Dummys and bed time bottle??? How and when to stop???

[Heres Hoping]

My lo is 16months and is a dummy addict!! She only gets it at nap and bed time but she constantly asks for it through the day. Im thinking about trying to get rid of it all together as she seems to be getting more fixated on it, I think its only going to be harder the older she gets. What age have yous stopped the dummy and has any one any tips how to do it?? I think im a little scared already lol.

also bed time bottle of milk, what age was your lo's when you stopped that too out of curiosity??

Tnx in advance xx

 

[littlemonkey]

My LO is 21 months, still has a bottle of milk before bed and still has the dummy. He only has it at bedtime and isn't bothered with it during the day.

If you're consistent with it only being for sleep time, your LO should get used to it. I take my LO's off him as soon as he comes out the cot and tell him sleep times over now. They don't leave his bedroom (other than to get washed obviously) and are left out of his sight and reach even then. If she's asking for it in the day, maybe try something like putting her to bed every time she wants it. She'll soon get the hint it's a bed time thing then.

I'm gradually making a start on getting shot of the bottle cos he's chewing the teets now, but I'm not concerned about the dummy just now.

 

[babysunshine]

I took it off my daughter at 6 months as I started realizing that she is starting to want it more and more. Maybe you could loose it? Or leave it at grandmas house by mistake?

 

[JD.Deedee]

My lo is coming up to 19 months still has both. No rush.

 

[Ella1979]

My daughter will be 3 next month and still has a bedtime bottle and a dummy at night. I'm in no rush as she's got the stress of starting nursery to contend with and don't want to add to it by taking those things away. She did get rid of her dummy by herself for a couple of months before nursery started, but then wanted it again, so it's possible they will stop by themselves.

My sister had a bedtime bottle until she was 3 and it didn't do her any harm at all. I don't think it's necessarily harder the older they get as you can start to apply reason/logic and they start to understand.

 

[Iwant3]

My son was 3 when he stopped having a bottle and 4 when he stopped having a dummy! bad mummy
My daugher never had a dummy, but still has a bottle of milk (yes in a bottle!) and had just turned 5! and to be honest I can't see anything wrong with it, we all like a cuppa tea for comfort, so what's the difference?
My 9 month old daughter has a dummy only for naps and bed, but has already gone off bottles.

 

[Loula]

My dd is 2 and a half and still has both. She likes both and wants both. Still has milk in the morning or through the night.
Its a comfort to them

 

[Heres Hoping]

Just thought id update in case any one was in same position. Last thurs night we put lo to bed without dummy to see how it would go down. There was crying at first but after sitting with her for a while she seemed happy to fall asleep with out one. I stuck to it and one week later we are completely dummy free, im so pleased. Initially she seemed to need one of us with her in the room to fall asleep but shes got out of that now, was only for the first couple of nights which I was happy to do to help settle her.. She has asked for the do do a few times but ive just told her no dummy yucky, she seems to accept that lol. She has also been very sick past couple of days and shes rarely asked for it, im so proud! So if anyones considering removing it go for it, they soon forget. Your lo might just surprise you as mines did x

 

[T84]

Well done! x

 

[Smileygirl]

Just thought id update in case any one was in same position. Last thurs night we put lo to bed without dummy to see how it would go down. There was crying at first but after sitting with her for a while she seemed happy to fall asleep with out one. I stuck to it and one week later we are completely dummy free, im so pleased. Initially she seemed to need one of us with her in the room to fall asleep but shes got out of that now, was only for the first couple of nights which I was happy to do to help settle her.. She has asked for the do do a few times but ive just told her no dummy yucky, she seems to accept that lol. She has also been very sick past couple of days and shes rarely asked for it, im so proud! So if anyones considering removing it go for it, they soon forget. Your lo might just surprise you as mines did x

Well done! Might give it a go myself!

 

[Applecrumble]

Someone told me how they made there child give up the dummy...was once out walking in the pram to let the child see the dummy drop down the drain...the boy knew he could never get it back and apparently that was that...never asked for it again..how you would stage that i have no idea.

 

[H16]

Glad you solved the dummy problem

My LO is happy to go to bed without it and only ever really has it now if she is ill/upset so I am feeling confident that by 2 it will be a goner (she is 14 months at mo).

I think I am going to keep on giving her milk before bed until she is at least 2 but most likely longer, I will probably just start giving it her in a cup rather than a bottle in a few months. (She still can't get the hang of a sippy cup, she is ok if I put a bottle teet in the lid but can't get her head around using the proper sippy componant, she find it too hard to suck).