Patient's question:
I don't know if he has this condition, and his mental state isn't good either. Could you please tell me if there is a problem with the baby sleeping with his hands fixed?Doctor's answer:
Do not force stop your baby from sucking their thumb, because babies eat (nipples, pacifiers, fingers, etc.) to seek a sense of security (for babies, having a nipple in their mouth is the safest feeling. Mothers should appropriately guide and increase the baby's sense of security, such as holding the baby close during sleep, letting them press against the mother's body, because the mother's heartbeat is something the baby is most familiar with (the baby has been perceiving the mother's heartbeat for 10 months while in the womb). When the baby can sense the mother's heartbeat, they will feel very safe.