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Jeanette Panchula <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:36:37 -0700
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Linda said:  I remind them that baby has been sucking on his fingers for
nearly 9 months and they are a source of comfort and pleasure.

This may be a plus or minus in the parent's mind...they DON'T want babies to
get "in the habit" of finger sucking for comfort or pleasure - so hand mits
discussed in this context may actually ENCOURAGE their use rather than
discourage it.

I usually explain the importance of all senses for the baby - they need to
feel with their hands, and need to feel that when they touch their own face
it feels different (two places of contact, hand and face) vs. when they
touch mom's breast.  All this being entered into their brains making
different connections.  Experimentation is better if all the tools are
available rather than if you cover one (I even have compared it to covering
baby's eyes - as that seems to be a big deal to us all - we WANT our babies
to look at us.

Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC
California

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