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Baby sucking thumbs
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My baby is 77 days old breast fed baby is weighing 6.3kg. Now he is sucking his thumb severely whenever he is awake and sometimes in sleep also... I am trying to change the thumb.. but at the time, he is getting irritated .. will thumb sucking affect gum to protrude out, and will it make tooth deformities?By giving teether, can we change the habit?
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Greetings it's normal that baby doing thumb sucking.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
It's normal
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
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3 yrs exp
Pune
It's normal..
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Dr. Jayendra Arya
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5 yrs exp
Gwalior
Don't use teether it will damage dentition in future and make baby prone to infection.its natural phenomenon which will end in few months.
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