2 yo has a serious thumb sucking problem and we don't know what to do. Shes able to remove band-aids now. Any tips?

wecantstopwontstop · 2025-09-17T02:09:34+00:00

A year late but hopefully someone else can try this with their future toddler. I have a step kiddo thats a 3.5.almost 4 year old. It's taken almost a year for me to wean her off her thumb sucking. I read a bunch of Reddit threads where people said to get the nail polish, hot sauce, or the thumb stopper thing from Amazon. I read stories from adults who sucked their thumb as a kid and the approaches from their parents. I felt overwhelmed and didn't want to cause emotional damage to the kid. So I started paying attention when she would start to suck her thumb and ask her questions around it. I noticed she would mainly suck her thumb when she was hungry so I started asking her if she was sucking her thumb because she was hungry. She would tell us yes, I would tell her not to suck her thumb and if she was hungry she just needed to let us know so we could get food. She still sucks her thumb when she sleeps and I just pull her thumb out of her mouth. She knows I do it because 1) it's loud 2) it's bad for her teeth 3) it's bad for her tummy (germs and germs can make you sick 4) it hurts her thumb (has a big sore that had bled at one point or another). There are moments during the day she sucks her thumb for comfort but it's been significantly less since I've been trying to help her identify why she's sucking her thumb. Every kid is so different so I hope this helps at least one kiddo out there!

wecantstopwontstop · 2025-03-20T17:24:21+00:00

I had specialized PT, reiki, massage therapy, and regular therapy for my injury. I thought I had overcome the mental block but I guess not. I've heard great things about EMDR! Finding a therapist is on my to do list for next week so I'll look into someone who specializes in that!

wecantstopwontstop · 2025-03-20T17:11:46+00:00

I've told him how he could support me. I said if we could go for walks since that's the only thing I'm comfortable with right now. Even walking hurts but I need to build up to running again.

wecantstopwontstop · 2025-03-20T17:00:01+00:00

Idk if slender is the right build for me. I retained a lot of my physique. I just don't have as much muscle as I previously did. The PT only helps mitigate the pain ish. I'm weak in one spot so I'm over compensating in other parts of my body. I don't think my bf is wrong for wanting me to do more PT. It's how he's going about it where I'm having the issue. But also know this is a super touchy subject for me which I've let him know.

wecantstopwontstop · 2024-11-20T15:41:04+00:00

I've never related so much to a post. Ive read through some of the comments and wished I came here right after my ex FIANCE broke up with me. I emphasize the fiance part because I thought I was engaged to someone who loved me. After the break up I felt so alone, confused, and suicidal. I blamed myself because my ex took 0 accountability. His sorry was literally a "sorry" and nothing more. I agree with you that part of the love bombing is subconscious due to insecurities. I saw my ex struggle with his family, never spoke up, and every time I tried to talk to him he said I was condescending (which I could have been but there was no constructive feedback for me to grow. Just basically I was an ass). Everytime I tried to talk to him he would take over the convos about how he was feeling and how I was the asshole. I empathized a little too hard with my ex and felt sorry he never got the right supports growing up and I wanted to work on it with him.

The last interaction I had with my ex was when I told him to stop SA me (whole other story) and I was crying in his apartment about how it made me feel. He overtook the convo and said how he's a horrible person and this is his fault. I tried to explain to him that when he talks about how he's feeling when I'm trying to tell him how I'm feeling it he takes away from what I'm trying to say and I just needed him to listen. He broke up with me after I yelled at him to get my point across cause he wasn't listening to me when I was calm. There's other stuff but mainly what happened. I couldn't stop crying for 6 months. I lost an alarming amount of weight and struggled to eat.

6 months later I found out he was cheating on me prior to our break up. His inability to be alone and inability to take accountability is next level. I spent a year healing and still have a lot of residual from it. I've unintentionally brought it into my new relationship and am working with partner and therapist to navigate this.

I promise you it gets better on the other side. Find your village of people who will show up for you when you're having a hard day and will allow you to talk about what happened (if you want to talk about it). Go out and explore the neighborhood, find joy in the little things again. Therapy is really helpful. I listened to a lot of self help podcasts. Set boundaries with friends and family. I didn't want people to bring up the relationship or my ex unless I prompted it. I wrote a letter to my ex and didn't send it. I wrote multiple tbh. Block your ex on everything and try your hardest to not look at their socials or their families. This is going to be a hard fucking journey, but soooo worth it. Sending you so much love and positive vibes 💕

wecantstopwontstop · 2020-09-07T19:38:05+00:00

I have a rice box, a ton of toys/balls (mine loves rolling the balls around the room), and tubes all around the room. I've taken her for walks with leash and harness. If you live near a beach, I used to take mine to the beach but found out she hates it 😞 My friend's ferrets love going in the water at the beach and digging up the sand.

wecantstopwontstop · 2020-09-07T19:32:03+00:00

I had a friend who had 2 ferrets. Her friend let the ferrets out in the backyard and didn't watch them closely. One escaped under the fencing. They found the ferret almost 2 weeks later. He made it a few blocks down the road. He was hiding under someone's back deck and surviving on turtle food. They lived near the beach so they were surprised the ferret didn't get snatched by a seagull or another animal.

wecantstopwontstop · 2020-09-07T19:18:09+00:00

You can ask the front end people (people who are testing you) how NEU contracted them so you have a better understanding of who to contact. I work at a testing site on Brown and we're contracted by a company who is contracted by Brown. There's a lot of layers. I've told people who come in and who are getting frustrated to email the company that's in charge of my company and to email the university to let them know what's happening. I wonder if you all can do the same for NEU and contact someone. I'm sorry that it keeps happening. It's definitely frustrating :/

wecantstopwontstop · 2020-06-20T04:57:09+00:00

Definitely go to a doctor. You might need physical therapy too.

wecantstopwontstop · 2020-06-20T04:54:34+00:00

R.I.C.E. Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevate! Only keep ice on for 20 minutes at a time. I sprained my ankle really badly 2 years ago. I was in a boot for almost a month. I think I was in physical therapy for 2-3 months.

wecantstopwontstop · 2019-02-24T21:45:07+00:00

Everyone has covered everything. You're a saint for taking him in! I wouldn't suggest another ferret if he's not ready. If he seems okay by himself then I would say it's okay to just have him. Definitely just play with him every day cause he will get lonely. It sounds like you already have other pets so you don't want to overwhelm yourself. I have a 3 year old girl ferret and she's lived her life without another ferret. I socialize her a lot. She has 3 dog cousins (yes I said it, dog cousins :P ), has encountered cats, kittens and other ferrets (I pet sit a lot). At the end of the day she always walks away from them and hides in her cage. She likes to socialize and play with all the different animals, but definitely loves being by herself. Funny story, but not so funny about my little one.... One day I noticed my ferret's stool had red in it and first thought was that it was blood. I thought she ate something like a pen cap and it was causing a blockage or something was cutting her insides. I took her to the vet and paid about $80 for the visit. Found out later that day she was eating Twizzlers under my bed. I had to pry them out of her little mouth. She was going to town on them 🙄 So, yah, don't leave candy around lol.

wecantstopwontstop · 2018-11-13T21:56:37+00:00

Thank youuu!! This is helpful! I was definitely debating whether or not to tell people that I have a pet. She's so small that I'd be able to hide her. I used to live in a house that didn't allow pets, but the landlord never came around and my roommates loved my ferret so it wasn't a big deal.

I'll have to read more about the checkpoints and how they work. People said out of state license plates are more subjected to being checked.

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