my baby won't stop sucking his thumb I used to put mittens but he started wetting mittens all the time coz his hands are only in his mouth now if we remove his thumb he cries for hours I don't know what to do I want to avoid putting a dummy coz everyone's saying it gives gas

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Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 9 m old girl4 years ago

A. for this problem I would ask you to take guidance from the doctor and then after you can address the concern about this matter after guidance from doctor . . .so it's. ok and

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