er why would my 2yo be sticking his finger up his bum?

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just cos he can? is this a common toddler thing?

obv I checked for worms etc but can't see owt. Dunno what I'm really expecting tho. My only experience of worms was my cat. That was very obvious.

Because he can.

I imagine it is just because he can! Is he recently potty trained? It might be that he's just found it!

I would go with 'because he can'. Just wait until he discovers his willy....

I second or third because he can. My 2.6 yo dd2 started doing this last week. The novelty wore off quickly.

he might just be exploring a bit iykwim.
Check his poo for worms. If he has them they will be visible in the poo as little white thin worms.

ooh thanks for replies

will check for white things in poo. Ugh hope its not worms. Far prefer it to be passing phase of self discovery. Then a lifetime of fiddling with his willy, eh chickens!

Not potty trained - potty cajoled possibly

mine does this, always assumed it was cos he could.
Any other symptoms of worms? Itchiness?

nah not that I can see, stealth

Just for fun, i should think

Has he lost something. You don't have any small pets or plastic toys missing do you...

oh lordy you don't think that's where thomas's coal has gone?

If he's discovered them as well, he probably does it to his nose and his ears too.

as long as you know where the cat is I wouldn't worry too much

Mine did do this, 'twas a phase and it passed. He did however have piles at the time as he was obsessed with wanting to do a poo. They cleared up quickly though once he stopped straining every time he went to the loo.

ha, sorry thats just really made me laugh, i caught my son pulling his willy to see how long it would go, must b a boy thing!

aslong as he isn't sticking it up the cats bum then I wouldn't worry

next stage is hands constantly down trousers - that stage lasts for at least 40yrs !

DS did this last night! Just stood in his room before bath and shoved his finger in his bum. Lovely.