If your baby can sit with support, puts toys and
other objects in his mouth, watches with interest when you or others are eating and if you think he is wanting his feeds earlier than usual during the day because he is hungry even though you have offered larger milk feeds then, he's ready for solids.
Your child must wear arm restraints after the operation to prevent her from putting hands or
other objects in her mouth.
Up to the age of 6 months, babies tend to place toys and
other objects in their mouths, but «mouth» them in a random fashion.
Not exact matches
At this developmental age, babies begin reaching for food and
other objects, and placing them
in their
mouths.
Be sure to sterilize any pacifiers or
other objects that your baby puts
in her
mouth, or you could end up battling yeast for quite some time.
After making sure there are no hot, sharp, or
other dangerous things that can hurt your baby and no small
objects that can be put
in the
mouth, let your baby explore the textures and surfaces of your home and yard.
It's why you often see young babies pick up toys, books, and
other objects and immediately put them
in their
mouth.
To help treatment speed along and to prevent reinfection, it is also important that you clean all cups, bottles, nipples, pacifiers and
other objects that your child has placed
in his or her
mouth on a daily basis for at least two weeks during treatment and until symptoms have disappeared.
No sharing of food, utensils, water bottles, musical instruments that go
in the
mouth, lipstick or
other objects.
Warning: However, the baby will put everything that they pick
in their
mouth; hence, you should ensure that small pieces of toys or
other objects are not lying within reach of your baby.
Trash cans
in other areas of the house are still full of bacteria and
other objects you don't want
in your baby's
mouth.
After making sure there are no hot, sharp, or
other things that can hurt your baby and no small
objects that can be put
in the
mouth, let your baby explore the textures and surfaces of your home and yard.
Your baby can also catch a diarrhea - causing infection from putting his fingers
in his
mouth after touching toys or
other objects that have been contaminated with the stool of an infected child.
They can reach for
objects, begin putting food (and
other objects)
in their
mouth and kick things intentionally with their feet.