10 week old obsessively chewing hands in the middle of the night?

Question

Is anyone else’s baby waking up in the middle of the night to suck/chew on their hands?

Answer

My boy does it but it means he is hungry. He doesn’t wake up and start crying at all when his hungry. Just eats his hands and makes grunting noises.

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I caught my 8 week old sucking her thumb lol I said no no and she smiled so big like she was waiting for me to notice lol. I am anti finger sucking, that's what the pm paci is for.

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Mine has been sucking on her hands constantly too for the last couple days, and she’s 9 weeks

Answer

He does it right after feedings too. His ped says it’s normal for this age. They start to discover their hands and their sucking urges get stronger.

Answer

He may be hungry

10 week old obsessively chewing hands in the middle of the night?

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