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I know this has been posted before, but now Javier seems to be doing it. I put him to sleep yesterday for a nap and couldn't find his splint, anyway I believe he was pulling his BPI up to his mouth with his nnon-bpi hand and biting and sucking on it. After a 2 hour nap he had bite marks and 3 hickies on his forearm. How to stop him? how bad is this? I will call OT @ Shriner's today. Anyone else going through this. I figure it is probably because he is finally having sensation past his elbow and maybe the "pins and needles" are bothering him.

Marlyn
Javier 1 ROBPI & MAnny 5

I can't help with the biting, but Jason just started pulling on any long shirt sleeve he wears and I was also thinking that maybe he's getting more sensation and can finally feel the sleeve...? Sorry to digress, but you made me remember that he is doing that...

Sorry, I forgot my own suggestion to always put Jason's age!

I'm Lexi, mom to Jason, 13 months, lobpi.

Marlyn,
Try pickling alum, you find it in the spice aisle. It has a bitter taste. I sucked my thumb and my parents used this on me. My son did the same thing but he would bite his thumb and fingers.....till they bleed. I always had nightmares of waking up to him having bit off his finger or thumb he bit so hard......it was awful. I never ever, still don't and he's seven put him to bed while he was awake. I let him fall asleep and then put him in bed. I think we might be safe now but I won't take the chance....maybe next year !!!Ha, Ha
Gayle mom of Brandon 7 ROPBI

We would brush Rosalynn's arm with a soft brush or bath scrubbie. Doing this for 10-15 min 3-4 times a day seemed to end the sucking and biting on the arm, every kids is different though. It might be worth a try.

Thanks all- I will start the brushing back up. I do know that he loves to be "tapped".

Pickling alum- I will get some. For 3 reasons.lol

Manny 5- sucks his 2 fingers still
Jav 1- sucks his thumb
Jav 1- bites his arm

Marlyn

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JAvier saw Daniele (ot) yesterday and she is all to excited about him biting his arm. Not that he's doing it, but the reason why!!!!!

MArlyn


p.s- he doesn't have any new hickies.

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I sucked on my forearm and would bite it. I don't remember learning to tap but I did and still will do it from time to time. I guess it's the loss of sensation.
Kath (adult/obpi)