my 6th month old boy has a continuous habit of thumb sucking since a month he is rejecting milk since few days I have tried so many ways but nothing worked when it comes to solids he is enjoying but when I tried to feed him milk he is crying ,thumb sucking has become his 24/7 habit his mood is changing when we are not allowing to suck his thumb he is not like before .what can I do for this ?

1 Answer

ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist3 years ago

A. Hello mom such habits have to be better be stopped and not at been encouraged for them .. try to apply some sour thing on they thumb and try to use mittens as well

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