interesting re the teeth - I'd always heard that sucking thumbs/fingers pushes them out of shape?

very glad that yours (willow & onyx) didn't, but my brother was the only sucker one in our family, and his teeth were pretty bad ...

I tend to use the distraction technique too (during the day) but daycare doesn't seem to do this, so it's a bit hard doing it just for pockets here and there ...

anyway, if anyone else has had success with any other good (gentle) solutions, they would be appreciated