Only sleeping with fingers in my mouth!

[LoveMyBaby786]

This may seem REALLY weird but from far back as i can remember my dd will only sleep with her fingers in my mouth against my teeth/scratching my gums(!!) Or just resting her fingers in my mouth.

I bf her to sleep and for her 1 nap and she has done the finger thing since she was probably a month old? I didnt mind then as thought it was cute but now its just getting too much especially when she pulls down too hard!

Ive tried turning my head away or closing my lips tight but she gets frustarted and starts clawing to get it open! She wont have a comforter and i don't know what else to do!

Any tips on how to 'wean' her away from my mouth?

 

[Rainstorm]

Mine has recently developed the habit of scatching a mole on my neck to sleep, and it can get annoying. When I'm fed up with it I simply say stop. he whines but eventually drops it. Then again, mine is older than your dd, so I don't know how you can make her understand.

 

[Ecoden]

Could you do a variation on the pantley pull out method? But instead of taking a paci or nipple out of her mouth you're taking her hand out of yours. We've had some success using this for paci/nursing.

 

[LeannieB]

Hi my little boy has just turned 11 months and he has started too do this when im BF him. It hurts sometimes. I just keep removing his hand and he eventually gives up. X

 

[MindUtopia]

Ha, my husband managed to get our daughter to only want to fall asleep for a period with her fist in your mouth! We bedshare (still do) and he used to lie down with her if she woke up while I was getting a shower and getting ready for bed and he let her do it because he thought it was funny. Then she started to want to do it all the time! For us, we just encouraged her to touch something else that was a little less uncomfortable. You might find a breastfeeding necklace works well. My daughter then started to tug/gently pinch my chest and neck. It's actually something she still does as she's having her milk and if she's tired or unwell and needing a cuddle. She finds it really soothing. She's 2.5 now and I'm not quite sure how she's stop but I don't mind and it's usually not uncomfortable, but I probably should have gotten a breastfeeding necklace a long time ago, just never did because I thought it was a phase. If you don't want her to do it at all, I would just take her hand away gently and give her something else to touch, either another part of you or a soft toy or something, and just persist even if she gets frustrated.

 

[BabyCleo]

What about putting a little scratch mitt or glove on her hand instead? Maybe the warmth of the glove would be comforting enough (cause your mouth would also be warm) for her to give in.

 

[threebirds]

Ha yes my baby boy is the same (1 yr old) / if its not his hand in my mouth then he's pinching my boob (we've just weaned from breastfeeding - his choice). I let him coz anything that gets him to sleep is ok and it is less sore that the boob pinching. When it all gets a bit much I try and distract him by holding his hand. I've tried to get him onto a comforter or 'blankie' but so far he's having none of it.