Advice needed regarding frustrated 14 weeks old

[zazou]

My daughter, who is 14 weeks 2 days today, loves her hands, as babies do at that age. She constantly tries to suck them but still doesn't have good eye-hand coordination. She is constantly frustrated when she tries to put her hands / fingers in her mouth and can't really suck on them. I know that all she wants to do is suck because when I try to put her on my breast (as sometimes putting hands in mouth means she's hungry), she stops after a few secs and tries to put her hand in her mouth.

I try to give her a pacificier/dummy and usually this wasn't a problem with her but she realises now that her fingers are a part of her and are much more interesting.

What can I do to help her? She gets so frustrated when the hand / fingers don't stay in her mouth. The pacifier isn't helping (only when we go out).  has anyone else had the same problem and when does it usually go away?

[margypops]

Sounds okay/normal....   I am not certain what you are concerned about, sucking her fingers is okay, some suck their toes Lol thats also okay , try giving her toys and playing with her , they love music it is a big distraction, It may never go away till shes older most children/babies do this .

[specialmom]

If you are trying to help her fulfill her need to soothe by sucking----  try putting a toy in her hand (you know how they just curl around it)  then it will be easier to get a bigger item to her mouth.  She'll get more and more coordinated as she grows, maybe even by next month.  Babies are fascinated by their hands, aren't they?  I remember my son just staring at his hand like it was some major work of art (which to me it was!).  Good luck and enjoy her----  it goes so quickly!