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Mom of a 5 yr 11 m old boy4 years ago

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my baby is 20 months old...he use to suck his fingers all the time... while sleeping also he starts sucking fingers whole night ..I tried all home remedies...even for neem juice,bitter gourd also not working..pls suggest anu remedy for this..whole night he keeps sucking.. we couldn't sleep peacefully..

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ExpertDr. Hemendra GuptaPaediatrician4 years ago

A. this may be Part of the child behaviour but in most of the cases it is a self limiting conditions so you should not worry about it so just relax

Author of questionMom of a 5 yr 11 m old boy4 years ago

A. tough I take out fingers while he sucking during night he starts crying and again he put fingers and start sucking..

AbhayaMom of a 15 yr 8 m old boy4 years ago

A. Hi mom Take out the fingers when the baby is in the deep sleep. They just suck fingers for their comfort.. Distracting all the time is the solution. U can try applying femite lotion on fingers. The bitter taste of this will discourage ur baby to suck fingers

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