Stop Thumbsucking Thumb Sucking Kids Baby Child Finger Guard Protect (Small (from 12 to 36 Month))

To be honest I had little to no belief that this product would actually work. My 2-year-old daughter had been sucking her thumb since she was 6months old. She was very bad, I would say the majority of the day her thumb would be in her mouth. The doctors said not to worry too much about it till she was older and I wasn't too eager to make her stop because I know that sucking her thumb soothed her. But her thumb got so raw, it became infected and the nail started to come off. I decided I needed to try something. At first I tried putting the things on her thumb that make it taste bitter, that didn't work whatsoever. So that's when I decide to try Dr. Thumb. I was so afraid that she was going to absolutely hate have this on her hand, but she only really got frustrated with it for the first 15-20 minutes. After that she didn't care it was on and she stopped trying to put her thumb in her mouth. She could do everything as normal and actually got mad when we took it off for bath and food (we told her it was her bracelet so thats what she called it and showed it off to everyone). So we kept it on the 3 weeks, as per the instructions, only taking it off for eating and baths. By the end of the first week she would stop putting her thumb in her mouth even when it was off. But we still kept it on to be safe. By week three we were nervous to take off, but once we did to our joy she didn't suck her thumb!! It's now been 2 months since and she has not tried sucking her thumb once! This product is amazing and so glad we tried it! The only complaint is i wish it was easier to tighten & loosen the straps. You have to make fine adjustments to get the tightness just right, for they cannot take off. And with this setup it can be difficult to do. But once you got it, you don't have to worry about it too much.

I have a very petite three year old, so I ordered the smaller size. Well, it leaves marks on her hand from being too tight in some spots but she can get her thumb out! She doesn't suck while it's on, but she can easily get it off. I find it on the floor all the time. I'm not sure how it's too tight and too big at the same time. I have adjusted it a ton of times. Also, although the photo appears to be in English, the product comes with everything in a foreign language.

I bought this last month for my 17-month-old daughter to stop her thumb-sucking habit. The fitting was perfect. My daughter struggled for two days while sleeping. But after two days, it worked like a miracle. She completely stopped sucking her thumb just after two weeks and slept well at night. We were so happy. But right after two weeks, both of the size control loops broke. It couldn't fit any more on her hand and my daughter started again sucking her thumb. I was planning to use this for two more weeks so my daughter can completely stop sucking thumb. I don't know what happened to these size control loops. I guess my daughter has chewed them, but I never saw her doing that. I wish this company would have added at least two extra size control loops in the box. Otherwise, the overall product is good.

Awesome product in general. We used it on my 2.5 yr old son who has sucked his thumb since he was in the womb. My son mostly sucks his thumb to sleep and for comfort when stressed during the day. For us it took some coaxing that he wanted to be a big boy and big boys don't suck their thumb. We also bought "Thumbs Up Brown Bear" book to help him. After he was on board he wore it happily for the most part and took his book to school for a week. There was crying the first couple nights, and during the day we coaxed him that if he felt the need to suck his thumb he can ask for hugs or snuggle with his blankie. Also made a point that he can snuggle with blankie without the thumb. The instructions said to wear it for 3 weeks to break the habit but my son was done with thumb sucking after 2 weeks. We took it off at playground time, meals and bath time. I think the key is making the experience a positive thing for the child and that he is willing to stop.I'd highly advise anyone buying it to check the company website for ways to adjust the device to your child's hand. Instructions are lacking in that aspect. If it isn't adjusted correctly your child will be able to remove his thumb from the guard which is why I dock a star. Luckily my son was willing to leave it on because I can see a child getting the cover off the thumb if he wanted. Also, keep good track of it when you take it off. We lost it the first week and had to replace it and it isn't exactly a cheap product.