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Thumb sucking habit of 5 month baby
My baby is 5 month and 22 days old but she has habit of thumb sucking all time we tend to remove her hand always but still she used to do it all the time.what can be done to avoid that ?we are more concern because she started rolling before 2 month and till now she is unable to progress further due to this habit
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Its normal at this age...dont worry...
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
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16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Thumb sucking is normal at this age. The gums will be itchy so they suck and bite on everything.
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This is one of the milestone like rolling over. Enjoy and do not worry
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