Should I be concerned or is this normal ??

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Just recently I noticed my now 5 month old hits himself repeatedly in the head when I’m feeding him and he’s tired . I have to hold his arm for him to stop . He only does it when he’s drinking a bottle and he just started this out of nowhere  . Is this normal ?

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Totally normal. He’s attempting to soothe himself, but they’re still uncoordinated at this age.

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We give him a lovey during feeds and now rather than swinging, he rubs his lovey on his face. He is starting to do the same to soothe himself for bed now as well.

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Mine hits ME in the face. 😭😂

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My daughter does this sometimes when she’s nursing!

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Mine grabs at his hair and pulls it while he nurses. I usually hold his hand because he gets pretty rough.

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My daughter has started rubbing my shirt over her eyes to help her get to sleep.

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Same here. Normal

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My son was kicking himself when he was excited.  It finally stopped my husband was freaking out and even asked our Dr about it.

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No problem mine does it too!

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My son does this all the time. Either smacks his hand on his nuk in his mouth or sometimes has a small toy and smacks himself on the head

Should I be concerned or is this normal ??

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