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1 year old rubbing privates

Hello. I am concerned about my 1 year old and rubbing her privates on anything that is between her legs. This started about 3 months ago. We were in the store and she was in the grocery cart. I kept noticing her gripping the grocery cart and thrusting towards the metal between her legs. She did it the whole time we were in there. I would say about an hour. When we got home, I changed her diaper and on each side of her butt checks where red pinch marks. They were so bad that they were open wounds. I took her to the doctor and they gave me some ointment. It went away, but still to this day, whenever she is in the grocery cart, car seat, stroller, high chair, she continues to do this. I don't know what to do. She has a doctors appointment July 2nd, but I just wanted some feed back before the appointment. She never touches her own privates, she just rubs it on things that are between her legs. I am not even sure if she is rubbing her privates on things or what she is doing. But whatever she is doing, is concerning me. Thank you for listening:)
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I had to comment on this lol I have four children and at first I was concerned but I'm not any more.  Babies explore everything around them . Its how they learn. Even themselves . Its natural. Its nit for pleasure . Its just out of curiosity. Children do all sorts of weird things  . As awkward as it makes you feel.  Try to ignore lol
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5848391 tn?1380728642
Wow! I wondered about that with my toddler! He frequently becomes fascinated about himself to the point where I'm trying to distract him.  It doesn't even matter if he is wearing a diaper! It's nice to read that it maybe normal. I can't wait for him to grow out of it completely.I mean, its so uncomfortable to see, even if it is normal!
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Children this age are basically pleasure-seeking creatures, and you can be sure she has learned that the behavior brings pleasure. Basically I would ignore it because it would be pointless to set limits on it. It will wane. Try to keep her busy with hand-held toys during the times she is seated in the circumstances you described. In other words, distract her via play.
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