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crunk05177 posted:
Do any of your kids still suck their thumbs? Michael is 4 and 4 months and he still sucks his thumb. Not 24/7 like he did when he was younger. I catch him doing it when he is REALLY tired, REALLY sick, or REALLY overwhelmed/nervous. I don't have to check on him at night to see if he fell asleep because you can hear the sucking sound louder once he is passed out.
Me (27), DH (30), DS1 - Michael (4) and DS2 - Nathan (1 - severe peanut allergy and an egg allergy)
15 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Thumb SuckingDo any of your kids still suck their thumbs? Michael is 4 and 4 months and he still sucks his thumb. Not 24/7 like he did when he was younger. I catch him doing it when he is REALLY tired, REALLY sick, or REALLY overwhelmed/nervous. I don't have to check on him at night to see if he fell asleep because you can hear the sucking sound louder once he is passed out.
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Laney0705 responded:
I guess you could say I'm at the extreme end of thumb sucking. I sucked my thumb until I was 16. I only did it at night and I never even realized I was doing it. I didn't use it to fall asleep just at some point in the night I would start. I remember waking up and my finger being pruney. It stopped b/c I got a peice of wood stuck under my thumb nail and had to have my nail partially removed and a huge bandage wrapped around it that had to be replaced daily. So that cured me of it. I never had any problems with my teeth. I had sleep overs with friends and no one ever said anything to me about it. My parents never tried forcing me to stop or making a huge deal over it. There might have been a comment here and there about thinking it was time to stop but no demands were ever made to stop me.
Me(41)DH(38)DS(5)DD(17 months)
Report This| Share this:Thumb SuckingI guess you could say I'm at the extreme end of thumb sucking. I sucked my thumb until I was 16. I only did it at night and I never even realized I was doing it. I didn't use it to fall asleep just at some point in the night I would start. I remember waking up and my finger being pruney. It stopped b/c I got a peice of wood stuck under my thumb nail and had to have my nail partially removed and a huge bandage wrapped around it that had to be replaced daily. So that cured me of it. I never had any problems with my teeth. I had sleep overs with friends and no one ever said anything to me about it. My parents never tried forcing me to stop or making a huge deal over it. There might have been a comment here and there about thinking it was time to stop but no demands were ever made to stop me.
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