My precious little Addie has sucked her thumb since she first discovered she had one! So, that would be since she was a teeny, tiny little baby! We have many a picture of her sucking her thumb to prove it! She has made us smile when she sucks her thumb and pulls a piece of yarn or something through her other fingers, at the same time. So precious. BUT, having said that.....it is time for it to come to an end. She turned 5 and the past few trips to her dentist I have been told by him that I need to think about "helping" her stop. He recommended getting an appliance attached to the roof of her mouth that makes it, um, very uncomfortable for her to suck her thumb. So, we got it in this week. I don't have a picture of that contraption, but it is horrible. (Don't tell Addie I said that, k?). It has these sharp prong thingys and it has made her tongue so raw and sore. She kinda talks differently now.........it is cute! I know the soreness will go away once her tongue gets used to having it there, but in the meantime she is cursing the dentist night and day. She can't really eat anything but applesauce, ice cream, slurpees, yogurt and other similar menu items. She will have to have it in for about a month to make sure the habit is truly broken. I keep telling myself it is for the best. Right now, though, I feel so bad for her........ Daddy and I bought her a new Zhu-Hu pet to make her feel better. That helped, right Addie??? LOVE you!
So, take a good look. No more thumb sucking for Addie. (As I read back over this post I actually got teary-eyed over it. Is that weird?)
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No, that's not weird....it's part of who she is to you guys! Plus....it's just another sign she is growing up! Feel bad for her though, that would stink having that in your mouth!! Good luck little Addie!!
That may be us in the next few years if Ava doesn't kick her thumb sucking habbit. How sad for Addie.
I agree with sarah.....a sign she is growing up... :(
she is so stunning megan, just beautiful!
We do about 1 or 2 of those a year at my office. The last one was on my niece & it affected he speech really bad & made her drool :P She has since then stopped sucking her thumb & we took it off. She still likes me (even though I was an accomplice in putting it on)
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