im 21 with my first baby, he is five months and he has been falling asleep but wile he does he touches my face and he scraches it with out knowing. He just started doing it.
He also loves to to talk and play with his step dad when he is awake but when he falls asleep he seems to be want me to be what he see's last befor bedtime.
He also kike to put his blankie over his face like mommy i have also done this my whole life.
got any ideas... thanks
All of those things are perfectly normal and sweet. Just go in his room after he's asleep and move the blanket if he has put it over his face because it can cause SIDS from the carbon monoxide.
He's not being weird, he's being normal. At this point in time, your little one is making connections with his senses. Up until now, he hasn't really comprehended he can "see", "make noises" and "feel" things. He's putting 2 & 2 together that you're his mommy and wants to be sure you're still there to protect him...and the blanket is most likely a security issue as well. Congratulations!
I vote "not weird"! Enjoy your little guy--it goes by too quickly!
Trim his nails. All else totally normal- have fun. He sounds delightful
best, k
Like everyone else said its a sensory thing. Both my kids like the ribbing of their blankies on their face and they love having pacifiers in their hand. He is just loving you! Not weird at all.
That's not weird, that is your son loving you! It is so sweet...my son started this around 5 months and still does it, at three, when he is falling asleep. When he scratches, I gently hold his hand and say "shhh" to calm him down a little.
It's your little boy's way of telling you he loves you. Don't be surprised if at times he gazes into your eyes for a long time, with his hand on your cheek, almost as if to say "if I could TELL you in words that I love you, I would!"
My son also puts his blankie in his face, and now, when he sees me resting, he will try to put his blankie in MY face. It's cute. I gently push it out of the way so he can breathe comfortably. It's normal, so aside from that I don't do much more.
Very normal!!!! All three of my kids used the blanket and rubbed their faces with it to fall asleep!!
He sounds like a sweet and loving little boy who knows how much he needs his mama. My suggestion is to keep on lovin' him just the way he is. He's perfect.
OH, but uncover his face so he doesn't suffocate. Small babies aren't supposed to use blankets because of the suffocation risk, they say. I'm not such a stickler for that stuff, but I'd uncover the face for the next few months.
Exactly what Erica said. He's not being weird at all.
