for Thumb Sucking Prevention and Treatment, Stop Thumb Sucking Today (Large (3-7 years))

Our son had sucked his thumb from day dot. At first we didn't really think much of it especially as seemed to calm him so well.As he got older though, he seemed to be sucking his thumb more and more, and it was beginning to effect his personality. He appeared less confident, more reserved, content in just sitting sucking his thumb rather than playing with his friends. After he turned 2, he was clearly far behind other children his age with his speech and it was obvious why.We initially tried positive encouragement and reward charts to try and dissuade him and then rather reluctantly tried the foul tasting nail varnish. Both had little success. After `googling' for other ideas we came across Dr Thumb. It was very much a hesitant purchase given the price and lack of reviews/information online, but we decided to take a punt.He wasn't overly keen on wearing it at first as this certainly wasn't a habit he wanted to give up. There were tears the first night and we had our doubts this would work. We eventually explained to him that by sucking his thumb he had stopped it from growing and that by wearing the `special' guard it would help it grow again and catch up with the other thumb! The next morning he was completely fine with it. In total it took 10 days of wearing 24/7 to completely break a habit he had for years.We used to take it off at meal and bath times and he never complained about putting it back on. No tears (apart from day 1!) and no dramas - just 10 days in total and he'd cracked it.Considering how he was, it seems almost a miracle to see him watch TV or read him a story without his thumb in his mouth. Simple concept that worked very well. If you can persevere through just 1 day/night of tears then I am sure this will work for you too. Recommended.

My son literally ate his way out of this within 5 days. This was my last report! Instead of stopping him the guard just encrouged him to chew it. This is a perfect product for a child who loves to chew, nibble, suck on things!!!!! I'm at a loss on where to go from here. Even his dentist is shocked. A complete waste of money.The thumb is way to easy to splip out as well. It's easy for a child to continue to have sneaky thumb sucking sessions when not looking.If your child is a serious thumb sucker I'd give a wide berth.

The last thumb guard we brought a year a go and it certainly broke the habit. My son who was 6 at the time nearly constantly sucked his thumb (due to anxiety) and within 2 weeks the thumb sucking had stopped. He wore the guard to school and it didn't stop him doing anything. Luckily school were supportive. I thought the first night would be hard but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be and the second night was only a bit of a struggle for him to fall asleep.We have just brought another thumb guard as our son has started to suck his thumb in the middle of the night. He's unaware he's doing it. Funny enough with the thumb guard on he doesn't even try to suck his thumb. This nightly thumb sucking is proving harder to break. He goes to sleep happily without sucking his thumb and sleeps for a good few hours before that thumb creeps in. So he now wears the thumb guard at night. He finds it comfortable to sleep wearing but the new one isn't as comfortable as the old one as they loosen up a bit with wear and get super comfortable.

I never right reviews but this one deserves it. I have a 14 month old that sucked her thumb to sleep since 4 months. She would sometimes wake up early as most babies do and suck her thumb pretty hard until it was time to get up. Her front tooth started moving forward and the dentist told me I should keep and eye on it as she is pretty young and if it continues it could not only buck her teeth but change the shape of her jaw. And that usually once the baby stopped thumb sucking the teeth goes back to place in 3 months. That was it and I made the decision to stop it. I tried it all bad tasting things on thumb but nothing worked, so I ordered dr thumb. It arrived quite fast considering I live abroad. There was quite a lot of crying on the first 2-3 days especially during naps ( lighter sleep) but after that it was very easy! She got used to it and had already gotten used to not sucking thumb! On the 6th night I forgot to put it on and she didn't suck her thumb at all! I did leave for 10 days in total at night only to make sure she wouldn't start again. It did give some redness around her hand and I just added large plasters to protect her skin and it didn't hurt her anymore, in my opinion is worth the trouble for a few days to get her stop thumb sucking.I realised too late that I had it In the tightest setting and could make it looser. Really great product and less traumatic for baby as they still can put finger In their mouth or play with toys. Highly recommend!

I've ended up buying 3 of these for my 7 year old son, and I think that I've missed the boat slightly on trying to get him to give up what essentially is now a habit.I think that this would be great for younger children who cannot undo the guard or who would not bite it so much that they then become able to suck at least the tip of the thumb.I wish I had found it sooner, but he has been sort of wearing it for months now, and we are no closer to removing his thumb form his gob, apart from when it is on, but even then he is biting chunks out of it.