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AlohaMa
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Jen
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moms of thumbsuckers...
How do you "sway" your baby not to suck his/her thumb all the time? My boys stopped using pacifiers and now they're OBSESSED with their thumbs. Is there anything I can do to make them less reliant on their thumbs?
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Posted 7/5/07 10:24 AM  |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: moms of thumbsuckers...
Nothing worked for us.
WHen she was older, she stopped for a few months (Princesses don't suck their thumb). She's gone back in full force now.
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| Posted 7/5/07 10:28 AM |
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CunningOne
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Re: moms of thumbsuckers...
My DS sucked his thumb until he was about 16 months. Then he picked up a real doozy of a cold and had a hard time breathing and he stopped sucking his thumb on his own....
My DD also sucks her thumb. She is 14 months tomorrow. I have no idea if she'll stop on her own like my son did, but knowing her personality, I highly doubt it. I take it out of her mouth all the time and distract her onto something else. So far, nothing works....
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| Posted 7/5/07 10:32 AM |
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twobabies
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Re: moms of thumbsuckers...
ds will be 3yrs old next month, the kid looks like he has NO intention of stopping anytime soon. lets hope someone can help us on this one.
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| Posted 7/5/07 10:36 AM |
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AlohaMa
Never Forget
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Jen
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Re: moms of thumbsuckers...
oh jeez. I'm in for a long haul, huh? I put a mit on the hand that they each start sucking but the little wise-guys keep pulling it off
Thanks for your input!
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| Posted 7/5/07 10:47 AM |
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MommaG
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Gloria
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Re: moms of thumbsuckers...
Our pediatrician said not to worry until he's about five or so. They usually stop on their own at that point. DS has really cut back - only does it when he's really tired. There is a product that you put on their thumb that tastes really bad, which is supposed to make them stop, but we haven't tried it.
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| Posted 7/5/07 4:49 PM |
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