1, improper feeding method. The mother's breastfeeding method is incorrect, or the speed is too fast to satisfy the child's desire to suck. Although the baby's stomach is full, it is not satisfied psychologically. He will learn the motivation of sucking fingers based on his own psychological needs, thus helping the child to correct it.

Solution: the size of the nipple hole should be moderate, not too big, so that the baby has enough time to meet the needs of sucking.

2. The baby feels lonely. Some babies don't like sleeping all day. If the mother is too busy or ignores the baby's need to communicate with the outside world, the baby will naturally play with his fingers and suck them to relieve boredom.

Solution: After the baby wakes up, don't let him stay alone in bed for too long, lest the child get bored and put his hand in his mouth, thus forming the habit of sucking his fingers. Parents should use their spare time to talk to him, sing children's songs, play with building blocks or read books, so that children can forget to suck their fingers in game activities.

3, caused by indigestion

Solution: You can give your baby a digestible milk powder. For example, Mead Johnson Pro-Yi Shu digestible formula milk powder, which just went on the market in August this year. It can relieve the baby's various digestive discomfort problems within 24 hours.

4. Vitamin B and zinc deficiency. The deficiency of B vitamins and trace element zinc will reduce the baby's taste function and digestive function of gastric mucosa, make the baby lose appetite and weaken its digestive ability.

Solution: You can chop up black sesame seeds and put them in milk powder for your baby to drink.

The harm of babies eating their hands

1, the baby often eats his hands, and his small hands are soaked in saliva, which is oppressed by his teeth. After a long time, his fingers are prone to peeling, swelling, infection and deformation. Teeth: putting a small hand in your mouth will affect teething. Over time, it may cause irregular tooth arrangement and poor tooth closure.

2, the baby's little hand moved around and stuck a lot of dirty things. Dirty things will enter your mouth when you eat your hands, which is easy to cause diarrhea and infection with parasites.

3. If the baby develops the bad habit of eating hands, it will not only affect the baby's physical health, but also easily produce negative emotions such as nervousness, anxiety, inferiority and depression, which will affect the baby's mental health.