AyaMiyaki
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Thumb Sucking Question
Posted: 03-16-07 18:04pm
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Okay, for mommies of thumb suckers (or
people who know a thumb sucker)...
Alyvia likes to grab/hold/touch things
with her fingers while she's sucking her
thumb. The fingers on the same hand as her
thumb, I mean. I was wondering...
a. what that is (is there a name for it?)
and...
b. does your thumb sucker do it too?
*edited for spelling*
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Zanny
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Posted: 03-16-07 18:14pm
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My ex-best friend used to suck her thumb,
and she'd play with a hair scrunchie in
the same hand whilst she did it. I think
it's common to fiddle with something while
thumb sucking.. it's a comfort thing. I
guess it's kinda like my babyish habit,
only I don't suck my thumb..
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 03-16-07 18:26pm
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my cousin, one of the triplets has had a
blankie since she's been real little, and
she holds a corner of te blanket up to her
mouth and or nose while she sucks her
thumb, and it always had to be the
same corner. now that she's older the
blanket was ratted and so tey tore off
that corner and sewed it onto another one
lol crazy.
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Fairy*Godmother
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Hi
Posted: 03-16-07 18:40pm
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Almost 50 years ago I had a blanket and I
sucked my thumb and did the exact thing
with the corner...Yes, it is a COMFORT
thing! Every year my "blanket" got smaller
and smaller and eventually "Santa"took it.
My Mother gave me my piece of "blanket"
back a couple years ago. It still has the
same "smell" it use to have. My nephew
sucks his thumb and has to have his
fingers entertwined (same hand as the
sucking finger) around his "rag" ! Not
really sure if this has a name. I did have
to wear braces because of the thumb
sucking 
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 03-16-07 18:45pm
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Okay, thanks ladies. I always knew she did
it, but I didn't really stop and think
about it until today. I was nursing her
while I was reading threads on here, and
my nipple started to hurt! So I look down
and she's sucking her thumb and scratching
at my nipple with her fingers. Silly girl.
I took the boob away from her if she was
going to play.  but
it occured to me that she's really
doing that thing now with her fingers a
lot.
She likes to grab a handful of my hair
sometimes too. Which is gross, because my
hair is really long and some of it gets
all slobbery. 
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 03-16-07 19:46pm
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lol i use to do that when i was little.
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 03-16-07 20:47pm
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My little sister got a bunny on her first
easter she was about 6 months old and she
started to keep it at her side...she sucks
her thumb and holds his ears in her hand
up against her nose. now if she cant'
smell the ears (which smell really nasty.
btw) or if they don't smell right.....she
freaks out. lol she will cry and throw
him...then she will feel bad and run and
get him and kiss him. lol it's
darling....but i wont' let amelia play
with him because of all the germs....
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 03-17-07 11:04am
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| Sunflower_pie81
wrote: | | My little sister got a bunny
on her first easter she was about 6 months
old and she started to keep it at her
side...she sucks her thumb and holds his
ears in her hand up against her nose. now
if she cant' smell the ears (which smell
really nasty. btw) or if they don't smell
right.....she freaks out. lol she will
cry and throw him...then she will feel bad
and run and get him and kiss him. lol
it's darling....but i wont' let amelia
play with him because of all the
germs.... |
My friend .karen's lil girl was the *same*
way, with her
"bunny"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good
.god did it stink!!! Puuuuu-weeee!!!!
She couldn't be away from it for no longer
than like 2 seconds!!
Well about 2 months ago .karen
accidentally lost it (for real lost it)
and tore her house apart trying to find
it!!!! She didn't know what she was gonna
do.
She tried to subsititute it with others,
and she was like "nooo mom, I want
.bunny!!(in this really whiney voice)"
She called me frantic and I told her that
"it's a sign. this *must* be the time you
were meant to take it from her. SHe's a
big girl now, she'll be *fine*!"
And sure enough, 3 days passed, and she
was allll better!!
Sarah
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Posted: 03-17-07 11:20am
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I hate it when my bunny's been
washed. It takes a couple of weeks to get
him back to normal. Everyone else thinks
my bunny and dat (my blanket.. when I was
little I'd point to it and say "I want
dat" instead of "that" and the name just
stuck) smell weird, but it's normal to me!
I actually genuinely freak out if I lose
them. Luckily .Jonny thinks it's "cute"
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Posted: 03-17-07 21:51pm
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.Adriana does that too. She normally only
sucked it when she was tired. But now,
it's like if she finds a blanket, or a
stuffed animal she sucks her thumb. She
also does that thing like playing with
something in the same hand as she sucks
her thumb
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 03-17-07 22:19pm
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omg .catys starting to be a biiig thumb
sucker. I hope its a temporary habit.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 03-18-07 09:22am
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it probably isn't.
Once a thumb sucker, always a thumb
sucker.
Oni didn't want to take her noonie, but I
was *determined*, and now she has no
interest in her thumb (except to chew on
it when she's teething).
I was an avid thumb sucker till the 3rd
grade. My mom tried this nasty ass stuff
that was clear.
One night, while she was sleeping, I
poured it out and replaced it with water.
ANd kep on a suckin'!
Sarah
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Posted: 03-18-07 09:26am
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Not all kids end up with problems with
their teeth. Babies and toddlers that
suck their thumb are able to self soothe.
You never spend precious time looking for
their binky either
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 03-18-07 09:28am
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| Mommy35
wrote: | | Not all kids end up with
problems with their teeth. Babies and
toddlers that suck their thumb are able to
self soothe. You never spend precious
time looking for their binky
either |
I know...I have gorgeous teeth, but I'm
hella lucky. I could have easily been buck
toothed. WIthout braces.
Sarah
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Posted: 03-18-07 09:31am
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You do have nice teeth.
All of my nephews were thumb suckers and
none of them grew up to look like beavers
It has to do with if they are pushing
their thumb against the teeth or not.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 03-18-07 09:41am
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| Mommy35
wrote: | You do have nice teeth.
All of my
nephews were thumb suckers and none of
them grew up to look like beavers
It has to do with if they are pushing
their thumb against the teeth or
not. |
LMao!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahaahahhaha!! That
made me crack up!!!
Sarah
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 03-18-07 10:48am
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I've already decided to begin actively
breaking her habit when she turns 1.
Before she was born I had decided to break
her of her paci habit by then, so .i'm
going to start with her thumb at that age
too. I don't want to wait a few years and
see if she loses interest on her own - I
can't take that chance. I want to start
doing it sooner so she won't remember
it as much. Hopefully it won't be as hard
as it would be if I waited until she was
3.
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Posted: 03-19-07 09:02am
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Chuy weirdo sucks the middle and ring
fingers of his right hand. I was told
that it was better than sucking his thumb
and that he shouldn't have any dental
issues because of it.
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