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my baby is 18 months and since he was infant he sucks his thumb and yet he does the same,
at the time he is sleepy or hungry he starts sucking his thumb
after that i understand he wants food or sleep
but at night also he sucks his thumb and that too with too much noise
so i use to feed him cow milk but now he doesn't even wants milk not water at that moment I am very tensed due to his thumb sucking habbit
sometime I feel whatever I feed him in dinner isn't sufficient for him
is it so?

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#asktheexperts 
my baby is 18 months and since he was infant he sucks his thumb and yet he does the same,
at the time he is sleepy or hungry he starts sucking his thumb
after that i understand he wants food or sleep
but at night also he sucks his thumb and that too with too much noise 
so i use to feed him cow milk but now he doesn't even wants milk not water at that moment I am very tensed due to his thumb sucking habbit
sometime I feel whatever I feed him in dinner isn't sufficient for him  
is it so?

Accepted Answer

I don't think ur baby feels hungry, that's her habit of sucking thumb. Thumb sucking is mostly harmless... and will correct by age. Always start by talking to your child about why thumb sucking is a bad habit. 
Apply neem oil, karela juice on thumb..

Accepted Answer

It Could be just a casual habit of your child it is not always associated with hunger of the child so the child and if your child is constantly behaving like this and you can put something bitter onto the thump of your child before you put your child to sleep or something

Answer

he is so clever that before hwas one i had put his bitter medicine over his thumb at first he vomitted then after that he cleaned his hands over my dress and sofa hanky here and there and again put his thumb in his mouth

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ok thank you so much

A. I don't think ur baby feels hungry, that's her habit of sucking thumb. Thumb sucking is mostly harmless... and will correct by age. Always start by talking to your child about why thumb sucking is a bad habit. Apply neem oil, karela juice on thumb..

A. he is so clever that before hwas one i had put his bitter medicine over his thumb at first he vomitted then after that he cleaned his hands over my dress and sofa hanky here and there and again put his thumb in his mouth

A. ok thank you so much

A. It Could be just a casual habit of your child it is not always associated with hunger of the child so the child and if your child is constantly behaving like this and you can put something bitter onto the thump of your child before you put your child to sleep or something

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