Scratching and pulling hair

[AppleBlossom]

When Grace is getting frustrated and crying she sometimes scratches herself, usually on her face and she's also started pulling the hair a bit on the back of her head. Her nails aren't long anymore but she still leaves a red mark where she scratches. Is there anything I can try to stop her from doing it? Whenever I see her go to scratch herself I stop her and hold her hands away from her face.

 

[sabby52]

I am sure yo have already tried, but what about scratch mittens?? other than that I have no idea

 

[AppleBlossom]

Yeah, tried scratch mittens and she just pulls them off. She has tiny hands and so they fall off really easily

 

[~KACI~]

Socks!! there longer and tend to stay on better my lad was the same x x

 

[missjess]

Josh was scratching his face so badly at first, and HATED scratch mittens... I sew them to one of his PJ ! I was putting this PJ on him at night.

 

[bev309]

Jack still does this when he is waking up or if he is tired & ratty - I thought he would have stopped by now I can't put scratch mittens on him as he is too old & it would drive him nuts!

 

[Little Monkey]

Jessica pulls her own hair too doesnt help she was born with longish hair. I have also tried the scratch mittens but she just pulls them off. However I did find some babygrows that have built in mittens things, you just turn over the cuffs and they form a mitten. Not sure what size the babygrows go up to as the ones I have are for tiny baby up to 7lb think I seen then in newborn size too.

 

[Serene123]

Caitlyn scratches her hands and my face occasionally, but it's more hair pulling now. Answer to that problem, hair is always up!!

 

[Newt]

mothercare do baby grows (sleepsuits) that have cuffs that fold over into mits. I believe next do them too.