I was thumbsucker until really late and my teeth are really very straight and even but the thumb I sucked is quite flat and longer than the other one lol.
Danni, neither of my boys have used a dummy. I never wanted to use one, so was glad Jack had no interest. His comfort mechanism was twirling his hair. Tom was more unsettled when he was younger so I admit I did try him on quite a few occassions. But he just wouldn't keep it in his mouth (secretly I'm pleased about this). And now he self-settles easily BUT his thing is thumb sucking. I definitely have mixed feelings about this, but have decided to go with the flow for the moment.
I recommend that you try patting them for a while first, give them a chance to find the thing that helps them self-settle. I have also used the sling on numerous occassions to settle Tom to sleep, then put him down. Other will say that will stop him being able to fall asleep on his own, but actually it has had the opposite effect on him. He goes to sleep easily on his own (usually, but not always, sucking this thumb). If these things don't work, then I would try breast or dummy to settle.
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