Baby accidentally eating hair

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My baby is 3 month 18 days old. Her wight is 6.5 kgs. Recently she is having severe hairfall. But the problem is that she is pulling hair with hands and keeping the hands in mouth and swallowing thr hair. I am watching her almost all the time and removing the hair from hands but even then i could find some hair in her stool. Pls tell me some solution i am very scared

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Dr. Chandrashekhar Vasant Phadnis

Pediatrician 27 yrs exp Pune

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No need to worry. Hair will come out in potty. Only if she starts vomiting or crying a lot, we need to investigate. Use mittens to conver hands so she cannot pull hair out. Is her scalp itchy? Use a little shampoo like spoo to clean her hair

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Dr. Brindha. V Pediatrician 13 yrs exp Erode · Accepted Answer

Dr. Brindha. V

Pediatrician 13 yrs exp Erode

The babies of this age grasp objects with their hands which is normal developmentaly. So please tie the hair in such a way that the child couldn’t pull the hairs Also give some toys like rattle which the child will grasp and play