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victoriajackson3386
victoriajackson3386 Posts: 6
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My 5 month old pulls his hair a lot. It seems to happen mostly when he is trying to fall asleep or eating. Is this normal?

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  • Pepper2185
    Pepper2185 Posts: 994 Member
    My guess is that it's self-soothing (and normal).

    My son does a strange hand opening/closing/scratching thing when he eats, and when he is lightly sleeping. Babies this age love textures and exploring with their hands.

    If you are worried about the hair pulling, maybe you could put a blanket in his/her hand instead?
  • blink1021
    blink1021 Posts: 1,115 Member
    I have heard of that before. I would try to occupy his hands so he doesn't pull out fistfulls or try mittens. A friend of mines son would scratch at his face horribly and pull his hair as a baby and that is what she did to protect his hair and face.

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