Katherine, Your post is very intriguing. I have four children; the first three never sucked thumb, pacifier, or anything, and also never had special blankets or toys that they dragged around. But #4...... started sucking his thumb early on, and still does at almost 7! I still haven't been able to talk him out of it. Eric weaned from the breast at age 2 1/2, and just the past few months has taken a sudden interest in my breasts again, patting, touching and feeling them on occasion. I told him that they were "pillows" for him, and he liked that. The only thing I can say that might be different about him from my first three children is that he was an unplanned, somewhat "crisis" pregnancy for me, and I had three children ages 6 and under to contend with at the same time. Not enough breast opportunity? Possibly. I was worn out! And now I'll never know for sure. -Lisa ************************************************* Lisa Marasco, BA, LLLL, IBCLC [log in to unmask] / [log in to unmask] *************************************************