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Infant eating his hand

2019-11-11 14:56:20
My 3 month old baby is desperately chewing on his hand most time and crying...is it teething and its paining ? what to do for this
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Can press gums with clean hands. If still irritable give paracetamol and meet your doctor to rule out other causes of irritability

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