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1491910 tn?1288484756

my daughters thing she does

every tme i ask a pediatrician about this they re never worried

neve heard of it b4 came across a subject of infantory masturbatory but im not sure.

my daughter wilsit there weather in her car seat or laying down and cross her legs and make like grunting noises and straighten her crossed legs and her arm in air she like to gab somethng whie she doing it and if you touch he she'l get madand start crying. and once its all over she'll fall asleep.

should i be concernd sh done it since she was born
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1491910 tn?1288484756
Thank you guys I forgot what forum I wrote this on she is now 6 years old and still does it before she goes to bed...
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136956 tn?1688675680
My 7yr old has done this since she was in diapers.  Now more then ever.  It bothers me only because sometimes when people are over she will do it not thinking people can see.  

I have been told by many people that its normal and not to make a big deal of it and jsut to let them know that they should do it in the privacy of their own room.  

I get the grunting and all of that.  Its hard to watch.  

I think my daughter has very high energy and this is a way that relaxes her.  

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1491864 tn?1288492364
You can look in to it but is it usually not something to worry about.
If you feel that your doctor does not understand what you're trying to explain, you can video tape your daughter and show it to the doctor.

Check here for an article on child masturbation.
http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,3944,00.html
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