Thumb sucking?

Thumb sucking.... My 8 1/2 month old daughter boycotted her pacifier at 13 weeks when she discoverd her thumb...this was great as far as self soothing, but now she has two bottom teeth and is getting her two top teeth. Should I be concerned and try to stop this habit now, or will this be something she outgrows in due time? She isn't a constant thumb-sucker...it's used mainly when she gets tired, and once she's sleeping, the thumb comes out.

Also, how should I go about breaking this habit when the time is right? Asked by HumanLawnDart 53 months ago Similar questions: thumb sucking Health > Conditions & Diseases.

Worry not! I have a 19 year-old who never took a pacifier and then started sucking her thumb at 18-months when her brother was born - typical regression. It was my understanding at that time that the thumb is better than a pacifier in terms of affecting teeth.

Also, as long as she gives it up before her baby teeth fall out (around 7), it'll be fine. My daughter stopped as soon as she started kindergarten. All I had to say was, "If you keep sucking your thumb, you won't have pretty teeth."

I don't think it's very loving to try to stop an infant or toddler from doing something that comforts them. Now I have a 13-month-old who I WISH would suck her thumb or take a pacifier. She will only nurse to get her comfort-sucking needs met and sometimes that can be hard when she wants to nurse for a long time and I want to accomplish a task..

Mother of a thumb sucker My youngest son, who is 29 now, was a thumb sucker. He would never take the pacifier. He sucked his thumb even in Kindergarten.

I did not make a big deal of it because I found with my first child, the more you worry and talk about it, the worse it becomes. I did, however, want him to stop after he started school because I knew he would be teased and that would be a very bad thing. Wrong or right, I put band-aids on each of his thumbs and I told him that if the band-aids were dry when he came home from school, I would put a quarter ,for each dry thumb, in his piggy bank.

I told him that once we had right many quarters in the bank, we would go shopping together, just he and I, and we would get him something special. He only sucked his thumb one time after that and when he got no quarter in his bank, and I made a big deal of talking to the piggy bank about how sorry I was that he got no quarter, lol, he never sucked his thumb again. 8.5 months old is way too young to do that.

I would talk to the Pediatrician and ask should you be concerned or to the dentist. My son has very straight teeth because they were only baby teeth when he was thumb sucking. Good Luck :) Sources: Personal experience LglSec's Recommendations Helping the Thumb-Sucking Child Amazon List Price: $9.95 Used from: $1.65 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 6 reviews) David Decides About Thumbsucking: A Story for Children, a Guide for Parents Amazon List Price: $13.95 Used from: $13.94 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 5 reviews) It Worked for Me!

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Relax and enjoy! My daughter (17 months old) has been sucking her thumb since she was a few months old... and I love it! She was really not interested in pacifiers and the thumb sucking has been ideal for self-soothing (helps her go to sleep, soothes her when she's upset, etc.).

Now she's the same as your daughter - really only needs it when going to sleep or feeling tired/upset. In fact, I see kids her age MUCH more often with pacifiers out and about than she would ever choose to suck her thumb. Most of my friends are surprised to find out that she sucks her thumb because they never see her doing it.

People seem to push the pacifier these days, but the only real reason I've been given is that you can take it away when you don't want them to do it anymore. However, in the years during which they rely on the sucking for comfort, you're running around retrieving, cleaning and buying pacifiers! With the thumb, it's always there and she can get it for herself.

Is it really better for her to suck on a piece of rubber than her own thumb? I also think it's empowering for her to be able comfort herself (and it avoids the tendency for the parent to stick the pacifier in the mouth when that may not be what the child needs). Plus, she's a better sleeper because she's not waking up looking for a pacifier - her thumb is right there for her!

You don't need to worry about her teeth anytime soon. According to a babycenter.com article: "The American Dental Association says most children can safely suck their thumb — without damaging the alignment of their teeth or jaws — until their permanent teeth begin to appear.(Permanent teeth don't usually erupt until around age 6. )" Overall, I believe thumb sucking gets a bad rap for no good reason.

It's natural and empowering for the child and much easier for the parent. Of course, you'll want her to stop eventually, but it would be same with the pacifier. And when she's 6 she'll probably find it socially unacceptable to suck her thumb and stop on her own.

Like potty training and everything else, she'll need to break certain habits as she gets older.It's just a part of life. So relax and enjoy the freedom from pacifiers and the independence it allows - for you and your daughter! Sources: http://www.Babycenter.com/0_thumb-sucking_11574.

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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Try to break her out of the habit as quickly as possible. As she gets older the habit will be harder to break and eventually more expensive when you consider how much money it will cost if she will have to wear braces or use all those anti sucking products on the market.

The more she does it, the more of a habit it will come and the harder to stop. It took many years get me to stop sucking my thumb and it was only because I had to wear braces why I did anyway. Try to get her to use the pacifier again.

Neither you nor your pocket book will regret it. As you have stated she only does it when she is tired and sleeping why not try removing it when she is sleeping and seeing if she puts it in. If it is that she can't can't sleep without sucking her finger try investing in a thumb guard or something similar to that that will prevent her from sucking it even if she wants URL1 may seem extreme now but its better than the possibility of her not being able to stop when she is older because it has become a serious habit.

Sources: experience Hummingbird's Recommendations Thumb Guard: Small Half Kit *Limited Time Offer* Recomended ages 3-4yrs .

Stop it now! You are better off stopping it now. My son will be 9 in October!

I can't for the life of me get him to stop. We have an appt next Wed to go to the orthodontist and see if he needs a device put in his mouth to make him stop. Something you could try... right now I put socks over my sons hands and wrap packing tape loosely around his writsts at night.

Not loose enough so he can take them off, but loose enough not to cut circulation. In the morning, I spray some Yuck on his thumb and then wrap a band aid around it. The Yuck is dog spray that is supposed to make dogs stop licking or biting themselves and it taste horrible!

Here is another device you can try... https://medetal.stvshop.com/english/product.asp? UrlName=thumbguard.net Everything I've read about it says it is ok up until about age 2 to 4. After that, they really need to quit for danger of hurting their teeth and jaw.It is a comfort issue.

They typically do it when they are tired or upset or something like that. You could try the socks over the hands when it is bedtime and that might be enough to help your child stop. Try it for a few weeks.

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