What is my 20 month old daughter doing here??

[AlienLady]

I can’t add a video unfortunately.
but she gets on her knees multiple times a day and tenses her legs. She even climbs on people to do it. It’s getting more frequent. I can distract her etc and she’s makes eye contact and aware etc so not having a seizure etc.

My eldest never did anything like this so it’s new to me. Do I need to see a health care professional? I’m surprised her nursery have not mentioned her doing it. She’s been doing it for months.

Looks like child’s pose! Classic yoga move, it mimics the kind of position a baby has in the womb. It’s probably just a comfy and comforting position for her to relax in.

Have you asked her?

Is she constipated?

Look up childhood masturbation,it's very common.

It's gratification disorder, Google it. A form of stimming.

It's gratification disorder, Google it. A form of stimming.

Does it stop? She’s doing it more and more. How do I get her to stop?

Have you asked her what she's doing? Ask her what it feels like?
If she says it feels nice it could be masturbation. Nothing wrong with that btw.

This is a photo of a 20 month old?

It looks like an adult.

I thought the same.

It's mum demonstrating the pose

No that is my 20 month old. I zoomed in the picture. She’s on a sun lounger…. It looks like a child to me?? How does it look like an adult?!

She’s 20 months old… I don’t think she would understand my question.

Well, yes, of course, if she is making stereotyped movements multiple times a day that make you go “WTF is that?” Then you need to seek out a medical opinion. What a strange post.

It's worth a try! It's a bit similar to something I did as a little kid which was masturbation of sorts but obviously Idk what that meant. My mum just told me not to do it at the dinner table! 😭

How is it a strange post? Did OP say anywhere that she won't seek a medical opinion at all?