Brooke is now an avid thumb sucker. She does it all the time now. She does it to help her go to sleep, to get back to sleep, when she is upset, and when she is bored. We arent too sure what to think of this situation. We are not big fans of it, but there doesnt appear to be a whole lot we can do at this point. I could give her a pacifier when she is going to sleep, but this isnt going to help when she wakes up and needs it to get back to sleep. She is too little to pick it up and put it back in, so the thumb is the obvious (and readily available) choice.
What does seem to be an issue is that Brooke favors one thumb, and has been sucking it so much that she has a little cut on the knuckle. Then she continues to suck on that injured thumb and its getting increasingly red and irritated. First I need to teach my daughter to suck on her thumb without injuring herself. Then I need to teach her to not suck on her thumb at all. Wish me luck :)
