My baby sucks his thumb and sleep. How to make him sleep without sucking his thumb

1 Answer

Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy4 years ago

A. you can just remove the thumb from the oral cavity and always divert the child enable the child places thumb in the oral cavity and since it is a self limiting condition the problem should not increase

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