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Guardian of a 5 yr 11 m old girl2 years ago

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hello doctor my daughter had one habbit she is always sucking her 2 fingers in mouth how can we salt out this bad habbit please suggest me.. because of this she get bad smell from mouth

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children2 years ago

A. Thumb sucking in infants is a very normal phenomenon and its called mouthing reflex and nothing to be worried about it just maintain proper hygiene and with time this thing will go . In the toddlers thumb sucking habit is also seen many a times which could be phycological cause and feeling of insecurity or some stress . Just thiry to make the child comfortable and divert in some activities also spend good time with the cjhild . In extreme case withgdrawal can be tried with some solution available which are bitter like femite lotion . It needs to be applied locally .

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