Developmental Questions 8/2-8/9

addingon · August 2015

Hopefully this thread isn't overkill, but it seems like some questions aren't necessarily specific to feeding, sleeping or medical symptoms. Maybe we can gather questions and comments about our LO's development, leap changes, etc. here!

My question is that this past week (8 weeks) LO shoves her hands into her mouth all the time! It drives me nuts. Is this just part of her discovering her hands? It happens when she's content, hungry, angry - it doesn't seem to matter. My only concern is that I don't really want her to be a big finger sucker like I was growing up. But I also don't want to shove a pacifier into her mouth all day long. Any tips? Is this just a phase?

aligons · August 2015

@swaugh14 My LO is doing the same thing! He seems to really like them and they keep him entertained so it actually works for me too LOL. I read somewhere that around the two month mark they are discovering their hands more.

aliciaspinnet · August 2015

Mines the same, I think it's pretty normal at this stage. I figure it's a good sign that he's developing more coordination and awareness of his own body.

virginiaunicorn11 · August 2015

Mine too, and ditto on the paci vs. hands dilemma! No resolution to offer, just, "Yup, us too."

ChardeeMacDennis · August 2015

I wish she could suck her hands! Instead we get lots of angry grunts as she tries and tries and repeatedly punches herself in the face.

btm013 · August 2015

Ours started this two around 8 weeks too! Funny how this is a "thing". I also read in one of the weekly updates on thebump this is something they do now.

moz3518 · August 2015

Add my LO to the list! He started doing this around 8-9 weeks too.Took me a bit not to read it as a hunger cue. Poor kid had me trying to shove a bottle down his throat every time at first haha

dancegurl1118 · August 2015

Yup...right at 7 weeks. Hand to mouth, slobber everywhere. Sometimes she looks at her hands like "hey where did this come from?" That's new this week. Along with shrieks and giggles at nothing in particular.

addingon · August 2015

@dancegurl1118 Giggles!? I'm sooo jealous! Sometimes I feel like my LO is about to bust out laughing and I can't wait

HayesRN13 · August 2015

My LO has his fists constantly near his mouth.. Can hear him licking them .. Trying to suck on them.. It drives me nuts! At least find your thumb kid!! Lol ..and no he won't take a paci.. But he will spend all night licking and trying to suck ...but he just wants to be a little bird and peck at them all night.. Haha

dancegurl1118 · August 2015

@swaugh14 the giggles just started at 8 weeks. They're at nothing in particular so they have no meaning but they're still so dang cute.

btm013 · August 2015

My LO belly laughs in his sleep sometimes haha. It wakes us up on the monitor. I'm not complaining bc it's so cute but what could be possibly be dreaming about?!

HayesRN13 · August 2015

^^^ I will add while he's being a little bird I see him now recognize his hands while he's pecking at them... And he stops and stares at them now like "whhaat in hellll ...are these things " (it's hilarious)

lwhrmomma · August 2015

Jealous of you girls getting giggles and laughs! LO is almost 11 weeks and I get plenty of smiles but no laughs. It's still an improvement over the constant crying I used to get, but I'm so eager for that first laugh!

henrytviii · August 2015

We now have a combination of hand sucking and punching accidents! LO definitely doesn't have much control of his limbs, yet he wants to move.

In case anyone else is feeling the same, I wanted to share that these development threads and the brag thread were giving me some mild to major anxiety leading up to our two month appt. LO seemed behind all the guidelines but he seems like a thriving baby. Usually I can trust my gut and not focus on guidelines but I seem to be more anxious knowing that we are juggling a lot as parents right now and LO has to share so much attention with his brother. I said nothing but doc said they don't do checklist for development until the 4 month because babies vary so much right now. That helped me relax. He's 10 weeks today and seems to have made a lot of progress physically this week and he's smiling at all of us more. Still reminding myself to relax. He was early, and he's just a tiny little baby. (A tiny little baby who is 16.5lbs and wearing 9 months clothes so people expect him to crawl away). He's eating great, super healthy. One day he'll do something other than pass out when we try tummy time!

staceyfern · August 2015

Mine started around 7 weeks with this. He tries to shove his whole fist in his mouth. It was so cute I have to share.

aliciaspinnet · August 2015

btm013 said:
My LO belly laughs in his sleep sometimes haha. It wakes us up on the monitor. I'm not complaining bc it's so cute but what could be possibly be dreaming about?!

My LO must dream about eating because I can see his mouth moving in a suckling motion when he sleeps, followed by smiles. He's a greedy little piglet!

aj1327 · August 2015

Every time after he's going to sleep now, LO takes his hands and tucks them under his chin. Not sure if he's "discovering" them, but it looks so cute!

teather5 · August 2015

@henrytviii I'm the same way. It's hard to not compare. I have the opposite issue in regards to size though, my LO is teeny. Grow baby!!!

dancegurl1118 · August 2015

@henrytviii you have the perfect attitude. You can drive yourself crazy with all this stuff. I try not to even look at the "guidelines" because some things develop faster than others. Sounds like your chunker is doing fine

katyqv · August 2015

LO will be 8 weeks on Friday and she woke up this morning with both of her hands wet with slobber.

alcrimmins · August 2015

Mine started sucking in her hands and arms right before 7 weeks. At the same time she really started smiling and cooing/shrieking followed by a giggle. It makes me laugh and now I feel like I can talk with her instead of at her.
Side note, she now enjoys being in her mommaroo and bouncer. I had to rove the newborn insert and adjust the angle of the seat for her to enjoy the mommaroo. Yay! She talks the most while looking at the mobile in the swing and after her 5am feeding. Just go back to sleep l/o!!!!!

ksimo6 · August 2015

@henrytviii Yeah, try not to get caught up in the "milestones". My daughter did not crawl until almost ten months and then was walking five weeks later. Was she "behind"? Maybe. But she caught up in a damn hurry.

SmashJam · August 2015

My LO has been hand sucking as a hunger sign since like, week 2, and within the last week or so has been punching himself in the face often and flailing his limbs. He's 5.5 weeks. I will say that he seems much less interested in sucking on them when he's wearing his scratch mitts, which is often-he has always wanted a hand near his face since birth, and tends to do a number on himself with his nails. He still puts his hands in his mouth, but won't suck because the cloth is there. Maybe something to consider for those of you who don't want your LO in the habit of hand sucking?

HoosOnFirst · August 2015

SmashJam said:
My LO has been hand sucking as a hunger sign since like, week 2, and within the last week or so has been punching himself in the face often and flailing his limbs. He's 5.5 weeks. I will say that he seems much less interested in sucking on them when he's wearing his scratch mitts, which is often-he has always wanted a hand near his face since birth, and tends to do a number on himself with his nails. He still puts his hands in his mouth, but won't suck because the cloth is there. Maybe something to consider for those of you who don't want your LO in the habit of hand sucking?

Hmmm... I worry that LO will scream bloody murder if I put mittens on her hands... But I'm sick of her scratched up face every day! Even though I clip her talons frequently.

For me what's tough is that fingers in her mouth is her feeding cue... And now I wonder if it's no longer just a feeding cue. DH jams a bottle in her mouth every time it happens and I hope we aren't misreading her.

KaLikeAWind · August 2015

My LO also noshes on his hands like a cartoon character eating corn on the cob (back and forth with ferocity) as a hunger cue. He will also do it when I take a break feeding to burp him or whatever. He has been doing this for a while now, I don't remember exactly when he started, but 2 weeks is probably about right. He is only 6 weeks now, so I'm hoping I don't misread this if he starts to do it more. On the other hand, if he will take more food then whatever. I need him to put on the weight. And yes, he also always wants his hands near his face or his arms above his head.

I think I'm getting purposeful smiles these past few days.

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