Thumb Guard

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:18:35 GMT, "looneybird"
wrote:

I let her go without it for most of the morning, but then she asked me what
color bracelet she was going to wear today! So, I let her pick a color and
we put it back on. I think as long as it is her choice, she's going to do
great! I am so proud of her!!! Thanks again for posting about the
Thumbguard!

I'm glad it's working for you. It was so exciting for us to see our
daughter break this habit.
--
-Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at:
http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...lypictures.htm

Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson
www.mp3.com/loudspeaker
www.SethJackson.net

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:18:35 GMT, "looneybird"
wrote:

I let her go without it for most of the morning, but then she asked me what
color bracelet she was going to wear today! So, I let her pick a color and
we put it back on. I think as long as it is her choice, she's going to do
great! I am so proud of her!!! Thanks again for posting about the
Thumbguard!

I'm glad it's working for you. It was so exciting for us to see our
daughter break this habit.
--
-Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at:
http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...lypictures.htm

Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson
www.mp3.com/loudspeaker
www.SethJackson.net

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:18:35 GMT, "looneybird"
wrote:

I let her go without it for most of the morning, but then she asked me what
color bracelet she was going to wear today! So, I let her pick a color and
we put it back on. I think as long as it is her choice, she's going to do
great! I am so proud of her!!! Thanks again for posting about the
Thumbguard!

I'm glad it's working for you. It was so exciting for us to see our
daughter break this habit.
--
-Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at:
http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...lypictures.htm

Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson
www.mp3.com/loudspeaker
www.SethJackson.net

"KimandJuan" wrote in message
...
Just curious, do you put it on both hands. Or does she only prefer the
one
thumb?

The directions say to use it for both thumbs, but I chose to just use it on
the thumb that she sucks. So far, so good! I suppose she could switch
thumbs and in that case, we'd use both. I rotate them, so I always have one
clean.

"Seth Jackson" wrote in message
...

I'm glad it's working for you. It was so exciting for us to see our
daughter break this habit.

I can really relate to that. She actually seems happier. As I think I said
before, I sucked my thumb until I was 13. It became torture to me...
knowing that I should stop, and feeling that guilt and embarrassment. I
don't want Jenna to go through that. Not to mention the orthodontic
problems that it caused me.

We just added the kids onto the dental plan, so I plan to take them very
soon to the dentist for the first time. Their teeth seem healthy, but Jenna
has a noticeable overbite with a gap between the front teeth. DH thinks
they look fine, but they are quite different from my son's. I was looking
at the pictures of your children (they are so beautiful, btw) and notice the
same thing with your kids. Your son's teeth look perfect, but Mariel's have
a similar look as Jenna's (although not as bad as Jenna's). Were you the
one who was saying that if thumb sucking stops early enough that teeth can
actually correct themselves? Have you seen that phenomenon with Mariel?

"KimandJuan" wrote in message
...
Just curious, do you put it on both hands. Or does she only prefer the
one
thumb?

The directions say to use it for both thumbs, but I chose to just use it on
the thumb that she sucks. So far, so good! I suppose she could switch
thumbs and in that case, we'd use both. I rotate them, so I always have one
clean.

"Seth Jackson" wrote in message
...

I'm glad it's working for you. It was so exciting for us to see our
daughter break this habit.

I can really relate to that. She actually seems happier. As I think I said
before, I sucked my thumb until I was 13. It became torture to me...
knowing that I should stop, and feeling that guilt and embarrassment. I
don't want Jenna to go through that. Not to mention the orthodontic
problems that it caused me.

We just added the kids onto the dental plan, so I plan to take them very
soon to the dentist for the first time. Their teeth seem healthy, but Jenna
has a noticeable overbite with a gap between the front teeth. DH thinks
they look fine, but they are quite different from my son's. I was looking
at the pictures of your children (they are so beautiful, btw) and notice the
same thing with your kids. Your son's teeth look perfect, but Mariel's have
a similar look as Jenna's (although not as bad as Jenna's). Were you the
one who was saying that if thumb sucking stops early enough that teeth can
actually correct themselves? Have you seen that phenomenon with Mariel?

"KimandJuan" wrote in message
...
Just curious, do you put it on both hands. Or does she only prefer the
one
thumb?

The directions say to use it for both thumbs, but I chose to just use it on
the thumb that she sucks. So far, so good! I suppose she could switch
thumbs and in that case, we'd use both. I rotate them, so I always have one
clean.

"Seth Jackson" wrote in message
...

I'm glad it's working for you. It was so exciting for us to see our
daughter break this habit.

I can really relate to that. She actually seems happier. As I think I said
before, I sucked my thumb until I was 13. It became torture to me...
knowing that I should stop, and feeling that guilt and embarrassment. I
don't want Jenna to go through that. Not to mention the orthodontic
problems that it caused me.

We just added the kids onto the dental plan, so I plan to take them very
soon to the dentist for the first time. Their teeth seem healthy, but Jenna
has a noticeable overbite with a gap between the front teeth. DH thinks
they look fine, but they are quite different from my son's. I was looking
at the pictures of your children (they are so beautiful, btw) and notice the
same thing with your kids. Your son's teeth look perfect, but Mariel's have
a similar look as Jenna's (although not as bad as Jenna's). Were you the
one who was saying that if thumb sucking stops early enough that teeth can
actually correct themselves? Have you seen that phenomenon with Mariel?

The directions say to use it for both thumbs, but I chose to just use it on
the thumb that she sucks. So far, so good! I suppose she could switch
thumbs and in that case, we'd use both.

My kids had a *really* strong preference (except as small babies, when they
went back and forth between thumbs, two fingers, whatever). I think it wouldn't
have "worked" for them to suck the other thumb.

--Helen