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Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Whizpeter(m): 8:41am On Jul 27, 2014
BITTER-LEAF: The best medicine for sucking kids since 1522 grin

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Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Tinkybabe(f): 8:55am On Jul 27, 2014
Omexonomy: Dont rub anything in the hand or play any foul play with the finnger. What the child is experiencing is due genetic disorder that disturb some children which will be over by the age of 6 or 7.

Thumb sucking by babies and toddlers- a genetic disorder? Nawa o!what won't I read on nairaland.

It's as natural as anything- not a disorder o!

If it continues till adulthood, it could be attributed to some sort of habit induced disorder-- yet ,not in all cases.


Op,your son would outgrow it,they usually do- if you are desperate thou, you could adopt the bitter leaf stuff.

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Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by MEILYN(m): 8:58am On Jul 27, 2014
Akbee: dont just worry poor thing!it wl cease sucking its thumb soon.however u cud start getting away its thumb from the hole(mouth) wenever it goes sucking.
.but why are u so worried abt what ur baby is doing?its no big deal na, adults suck sth worse dan ur babies thumb..
You refer to someones baby as IT? Gosh
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by kingui(m): 8:59am On Jul 27, 2014
for me as a child i did that alot and i can remember very will that it was only tow things that stopped me :
1 my dear mother always put sucks on my hand
2 my uncle made me a promise that if i stop he would by me that a toy car and till today i have not seen the toy car
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by unmask: 9:12am On Jul 27, 2014
show him a pix of a person without a thumb. .....then tell him that is what happens to kids that suck.... .you can put it in his room for effect.....just make sure he can see it after the lights are out


or you Could do it the old fashioned way. ......"bulala and dr. do good" dealing with kids since 1708

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Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Obanleowo(m): 9:17am On Jul 27, 2014
na bitter leaf fit do d job effectively
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Nobody: 9:21am On Jul 27, 2014
I remember sucking my finger till primary 4 but my teacher flogged it out of me, i saw her as wicked then but am grateful to her now, anytime you see him sucking his hand you can just remove it and hit him a little with time he'll outgrow it.
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Idrismusty97(m): 9:21am On Jul 27, 2014
Too late. My brother is now a professional Lefty. He write perfectly with his left hand because we didn't stop him from sucking his right thumb when he was younger.
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Donpuffy(m): 9:36am On Jul 27, 2014
wear sucks for his hands
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Frankasino: 9:37am On Jul 27, 2014
Babe dummy NO; will make the babe get used to sucky sucky
Alomo bitter will affect the babe negatively.

I advice you to use surgical blade to cut that finger small and cover it with cotton wool and plaster. Talking from Experience, once a sucking machine.

Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Suarezilla(m): 9:46am On Jul 27, 2014
All these opinions arre wicked and seems like child abuse.Pepper,alomo bitter etc ..is dis an animal or a human?Wch of u can stand these..He will stop it @his own tym n not forcefully cos I also sucked my thumb as a child bt I stopped @my own tym...All efforts by my parents proved abortive cos it was somtin I did unconciously...my advice:leave him to it n one day he wud stop it..they always stop sucking some day!
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by favouryemmy: 9:54am On Jul 27, 2014
gerona: I have a baby boy who is 3yrs and sucks his finger. All efforts to stop him has failed. I need help because it is his right finger, I am afraid it may affect his desire to write, his speech and deform the finger and teeth.

PLEASE HELP ME ON HOW BEST TO STOP HIM. Thanks.

Put bitter leaf on his thumb.
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Spoils(m): 10:04am On Jul 27, 2014
This is the case of oral stage of psychosexual stages of develpment by Sigmund frued and may lead to MouthAction,drunkiness,glutton etc
try using bitterleaf or any bitter thing that he has no knowledge of.

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Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by CodeineJunkiee(m): 10:08am On Jul 27, 2014
neuljosh: why not buy him a baby dummy. That would save his fingers. Here is what it looks like
That's a pacifier not a baby dummy.
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Melahou(m): 10:08am On Jul 27, 2014
tyoseni:
The child has grown enough to know you rub something so that he can not suck. This is an action he has adapted to and it's not always he will have alomo bitters in his hand.

Anyway try all the option that you were advice and other that are still coming.
My dear it's neva to late...my sis was 10yrs wen she stoped
It's was bitter leaf my mum used and she stoped
Jst squeeze bitter leaf and use sometin lik
a rope to hold it firmly to the finger
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by greall1: 10:08am On Jul 27, 2014
Rod the finger with Bitter leaf is the best.
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by leonard509(m): 10:11am On Jul 27, 2014
Pavore9: For my kid sister who is now in her 20's it was bitterleaf that was used, no be person tell am to stop!
i was actually gon prescribe bitter leaves for her you know,,,let him wash the leaves daily..
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Okeikpu(m): 10:42am On Jul 27, 2014
gerona: I have a baby boy who is 3yrs and sucks his finger. All efforts to stop him has failed. I need help because it is his right finger, I am afraid it may affect his desire to write, his speech and deform the finger and teeth.

PLEASE HELP ME ON HOW BEST TO STOP HIM. Thanks.
It's 2late, just sale the child..... or simply cut off the finger.....

Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by kawinzy(f): 10:46am On Jul 27, 2014
Wicked boy
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Chigold101(m): 10:54am On Jul 27, 2014
gerona: I have a baby boy who is 3yrs and sucks his finger. All efforts to stop him has failed. I need help because it is his right finger, I am afraid it may affect his desire to write, his speech and deform the finger and teeth.

PLEASE HELP ME ON HOW BEST TO STOP HIM. Thanks.
well i dont know how to stop adult baby but if he is below 3 months baby glove is always the best. For it covers their hands
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Forwetinnah: 11:02am On Jul 27, 2014
Just make sure his hands are always clean and try the bitter leaf stuff; rub it before he wakes up. He has to, with a lot of bacteria/viruses flying around these days, it's scary.
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by ayukdaboss(m): 11:19am On Jul 27, 2014
gerona: I have a baby boy who is 3yrs and sucks his finger. All efforts to stop him has failed. I need help because it is his right finger, I am afraid it may affect his desire to write, his speech and deform the finger and teeth.

PLEASE HELP ME ON HOW BEST TO STOP HIM. Thanks.

You better try your best to stop him now. I sucked mine till age 14 or so (SS2). Although when I grew older I sucked in secret. it's not a good thing. It spoilt my teeth a bit...Although im a fine boy o..lol..but I hardly smile now because my dentition is bad from sucking.

Please stop him now...don't wait for him to stop on his own. when I was younger they rubbed bitter leaf and all that..I would just lick my hand clean and spit it out. You can try deceiving him that he has an injury there. take him to the clinic and let them bandage his thumb well. Leave it for about 1month and he will be okay.

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Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by ignis: 11:26am On Jul 27, 2014
denkyw:
i tells you,hot pepper can do the work better
Are you kidding me? What if the baby rubs her eyes with her hand?


@Topic, it's too late to make proper corrections now. I guess you should let the baby know it's a bad habbit with negative implications.
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by frankmoney(m): 11:34am On Jul 27, 2014
singlefade25: so u sef suck, I don catch u.
Lol yh but I have stopped sha . what about you
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by wiringdpt(m): 12:42pm On Jul 27, 2014
Rub bitter leaf for the thumb
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Akbee(m): 12:59pm On Jul 27, 2014
MEILYN: You refer to someones baby as IT? Gosh
what is the pronoun form of *baby**?who tot u grammar in i sch.lol.i got dis from wiki..u may go chek to confirm if u so wish... Usage
The word and term 'it' can be used for
either a subject or an object in a sentence
and can describe any physical or
psychological subject and / or object' and
its genitive form its have been used to
refer to human babies and animals ,
although with the passage of time this
usage has come to be considered too
impersonal in the case of babies, as it
may be thought to demean a conscious
being to the status of a mere object. This
use of "it" is also criticized when used it
as a rhetorical device to dehumanize their
enemies, implying that they were little
more than non-human animals. The word
remains in common use however, and its
use increases with the degree to which
the speaker views an object of speech as
impersonal. For example, someone else's
dog is often referred to as "it", especially
if the dog isn't known by the speaker, or if
the dog's gender is unknown. A person
would rarely say "it" when referring to
his/her own cat or dog. Examples:
The baby had its first apple.
They are taking their dog to the vet, as
they said it looked ill.
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by nickz(m): 1:25pm On Jul 27, 2014
tyoseni:
Baby dummy at that aget. Hmmmmm.
i used baby dummy till i was 4yrs grin no go there oh
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by authority2006(m): 1:36pm On Jul 27, 2014
Henrypraise:

How practicable is dis wearin glove?

My friends beautiful daughter is just 4 months old n she sucks her finger like her life depends on it. We av a tried d glove tin since she was 2months, my dear, babies ar wiser dan we tink, initially she will cry like sumtin is happenin to her n won't suckle breast, in a mata of weeks dis baby already knw how to remove d glove. At the end we allow her be n ensure her hands ar always clean. She is decidin her own life.

The best tin to do is monitor her n ensure her hands ar not dirty. If u get angry at d baby n also force d baby not to suck her fingers, u may be exposing her to psychological inbalance at an early age.
Psychological imbalance indeed. When new research just revealed how finger sucking can damage child's teeth.
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Nobody: 1:47pm On Jul 27, 2014
I have a friend who sucked his index and middle finger till around SS2, and frankly his speech is with a lisp, cant pronounce " s" well.
i think you should deliberately stop him, i believe the bitter leaf thing cld worj, maybe when he is on longterm holiday, persistently rub the leaf.
Its genetic.

Me, i used to leave my mouth open, my mum had my tim, out of nowhere, she will appear and flick my lips. Lol. Conciously stop him, he is 3 already

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Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by adisa204(m): 1:52pm On Jul 27, 2014
neuljosh: why not buy him a baby dummy. That would save his fingers. Here is what it looks like
haba for a 3 year old wen his mates have started sch already
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by Nobody: 1:55pm On Jul 27, 2014
Spoils: This is the case of oral stage of psychosexual stages of develpment by Sigmund frued and may lead to MouthAction,drunkiness,glutton etc
try using bitterleaf or any bitter thing that he has no knowledge of.

Brother!! I enjoy seeing sociologists/ psychologists giving valid explanations, big ups.

Psychologist
Re: How Do I Stop My Baby From Thumb Sucking? by bennyrazz: 2:07pm On Jul 27, 2014
kulyie: I know this person is a man.it is only a man that can type such


If another human being passed out through your v j and you were in the labour room sweating screaming and exerting energy, you will be more rational and humane
you think I am a woman before abiii grin kulyieeee so you think I am not humanely abi? I just proffered a solution to a problem which several solutions were listed. Putting bitter leaf, aporo ijebu aka gbogbonise will not work at this stage grin if any of my child dear to suck their thumb, that's what I will do. You know kids that suck their thumbs act like didirin, they are always dull so I wouldn't want that. Some people say it is genetically transmitted which I might want to believe. So I don't know if my post triggered the emotional instint of mothers like you?? All I want to say is I never meant to let women know about this cuz if my child dear to suck, I would not even tell the mother before I carry out my plan

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