We are always trying to help instill good habits in Grant, even at his impressionable (or not-so-impressionable) ripe young age of four months. We help him read scriptures and pray every night. We say, "Bless you!" when he sneezes. We make him wear his seat belt (well, okay, even if it wasn't a law, we would enforce it!). But this? I know there are worse things than thumb-sucking, and this is not meant to offend those of you who are fine with it. I've just been told by many trusted sources that it is easier to break a baby of a binky than a thumb, so I'm doing all I can to keep it from taking. Grant, however, has a different idea, and he's pretty determined. Stubborn, if you will (I wonder where he got that trait?). He doesn't just suck on it, either; he has to chew on it (sometimes causing pain and tears), make loud noises, and gag himself by shoving it too far down his throat (also causing pain and tears). At least I can say I did everything I could, right?
His other new habit is a good one. He has pretty much hated tummy time because his little muscles can't hold his hefty body up, but lately he has started to roll onto his side from his back. Huge step! I help him roll the rest of the way, but he can only be on his belly for 20 seconds before he quits trying. His head drops into the blanket, face first, and the lack of air causes more pain and tears. Life is hard for little people.
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16 years ago
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Is Grant's thumb sucking a genetic trait he inherited from his mother? Or perhaps he learned by example? Hee hee.
I'd agree that it's easier to take away a pacifier than a thumb!!! Granted, Keith still demands his at bedtime (hence why he calls it his "night-night") to help him sleep, but it's not causing thumb or jaw malformations. It's HARD to take away anything that makes them happy though. Good luck in your efforts!
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