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Anything Better than Aquafor for a Thumb Sucker?

B.R. asks from York

So my 11 month old is a thumb sucker. I'm actually very happy that he self-soothes, but his poor little thumb has been taking a beating this week. He's teething and...

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3 Month Old Found His Thumb - Help!

H.S. asks from Salt Lake City

My 3 month old baby found his thumb the other day, and I have caught it in his mouth several times since. I've already been through the thumbsucking with my older da...

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Sucking on Fingers

A.G. asks from Seattle

Hi, My almost 6 y.o. girl developed a habit two weeks ago that's driving me crazy. She sucks her fingers. Not the thumb, but other fingers, and sometimes is two or t...

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Ideas to Stop My 5Yo from Finger-sucking

M.S. asks from Chicago

My almost 5yo son has been sucking his fingers since he was a baby. For the last year, we have tried to get him to stop. We have succeeded in getting him to reduce hi...

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Daughter Sucks Thumb, Red, Swollen, Cracked.......

R.B. asks from Providence

Hello, My 15 month old daughter sucks her thumb which is not really a huge concern for me at least at this point, however what is happening to her thumb is becoming ...

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Took Pacifier Away - Now Sucking on Fingers...

K.M. asks from Atlanta

I took the paci away from my 25 month old but now he is sucking on 3 fingers instead. He was VERY attached to his paci's - going to bed with several. I haven't allo...

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5 Months Old Daughter Sucks Thumb While Sleeping Only

M.V. asks from New York

Hi, My 5 months old daughter sucks thumb badly while sleeping even if she is not hungry. I have read many forums related to this and found its normal as babies cal...

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Sucking fingers/Self-soothing 6 Month Old

C.B. asks from Detroit

My daughter is almost 6 months old. I have not been able to get her to take a pacifier. She had pretty bad acid reflux, so I think that may have contributed to it e...

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7 Year Old Still Sucks Thumb to Go to Sleep!!

T.C. asks from Spokane

She is quite attached to it. When we were at the dentist and the dentist mentioned that her front teeth were pushing out a bit and asked her about her thumb, my daug...

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4 Yr Old Sucks Thumb

D.K. asks from Milwaukee

My 4 year old daughter still sucks her thumb. How do I break this habit? She doesn't intentionally do it. She used to suck it to go to sleep but for about 2 years she...

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Answer Highlights

  • mom tried everything to get me to stop in 2 answers "The need just went away. My mom tried everything to get me to stop too, but nothing ..."
  • sucked his thumb in 3 answers "My kid sucked his thumb during sleep too, and yes he needed braces, but he probably ..."
  • sucking their thumbs in 2 answers "How many teenagers do you see walking around sucking their thumbs in public?"
  • sucking their thumbs in 2 answers "(Plus, lots of kids naturally stop sucking their thumbs before it messes up their ..."
  • sucked his thumb in 2 answers "I *wished* my younger son sucked his thumb or took a pacifier."