Thumb Sucking

Rylan is our thumb sucker and we decided to help him kick the habit. I used some medical tape and taped both thumbs since he will switch if the sore on one thumb hurts to much. Well, I put him to bed and when I went to check on him this is what I found.



Little stinker isn't going to make this easy. Since his thumb sucking has now spread to take what you can get I decided to talk with our dentist to see if it is a problem. His teeth are already sticking out in the front and we don't want it to damage his permanent teeth. Well, our dentist said in the 30 years he has been a dentist he has only seen one case where it effected the permanent teeth and it was because the boy was 14 and still sucking his thumb. For now he is a lucky boy and will be allowed to suck his thumb but we are trying to limit it to only when he is in bed. It has been a hard challenge but we will get there, hopefully.