how to stop thumb sucking

Hi rakshantha,
my sonwillbe 6by feb. stillnow he is alsosuckinghis thumb. that too when he feels sleepy. i also have many remedies like u, but of no use. any of the ILites, who has come out of this problem successfully, pls help us. he has started getting gaps in his teeth also. i'm so worried.
Priya

 

Hey ,I used to do the same till i was 3 yrs old. My parents told me they put a stop to it by tying a cloth around my thumb. Once they did it and i didnt like the taste and stopped it. My teeth didnt come out front. Although my front upper 2 teeth are slightly overlapped. Try it it might work.

 

Have you tried giving a soft toy for your child to cuddle to when she is sleeping?

In my baby's case, I used to use a pacifier..so instead of sucking her thumb, she sucked her pacifier...then when she turned 1 yr old, we slowly started giving her the pacifier less and less. Within a couple of weeks, she could sleep without her paci...

However, we had to give her a soft toy when she went to sleep...as she would hold onto it for comfort...

I also put a drop of my perfume in the corner of her crib...she gets comforted by it and gets up less in the nights...I guess she associates it with me and sleeps better.

These are the things that helped me...

 

Hi my son had the same habit i tried putting juice o karela on his fingers and it took a while but it worked while it did not work with my second one
so i tried gloves on him
i think it is different for each child experiment and see wht works for ur child
its just my opinion
sree

 

Hello,

There is a Medically approved solution recommended by doctors .It helped me stop my child from thumb sucking.It is called Femite ,it is not available readily in stores,ask your local chemist to order and get one for you.

Regards
Hasa

 

hey,
try musambaram that is available in ayurvedic stores.


cheers