Patient's question:
My mom hasn't been able to cook recently and often says she feels dizzy and has a headache. The key is, I don't really know what's going on, but I just see that she's not in the best spirits. How old do kids start eating their hands?Doctor's answer:
Usually, it starts around 3 months for the baby to start sucking their fingers. Sucking fingers indicate that the baby's psychological development has entered a new stage—the differentiation of finger functions and the initial stage of hand-eye coordination, which is a signal of intellectual development. It may be caused by calcium deficiency and requires medication such as oral calcium gluconate. It is necessary to enhance nutrition, avoid picky eating, drink more bone broth, get more sun, and eat more vitamin-rich foods.