My baby is 2.5 yr old still sucking his thumb..The skin in the fingers getting peeled due to this and marks like a wound..Also hiccups like 2 days in 10 days...Is it due to the thumb sucking habit??

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A. yes mam, it can be due to thumb sucking. you can apply femite lotion on baby thumb to wean off sucking. also get the baby evaluated for any nutritional deficiency which can also be the cause.

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