to sleep. Though at first I thought it was the acne on his forehead that was itchy.

erikawvu · July 2011

LO does this when sleepy!

shannonalise · July 2011

mommy452011:
Mine does!!!! For us, it means she's tired. She does this as a cue, it's like she's burrowing and rubbing. And sure enough, if I go with her tired cue, she typically will sleep about 30 mins following.
Maybe that's his cue too?

This exactly. For DS, it means he's approaching "over-tired" and we better get him in his crib quickly. Big Smile

kimbo1216 · July 2011

Yep! Usually when she is fighting sleep.

pinkflipflops44 · July 2011

I just had to pop in to tell you your son is adorable gym!

Pookie's_Girl · July 2011

When DS does this, it usually means that he's hungry. Though sometimes he does it when he's tired too.

gymnst1013 · July 2011

pinkflipflops44:
I just had to pop in to tell you your son is adorable gym!

AW thanks PFF!

And thanks for your responses everyone - I wondered if it might be a tired que but I hadnt paid attention to timing. I will start to though.

JaqiDec04 · July 2011

tlxh7:
Yep, Lila does this. If she's smacking while she does it, it means she's hungry. If she's not smacking, usually she's tired. But, I'm not sure if that's universal, or just my baby.

Mine does this as well. Actually, she kind of pushes to the sides as well. She'll throw her body one way or the other so she can lay across my arms instead of vertically. Sometimes she's hungry, sometimes she's tired and just trying to get comfortable. Its kind of cute.

Vespah · July 2011

My LO does that when she is really really tired. She is basically trying to nuzzle in and block out all the light is what I think. She goes to sleep really easily if she gets to this stage before I can get her to her crib (if we are out). She has also done this when she had a stuffy nose, exhaling hard and rubbing her nose back and forth. When I pulled her away to lay her down, a huge booger was left. It was epic.

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