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Thumb sucking.

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Learnermamma · 14/01/2010 13:41

My 2 month old daughter has thumb sucked occasionally since she was born ( and possibly b4 that! As she appeared 2 b doing it @ the 20 week scan!!!!)
I thought it was just when she was hungry but the other day she was on her thumb 5 minutes after polishing off a formula feed, so there's no way she could hav still been hungry.
We r trying dummies ( even though I hate the damn things!) but unless u physically hold it in it comes out and she goes straight back on2 her thumb.
I have heard that it can push the front teeth out of line and having to have numerous braces myslef as a child/teen, I don't want her to go through all that.

Any advice????

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Tee2072 · 14/01/2010 13:43

Yes. Let her suck her thumb.

heth1980 · 14/01/2010 19:27

Let her suck her thumb. Her baby teeth are only temporary and a dummy probably causes even more damage.

EstherP · 14/01/2010 21:29

I sucked my thumb til I was 21!! Didn't do me any harm! No sticky out teeth!

Snowfun · 14/01/2010 21:49

Let her suck her thumb! Both my boys suck their thumbs and no teeth problems whatsoever (aged 2 and 4). As she gets older you'll fine that it is the perfect comforter for them they can never get lost, cant get dropped they are always there. And it really is far cuter than dummies imo.

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