Hail, the conquering hero!!
After 6 weeks of 24-hour
thumb guards on both thumbs, this 22-month-old has kicked his thumb-sucking habit! Julian's gone 2 weeks without one single sighting and yes, I check him once he's asleep.
We tried in December to break him of his habit but our plan was faulty because we'd give him "breaks" from wearing his guards all the time. Once we'd give him a break he'd go right back to sucking his thumb. I finally learned how to put them on and they were on all the time for 6 weeks, except when we'd wash them in the mornings.
Julian never got too upset when we'd put them on and he'd always say "No thumb, mama."
Never thought I'd say this, but having him cry himself to sleep is definitely a good thing. He used to pop in his thumb and console himself immediately, but now he just wails. Ahhh, like music to my ears! Thanks Leah for your haunting warning that kept me diligent to break Julian's habit!
My mother-in-law sent me this story about a family in Utah who's baby drowned in their tub but survived. It is so touching. Life is short and it's always good to be reminded of the important things that life's all about.
