The only time Hannah sucks her thumb is when she is sleeping. There really isn't any waking moment that she does it. To this point, I must say, its been kind of a mother's dream. Hannah doesn't suck it any other time, but she has a way to sooth herself and go to sleep. But her poor little thumb has started looking cracked, sore... and almost raw. So we figured it was time to work on breaking the habit. I was a bit worried about it because Hannah is such a great sleeper. The last three nights we have put bandaids on her thumbs. So far so good! She hasn't stuck them in her mouth and she's been sleeping well! We'll keep the bandaid routine up for a while to break the habit... and hopefully heal that poor little thumb.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Breaking a Habit
The only time Hannah sucks her thumb is when she is sleeping. There really isn't any waking moment that she does it. To this point, I must say, its been kind of a mother's dream. Hannah doesn't suck it any other time, but she has a way to sooth herself and go to sleep. But her poor little thumb has started looking cracked, sore... and almost raw. So we figured it was time to work on breaking the habit. I was a bit worried about it because Hannah is such a great sleeper. The last three nights we have put bandaids on her thumbs. So far so good! She hasn't stuck them in her mouth and she's been sleeping well! We'll keep the bandaid routine up for a while to break the habit... and hopefully heal that poor little thumb.
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I didn't know she did that. Fun to see you today! Happy pregnancy.
Oh you're better than I am! Molly is the exact same way. I keep asking Kris if we need to do something and he keeps assuring me she is not going to have horrible teeth, so I have just let her go. I should probably work on that. Good job!
Oh, what a great idea. We are trying to break that same habit with Adyson. She only sucks her thumb when she goes to bed. I have tried some other things and they have not worked, we will give the Band-Aids a shot. Thanks for sharing!
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