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NO!! Not already... (repost from 3-6)

mulatta72mulatta72
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I'm being dramatic but honestly I'm obsessing.  My DD is already sucking her thumb to soothe herself to sleep.  I introduced the paci from day 1 but she doesn't love it like my son did and instead always finds that thumb.  I don't want it to be a habit I have to break later b/c i feel the thumb is harder than the paci. I don't mind the fingers/hands like all kids do, but the thumb brings me anxiety for some reason. Anyone else having this problem or suggestions how to stop it?  Now, I'm just pulling it out and trying to stick the paci in.  Yes, I'm a bit vain and worried about the teeth and her being 5 and still sucking her thumb.  Okay, fire away.  THANKS!
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Re: NO!! Not already... (repost from 3-6)

  • kdjuddkdjudd member
    Renee loves to suck both her paci and her fingers. I used to be completely against Renee sucking her thumb because I was so afraid of tooth damage, but then I read some research about it and apparently sucking both the pacifier and the fingers can be equally as damaging to the teeth if it is done once the permanent teeth start to come in. I don't worry about either right now. I'm going to start weaning her around a year though. 
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  • KrissyMissKrissyMiss
    I personally don't worry about my son's thumb sucking at all. I'm just glad he is learning to self soothe. Look at the bright side of sucking a thumb vs sucking a  paci, for instance, if she spits her thumb out it doesn't go shooting across the room and you don't have to keep putting it back in.
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  • RedRose87RedRose87

    imageKrissyMiss:
    I personally don't worry about my son's thumb sucking at all. I'm just glad he is learning to self soothe. Look at the bright side of sucking a thumb vs sucking a  paci, for instance, if she spits her thumb out it doesn't go shooting across the room and you don't have to keep putting it back in.

    This! She can't lose her thumb in the middle of the night lol. There are ways to break the thumb sucking habit, and many kids do it themselves. I wouldn't worry :)

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  • layher08layher08 member

    I understand where you are coming from.  We have not given DD a paci and we don't want her to suck on her fingers.  We are battling the hand sucking when she is tired, she does this to stay awake not to fall asleep.  We are doing the same thing as you, just pulling it out.  I have noticed that she is doing it less and less so something must be working.  I knew that this would be a hard habit to break even before she was born because in all of her ultrasounds she had her hands by her face.     

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