My baby sucks his thumb to fall asleep. Is this okay?
I think it is ok. It has been going on since time began, and I don't think much harm can come of it. Perhaps the less we interupt the process, the quicker they naturally give it up also. It is a way to comfort his or her self. I think being made to not put your own thumb in your own mouth is more of a trauma than anything that thumb sucking can cause.
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Carol --- I once had a sister that sucked two fingers and another that sucked their thumb. All three digits became deformed as a direct result.
With my own children every time I saw them put their thumb in mouth I would remove it starting from the time they first came home from hospital. As a result none of them sucked their thumb and did not suffer any trauma. The catch is not to make a big deal of it. Just say nothing.
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I gave all my kids pacifiers since I read that they cause less damage to their teeth then their thumbs...none of them had teeth trouble.....but if he will not take a pacifier I would not make a big issue out of it...his sleep and comfort are whats most important now to his overall health and yours
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