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Thumb/Pacifier sucking, which is worse

Sunday, May. 2nd 2010 8:52 AM

My six month old son uses a pacifier right now.  I have been trying to ween him off of it before he starts teething.  When I do take the pacifier away he will start to thumb suck.  I am now sure which is worse.  Having him thumb suck or giving him the pacifier.

At least with the pacifier I feel I still can take it away from him but you can not do that if he thumb suck.  I do not want him to have a thumb sucking habit when he is older.   I don’t want to encourage either, but at loss as to which is worse and how I can ween from the pacifier and have him not go right to his thumb.

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