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How We Stopped Finger Sucking (Almost)

March 21, 2013 By MommyOctopus Leave a Comment
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My 3.5 year has been an adamant finger sucker since birth.  No pacifier would work, she only wanted her fingers.  She is also the one of my children that gets sick the most often since she picks up germs and sucks her fingers.  We tried using a sock over the hand she would suck but you can see how well that worked….


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Yep.  She learned to suck the other hand!  I went searching for a plan and we tried the Fingerguard.  This worked for a while but then again, she went back to sucking the other hand.  Ours also fell apart after prolonged usage, but the company was great about replacing it for free.  With my daughter’s chubby hands it seemed to be more of a hindrance than a help, so we looked for another option.

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Then I found Mavala Stop – Helps Cure Nail Biting and Thumb Sucking, 0.3-Fluid Ounce.  It has worked like a charm.  We normally apply every other day and it’s really working!  The first day, she was so grossed out by the taste.  We’ve been using it about a month and now we are down to just occasional usage.  Often if she’s super tired she’ll still try to suck her fingers, but one she knows the Mavala Stop is on, she completely loses the desire.  I consider her cured…. almost 🙂

Have you struggled with this?  What tips do you have to offer?

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