Mom’s question: My baby was born almost 3 months ago, but I found that the baby’s hands are usually often in a fisted state, not very open, is this situation normal? 3 months old baby , hand always clenched fist is mostly normal. 3-month-old baby loves to eat hands If the baby is always clenched fists, but when playing, the hands can be open and also eat hands, this is in line with the baby’s developmental standards, eating hands marks the baby’s psychological development into a new stage. It shows that the baby has grown up, is a healthy way of self-comfort, hand eating will make the baby emotionally calming, is a psychological needs of the baby’s growth process and a transitory behavior, no need to intervene and stop, too much restriction on the baby is a kind of harm. Small babies eating hands is also a cognitive process, sometimes in addition to their own small hands, he also stuffed toys into his mouth, with the tongue and mouth to explore, parents do not have to be nervous to remove the toys from his mouth, as long as the hands and toys cleaned beforehand can be. Recognize abnormal thumb inversion? Some babies with cerebral palsy may have an inwardly retracted thumb. An inwardly retracted thumb is an abnormal presentation that may be related to brain damage, so it is called the cortical thumb sign. It manifests as an inwardly curved thumb across the palm, but some parents mistake the normal thumb flexion when making a fist in a normal baby under two or three months of age for an inwardly curved thumb, causing mental stress. How to train 3 months baby’s small hands 1, give the baby a bath or do touch, consciously touch the baby’s hand, guide the baby to open the hand. 2, stroking the baby’s little hand, when the baby stretched out his little hand, the mother can put her fingers on the baby’s palm, let him hold your fingers, the mother shook the baby’s little hand, sing a song. 3, during the day when the baby is full of emotion, give the baby some stick toys, let the baby a hand can be grasped, such as rattles, clattering bells stick, let the baby grasp, can be shaken through the shaking, make a sound, let the baby play with interest.