After lots of attempts to get him to stop sucking his thumb we talked to a couple of different doctors. Since Jacob says "I like sucking my thumb" and has no desire to stop we have had to resort to a orthodontic appliance. It looks worse than it is, we call it his shark teeth (sharks have multiple rows of teeth and since these are behind his regular teeth that is where we got the name). It looks like a rake that pokes his thumb (they are not sharp) if he tries to put it in his mouth.
It took him a couple of weeks to get used to talking with them in. The first couple of nights were ROUGH as he had to figure out how to get to sleep with out sucking his thumb. He had the appliance in for three months and has now had it out for a while. It was nice to brake the thumb habit and hopefully his jaw and teeth will adjust without needing future orthodontic work.
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Tily really likes to suck her thumb so it is nice to know that even though it doesn't look all that comfortable there are ways out there to help her stop when that time comes.
Habits are definitely hard to stop, and it seems like Jacob is going through a bit of a challenge now that he can't comfortably suck his thumb. It's just a matter of time before he gets used to it. =)
- Mitzie Colon
I agree that habbits are hard to stop, but that looks very incomfortable.
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It does look uncomfortable. I have 2 children so I know what its like. You had to do what was best for your boy. I have 2 friends one 18, the other 27. Even today both suck their thumb every night!! So at least your son won't
It does look uncomfortable. I have 2 children so I know what its like. You had to do what was best for your boy. I have 2 friends one 18, the other 27. Even today both suck their thumb every night!! So at least your son won't
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