DD1 doesn't suck her thumb and never has done. Nor has she ever had a dummy.
She saw the school doctor on monday and they have identified gaps in her teeth and a lisp, and the solution is for her to stop thumb sucking. But how can she stop something she doesn't do? And how will her lisp improve?
I have to admit I hadn't noticed her lisp (I am probably used to it) but I am wondering now if she needs speech therapy. Both dh and I had extensive speech therapy as children so it's hardly a surprise that she might need it too.
As for her teeth, the dentist told us she will need a brace at some point. She lost her milk teeth very early and the adult teeth came down in a bit of a mess. Nothing we could do to stop that.
Any advice?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Talk to others about child development and behaviour stages here. You can find more information on our development calendar.
Behaviour/development
Doctor says lip is caused by thumb sucking...just one problem
24 replies
belgo · 15/12/2010 08:52
OP posts:
Don’t want to miss threads like this?
Weekly
Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!
Log in to update your newsletter preferences.
You've subscribed!
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.