Hi doc, My 3.5 month old baby is sucking his thumb while sleeping.. I am worried if this will become his habit.. Or it will be weaned off eventually.. Please let me know how to stop him from sucking his thumb.. I tried keeping his hands in mittens as well but he will put hand or thumb in mouth with mittens as well. Please help me and let me know how to stop him from sucking his thumb

1 Answer

Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 9 m old girl3 years ago

A. it's normal behaviour. it all seems fine and normal for now as per what you have mentioned that is all ok and there seems to be no need to worry about this at all now .

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