Reminder to not let your kids suck their thumbs or use pacifiers for too long - else you risk your child developing problems with their teeth, posture, swallowing and many others. Not even touching upon "improper" articulation of language sounds
I assume US citizens have it even worse with this. Here in Germany, your insurance will likely pay for most medical expenses that'd be required for a child with these problems, ie. SLT, ergotherapy, maybe osteopathy etc, but you're kinda fudged if they don't.
Have you noticed any problems that came with your first-born using their pacifier for a longer period of time or did everything go ok there?
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