My daughter was sucking her thumb even on the first ultrasound. When she was a baby, thumb sucking was cute and she never needed a pacifier. However as she got

My daughter was sucking her thumb even on the first ultrasound. When she was a baby, thumb sucking was cute and she never needed a pacifier. However as she got to be a toddler it became a problem in terms of hygiene (her thumb was often not clean). Plus her thumb was pushing her front teeth out of line, which was affecting her speech. We pleaded with her to stop. We bribed her. We got special pretty thumb covers for her to wear at night. She always pulled them off. Finally we got the special nail polish containing the bad taste agent and put it on her thumbnails. One application was enough. The first try tasted so bad it put her off thumb sucking for life. It's been years now and she is cured. Thanks, denatonium benzoate!