Hi, My 6 month old baby is very much interested in sucking her thumb. I have tried using mittens but still her hand goes into her mouth. She always has her finger in mouth n don't cry for feeding, so I don't understand if she's hungry or not. Also while sleeping, unconsciously she will take her finger mouth, and sleeps..I have no clue to make her forget about it. Will she get used to it even after growing or should I take any other step to stop her from doing this ?

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I believe tht it's okay to let your LO suck thumb. the more you want to stop her, the more she will do it. kids are cheeky like this. just let her be, and try to switch her attention from sucking thumb to something else. don't encourage her to suck and don't stop her too. my girl. will eat her fingers, I just try to shift her attention like giving her her handkerchief or play with her. it's better thn keep pulling her fingers out of her mouth.

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