hey my son is 2months old he is sucking his thumb suddenly from last week i often remove his hands but he agains puts it back how to avoid this habit is it wrong to pull his hand from mouth wht to be done i feel bad when he puts his hand in mouth and make sticky all over the face please advice prao replied. My daughter alo used to suck her thumb when she was abt 3 months old, though elders in the family adviced me to put mittens or smear nasty tasting stuff on her hand I didnt really do anything. She just got out of the habit by the time she was 6 months old Swapna replied. Your child has discovered has discovered his hand and wants to suck it. Babies this age have a strong urge to suck n when they discover their hands and feet ,they put it in their mouths. If you do not want him to make a habit ,give him a pacifier to soothe his sucking needs. Padma replied. Hi Priya, Too much care spoils you r baby. Children do thumb sucking at certain age and do automatically come of it. Do not ever forcely remove thumb from your son' s mouth. Playfully remove it. Divert the concentration of your son by playing with your son' s hands and keep talking to him to divert his concentration of sucking thumb. As he attains the age of 4-5 months, handover toys to him so that he can handle them and play. These are some of the ways. All the best.