to stop trying:) I have a couple of LLLL friends here who have thumb suckers. they carried their babies in slings and nursed them as much as is humanly possible, incl trying to get them to not suck their thumbs by nursing the babies as much as babies would allow. however, baby still had their own ideas on this and would come off the breast specifically to thumb suck. I think it's a power struggle one woudln't want to enter willingly. katherine in atl *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html