The thumb vs the dummy - what's your opinion?

[rissigirl]

My DD had a dummy until we pried it off her at 3 and then she found her thumb!!! She's now 4years, 3mths and a huge thumb sucker!

[Dragonbub]

Hey, I have been interested in this too, and have done a bit of research. I sucked my thumb til I was 10, and have a SIL that still does, and a MIL that did until she was 14 - all with no need for dental work! I also have a mini-man that just likes to suck, and his thumb is the most convenient when he is self-settling and I am not around to put his dummy back in. I tried the dummy, which he loves too, but when he spits it out, there is no way I am going back in there every 40 minutes to put it back in.

My research showed that if you wean them off their thumb by the time their grown up teeth come in then they wont have any dental damage. It also showed that most babies (90%) have weaned by this age, so that is most convenient.

I guess my little man has chosen what he wants and there is not much I can do about it at 2.5 months, nor would I want to.