Dummies

[iWitch]

Lo is 15 month old & about a month ago was poorly & teeth quite badly refused his dummy completely for a couple of days so we made the decision not to offer.

Since this point he's been extremely difficult to settle on a night. For quite a while I would do bed time routine then give him his dummy & Ewan & he'd go off with barely any fuss but now it's more often than not a drama. I'm reluctant to use the dummy again because he will eventually settle without it & it's certainly helped with him sleeping through. I'm just getting a little frustrated trying to figure out if it's pain or he's playing me ATM.

Has anyone taken the dummy off their lo at this age? How did it go?

Thank you in advance

 

[kumber]

No advice but didn't want to read and run. We're getting to the dummy weaning stage and I'm so worried about it!

 

[Pumpkin9]

No advice Nat but thought I'd bump your post. I'm not looking forward to this. Thomas is obsessed with his dummies and crys as soon as he sees One. I'm waiting until he's alot older so i can explain it to him

 

[H16]

My Lo is 18 months and still has her dummy when she goes to bed at night, I just try not to let her have it in daytime unless she is really upset (e.g. fell over etc as it calms her down). To be fair to her she normally spits it out after 10 mins of being half asleep lol. Not sure when I will ban her dummy completely, probably by 2 years old x

 

[Emily0505]

Cam still has a dummy at bedtime and he turns three in August!

I really should take it away.

Did mention to hubby the other day that we would need to take his dummy away soon and all I got was 'well good luck with that!'

I am going to be starting potty training him at the end of this month so I'll probably take it away once we've done that. I don't want to bombard him with too much change all at once.

XX

 

[Orion]

No direct experience but I know a few people who have waited until their child was old enough to understand that the "dummy fairy" would come and take all their dummies and leave them a special bedtime bear to sleep with instead.

I don't think you necessarily need to rush taking the dummy away if it's such a comfort

 

[Kay Kay]

I'm waiting til Christmas and letting Santa take it away to give to new little babies �� he'll be almost 2 and a half. Not looking forward to it!!!

 

[iWitch]

Thanks ladies! I had no intention of doing it until he was old enough to understand but wouldn't say I'm rushing it Orion he went without it on his own accord after being quite dependent on it so I just followed his lead. Was hoping someone had done it this early on & could advise how long it took their lo to settle. Whilst I know each baby is diff I'm still curious

 

[Rooster30]

And this is why I hate that my daughter loves dummies. I haven't ever given it to her before her evening sleep for fear of her getting too attached. However, during the day it has become a real life safer at times and think she'd settle well with a dummy if allowed!

Anyway, no advice! Good luck and hope your LO settles soon

 

[Holi]

I'm waiting til Christmas and letting Santa take it away to give to new little babies í*¼í¾… he'll be almost 2 and a half. Not looking forward to it!!!

We are going to do the exact same Kay Kay! At moment I'm trying to limit it but she always asks for her 'dodo and raggie' (they come in a pair unfortunately!)

Nursery however never give her either if them throughout the day and they say she's fine with it! I think she knows I'm a soft touch so always asks me for them! X

 

[Holi]

I know it's a bit of a step backwards but would you be opposed to dummy being only for bed time?? That's sort of the stage we are at at the moment before removing it completely? X

 

[Orion]

I wasn't saying you were rushing, it's just a phrase - there's no rush. Good luck with it anyway.

 

[OMGbabyno3]

None of mine have taken to a dummy, altho I tried!

DD1 loves her thumb, which is annoying as can't take it away, good when baby tho as it doesn't get lost, lol.

Nephew loved dummies and had them until just before three when the fairy came x