tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post4552572478219260647..comments2023-12-12T19:09:21.403+10:30Comments on Aussie Coffee Shop: Thumb or dummy?Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-18511616521034476322010-05-08T12:47:07.310+09:302010-05-08T12:47:07.310+09:30My roommate in college majored in Speech Pathology...My roommate in college majored in Speech Pathology. She is pro dummy. And on her advice, both boys have used dummies. Alex kicked the habit right after he turned two. Adam... I guess we'll see. He's more of a fist sucker. But still uses the dummy to fall asleep.Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17396011907508627172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-39899116060999124432010-04-25T12:31:00.337+09:302010-04-25T12:31:00.337+09:30I was thinking about this as well. I think I prefe...I was thinking about this as well. I think I prefer a dummy because they are easier to give up, and easier to keep clean. My son had a dummy, but my daughter sucks her fingers. I am constantly trying to clean them(fingers) off when we go out because she touches everything and then puts her fingers in her mouth(viruses!). My daughter who is four now, still sucks her two fingers when she gets Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356420873078531863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-32355372323247901792010-04-15T00:19:57.368+09:302010-04-15T00:19:57.368+09:30whatever works go with it...only one of my 5 took ...whatever works go with it...only one of my 5 took a pacifier and only for a short time. the rest did neither paci or thumb.kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403839587472802558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-84535628121319740172010-04-14T08:48:13.636+09:302010-04-14T08:48:13.636+09:30I say push for the dummy.
You can chuck the dummy,...I say push for the dummy.<br />You can chuck the dummy, but you can't chuck the thumb when they are older.<br />2 of my children refused the dummy but I kept shoving it in until they liked it.<br /><br />I've heard a few stories of parents having difficulty getting thumbs out of the child's mouth when they are older.<br />But its up to you, thats just my opinion and I'm sure it Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141162243315888653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-48043637097789935622010-04-13T23:24:03.038+09:302010-04-13T23:24:03.038+09:30I've often thought a thumbsucker would have be...I've often thought a thumbsucker would have been too wonderful. Not one of our 10 would suck a thumb and only about half were much into the dummy/paci. <br /><br />Nice thing about a thumb is you can't lose it! But, then, bad thing about a thumb is that you can't get rid of it when you're ready to break them of the habit.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636115320397120406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-21741799372998924312010-04-13T19:18:57.566+09:302010-04-13T19:18:57.566+09:30that is the most adorable photo.that is the most adorable photo.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148269645579805520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-4790225084310897192010-04-13T18:55:13.363+09:302010-04-13T18:55:13.363+09:30Hi. I've just come across your blog and enjoyi...Hi. I've just come across your blog and enjoying "catching up". I'm a Speech Pathologist, and as a profession, we generally prefer dummies to thumbs. 1) Dummies put less pressure on the teeth than the thumb can and 2) As you said, dummies can be thrown away.<br /><br />Having said that, if your son has decided on the thumb, I don't think there is a lot you can do about it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-16654781077021397462010-04-13T15:45:59.763+09:302010-04-13T15:45:59.763+09:30Hi Therese,
Our children never had dummies, but I ...Hi Therese,<br />Our children never had dummies, but I wished that I had given our son a dummy, for he was still sucking it when he went to school, and nothing that we could do made any difference.<br /><br />Then when he became a teenager, he had to wear retaining plates so that his bottom jaw would grow in line with his top one - an expensive experience - nearly $1,000 plus specialist dentist Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-86357989193416696902010-04-13T14:59:42.905+09:302010-04-13T14:59:42.905+09:30My last 2 have refused a dummy, my 9 month old suc...My last 2 have refused a dummy, my 9 month old sucks on her muslin sheet to sleep, and her nearly 3 year old sister still sucks her fingers to sleep!Kelly Casanovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089138869326091823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-97647873900440262010-04-13T03:19:54.874+09:302010-04-13T03:19:54.874+09:30since i have never heard the term dummy before, i ...since i have never heard the term dummy before, i say try a pacifire?<br />would that work?Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550875376593955659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-39712973615083960512010-04-13T02:09:44.535+09:302010-04-13T02:09:44.535+09:30Had five...Laura had a pacifier, the three boys di...Had five...Laura had a pacifier, the three boys did not suck on anything but the nipple of a bottle or breast, and Marianne sucked her 3rd and 4th fingers...No thumbs! I guess I was pretty lucky because there were none hard to break of the habit. He's a darling little boy!!! CathyA Bit of the Blarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418671116015181693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-33801943301859691542010-04-13T02:02:38.674+09:302010-04-13T02:02:38.674+09:30I say go for the thumb. We are in the same boat.I say go for the thumb. We are in the same boat.Mrs. B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00495524838954732337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-47061159947022745462010-04-13T01:39:16.254+09:302010-04-13T01:39:16.254+09:30Thumbs up haha!Thumbs up haha!Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046773358292402621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-73408521850029600852010-04-13T00:36:21.684+09:302010-04-13T00:36:21.684+09:30Three of my kids took pacifiers and one took his t...Three of my kids took pacifiers and one took his thumb. I actually preferred the thumb because at night it could never get lost! But he did get colds more often from the germs perhaps. I never pushed him to stop sucking, he just gradually did it less and less the older he got. We took him to the dentist around age 4 who said he needed to stop sucking his thumb so his teeth could grow in Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-50911953123020882452010-04-12T23:09:41.322+09:302010-04-12T23:09:41.322+09:30I don't know if you rememberm but I posted abo...I don't know if you rememberm but I posted about this very thing with Alex! Guess what? After literally 3 months of sucking her thumb, she opted for the nukie (as we call it)...Never thought that would happen!<br /><br />BTW-he is so beautiful Therese!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462151326564479190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-52712462490729016902010-04-12T22:56:44.593+09:302010-04-12T22:56:44.593+09:30I'd be encouraging the thumb as you write they...I'd be encouraging the thumb as you write they are much easier to find. James was my thumb sucker and he stopped by himself before he was 2. Only Michael and Heather have taken dummies. Michael refused it around 4 months.<br />Oh and the research is now saying that dummies reduce the sids risk. My MIL was all for James not sucking his thumb but from what I've read it's not a problem Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148269645579805520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-75132763349721763112010-04-12T22:52:46.112+09:302010-04-12T22:52:46.112+09:30I'm assuming Dummy is Australian for pacifier ...I'm assuming Dummy is Australian for pacifier - which we always called the "paci." :)<br />You know how it is, they do what they will. My first two were ardent thumbsuckers (Lauren, who is 22 and a mom herself, might still be caught with her thumb in her mouth!) It was so bad I swore I would give my other children pacifiers. Some used them, some didn't. And they all grew upCathy Adamkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196264677086881776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-53645621304188640352010-04-12T21:50:24.374+09:302010-04-12T21:50:24.374+09:30Resign yourself! He likes his thumb and it will al...Resign yourself! He likes his thumb and it will all work out in the end.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798776301280180497noreply@blogger.com