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Hey mommies My baby is 20 months old and he has this habit of sucking his thumb non stop. In the early few months i used to cover his thumb with a band aid and it worked wonders then but now he started sucking the band aid as well so i had to stop using it... I am helpless... Engaging him in activities is also not working... Please do send some suggestions. I am in dire need
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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children4 years agoA. Thumb sucking or habit of taking fingers in the mouth 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 it resolves automatically.
In the toddlers thumb sucking habit is also seen many a times which could be psycological cause and feeling of insecurity or some stress . Just try to make the child comfortable and divert in some other more playful activities also spend good time with the child .
In extreme case withdrawal can be tried with applying some solution over the finger which are bitter like femite lotion . It needs to be applied locally . apart from this if the habit continues after three years of age it may disturb the dentition of the sbaby and the teeth hmay also get affected so then the habit breaking appliance need to be planned by the advice of a paediatric dentist.
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