2007-12-27 06:27:03 · 9 answers · asked by yogi8 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Because the mouth is full of nerves. A baby can discover a lot about his surroundings by putting things in his mouth.
2007-12-27 06:30:29 · answer #1 · answered by not too creative 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Babies have a natural instinct to put stuff in their mouths. Touch, taste, and smell are all very interesting to babies, and putting stuff in their mouths is just one of their ways of exploring their world.
Pretty gross sometimes, though, and can be rather unhealthy depending on what Baby gets his or her grubby little paws on!
2007-12-27 14:34:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Curious
2007-12-27 14:45:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that how a baby learns about taste, textures and their environment.
2007-12-27 14:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curiousity. They want to know how everything feels, tastes, smells, etc.
2007-12-27 14:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
They are exploring. It's normal. Sometimes they do it more when they are teething. It is comforting to them.
2007-12-27 14:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
They want to know what it is. They're learning! To them it's fun.
2007-12-27 14:33:36 · answer #7 · answered by danie23 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
to see what it tastes like. wheter its good or bad.
2007-12-27 14:30:11 · answer #8 · answered by thomasy7 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
better than their *ss.
Eat Funyuns.
2007-12-27 14:29:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋