She's starting to suck her thumb...is there a way that i could stop her from sucking her thumb now?
and No i'm not gonna put hot sauce or anything like that on her thumb
2006-10-06 13:06:20 · 20 answers · asked by breyanasmommy 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Why do you want to? I have two boys ages 3 years and 14 months and both of them starting sucking thumb at 2 months old and it was great because in the middle of the night instead of waking up right away they would suck their thumb, and it would give me a little bit more time between feedings for much needed rest. It only lasted for a few weeks and then ceased. Oldest son was a binky baby for three years, and 14 month old has never taken to the binky. Have you tried a binky or pacifier? Some kids like to chew on blanket or the blanket tag or pillow corner or pillow tag, etc. My husband still licks pillow in the middle of the night at 26 years old and its not a big deal even though very funny. Is it really that big of a deal? You'll learn over the years to pick your battles with your child/ren. Believe me this is not one of the more important of the battles to come!
2006-10-06 13:16:34 · answer #1 · answered by summer_00_butterfly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do you want to stop her? It's a great self-soothing activity, and you don't have to worry about losing the pacifier or putting it back in when it falls out. I've had two thumb suckers and one paci-girl, and I highly prefer the thumb-sucking. By the way, the dentist couldn't even tell my daughter sucked her thumb, it didn't affect her teeth at all.
2006-10-06 13:25:34 · answer #2 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you need to look seriously at why she feels to suck her thumb now. It's a comfort mechanism, and there could be any number of reasons why she chose now to start it. Is something stressing her out? If you think that's the case, hands off that baby! Don't take away the comfort she is giving herself because you don't want to pay for braces down the road. When she becomes more able to express herself, she'll stop it on her own.
2006-10-06 13:20:56 · answer #3 · answered by Shepherd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thumb sucking as well as the use of pacifiers are a way of the baby comforting herself. It's normal, natural and in my opinion shouldn't be stopped. I have 5 children. One was obsessed with pacifiers and used them until the day she turned 3. The other sucked his thumb from the moment he was born until he was around 3 as well. They do not have any problems with their teeth, are not psychologically impaired, or any of the other things that parents are told will happen to their child if they allow them to use their own natural self-comforting abilities.
Honestly, at 5 months old, there's little you can do to stop a baby from doing that anyway. Even if you managed to keep her thumb out of her mouth during the day, she'd still end up using it at night when you couldn't stop her. And you might end up causing a cranky baby because she would be frustrated at not having one of the only coping skills she's always had to rely on.
Keep in mind too, babies suck on everything they can. Without advanced communication skills, one of the ways to learn about their world is through their mouths. My advice? Chill...let her suck her thumb. It's one of those things in life that as parents we need to learn: Pick your battles. If it's not a danger, let it go. I promise you, she walk into college on her first day sucking her thumb. :)
2006-10-06 13:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by davega7 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Each child is different by far. I believe you should let your child do what comforts her and if it is sucking her thumb then so be it. She is very little anyway. My daughter did until she was around ten months old. We started around nine months pulling her thumb out of her my mouth and she was broke from it by 10 months. Let her do what she needs and deal w/ it when she is a little older. Good luck and just relax and enjoy. THEY GROW UP SO FAST!!!!!!
2006-10-06 13:29:10 · answer #5 · answered by Mandee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's wrong with her sucking her thumb? It's a good way for her to sooth herself. At 5 months it wont hurt anything, besides, my sister sucked her thumb until she was two and it didn't give her buckteeth or anything.
2006-10-06 13:15:16 · answer #6 · answered by dolly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would consistantly try to compensate with a binky. Binkies are better than thumbs because in the future, you can get rid of them. And with being 5 months old, she is still in a bracket for SIDS. Taking a binky at night keeps them breathing so the risk of SIDS is considerably lower.
2006-10-06 13:42:08 · answer #7 · answered by sweettooth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she teething? Approx. 5-6 months is when she will start. She might not be sucking her thumb. She might be biting it to relieve the pain. Hope that might help.
2006-10-06 13:19:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not probably that big of a deal now. wait till she gets older b4 u try to stop her from sucking her thumb
2006-10-06 13:17:31 · answer #9 · answered by denise b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest every time you see her sucking on her thumb you should replace it with a chewy toy.
2006-10-06 13:11:22 · answer #10 · answered by Ally P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋