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Meg&AustinMeg&Austin member
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I have a thumb sucker :( Mila just started. Im glad she can self soothe but all i can picture is sending her to kindergarten with her thumb in her mouth
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  • deanna1313deanna1313 member
    My little guy has a pacifier and I had someone criticize my choice in letting him have it the other day. I was really annoyed!
    I know it's hard to break the habit. I had to do it with kids in my daycare I worked at many times. Lots of crying to deal with. My theory on it is that I've never seen a 15 year old with a binky or sucking their thumb! They'll get over it.
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  • Meg&AustinMeg&Austin member
    Im okay with a binky. That you can take away!
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  • FlemDanceFlemDance member
    edited August 2014
    Meg&Austin said:

    Im okay with a binky. That you can take away!

    This! DH was a thumb sucker until freakin 5th grade. I REALLY want to avoid that so we encourage the paci.

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  • Meg&AustinMeg&Austin member
    Ya thats what im torn about. Its nice not to.have to get up and put a binky back in her mouth.
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  • deanna1313deanna1313 member
    @Meg&Austin True, but it looks like it may be too late now. How are you supposed to keep your little one from doing it? I get what you're saying, but I wouldn't worry too much. Plenty if kids suck their thimbs and stop before it gets embarrassing.
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  • THD7580THD7580 member
    DS is a thumb sucker too. Most times it's his whole hand as well. I'm good with self soothing so I don't have a problem with it. As pp said as long as he's not 18 doing it we will all live
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  • Kris2011RNKris2011RN member
    deanna1313 said:

    My little guy has a pacifier and I had someone criticize my choice in letting him have it the other day. I was really annoyed!
    I know it's hard to break the habit. I had to do it with kids in my daycare I worked at many times. Lots of crying to deal with. My theory on it is that I've never seen a 15 year old with a binky or sucking their thumb! They'll get over it.

    My Aunt is 49 and she still sucks her thumb. DD seems to like her thumb so this makes me very nervous as well!

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  • usernewnameusernewname member
    I have a thumb sucker which isn't ideal but I didn't offer a paci so what did I expect. He started sleeping better so I was like whatever. He doesn't do it all day. At the point it's when he's tired and wants to sleep.

    And in the end the bigger of a deal you make it when they are older the bigger of a game it will become. Let social pressure and their peers take care of it.
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  • delatldelatl member
    Mine sucks her thumb and while I may regret it later, right now I'm relived she's finding some ways to self-soothe. She's a fussy baby and anything that helps, I'm all for.
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  • JennyinheavenJennyinheaven member
    Mine sucks her whole hand, sometimes she accidentally bites down on it than cries, ha babies
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  • usernewnameusernewname member
    Jennyinheaven said:

    Mine sucks her whole hand, sometimes she accidentally bites down on it than cries, ha babies

    Mine will stick his fingers in and gag. He hasn't quite put two and two together yet.
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  • Meg&AustinMeg&Austin member
    Ya she started about a month and a half ago with the fist sucking and fingers down the throat all the time. Now she has found that thumb is pretty nice to suck. Im trying to incorporate her lovey now with bedtime to tey and keep her hands busy.
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  • ladywolf1313ladywolf1313 member
    My theory is I would have a much easier time with removing a paci than trying to remove the child's thumb. My nephew was a thumb sucker they even put hot sauce on it to make him stop. It however did not work cause he learned to love hot stuff lol.
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  • ns1ns1 member
    DD is 3 and a thumb sucker. I have no doubt this one will be too. Oh well. If that's the worst they do I'll be happy.

    I used to suck my thumb and scratch my nose until it bled (and scratch off any resulting bandaids). I just think at least DD doesn't do that!
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