FAO Wobbles

[luvbunsazzle]

You said previous thread that you only give caitlin her dummy at night, was this always the case? If not and you use to give during the day, when did you make the decison to stop doing the day, and how did you go about it?

Ta muchly. x

 

[Wobbles]

Doesn't quite work to be honest ...not like I would have liked!

Before Megan we stopped being in the habit of giving her a dummy or having one available to her and at night we gave her them - she was ok to be honest it imo or my experience was more getting out of the habit of giving it - if she was bad for some reason we would then.

Now - she pinchs Megans and really I'm not ok with telling her off or making her feel like shes been naughty because she thinks they are hers and Meggys the theif but we do try keep them from reach.

I don't take her out with a dummy if I know I may be out and she may nap in pram I will put one in my pram bag.

So we prefer night only and she did take fine to us not giving her them so much in the day but then it was hard to stick to so just go with the fow but certainly try to keep them from her ...helps she now moves our ding chairs round to reach higher places though

 

[luvbunsazzle]

Thanks hun will give it a go and see how she goes with it. It's the dummy's that are a nightmare to find anyway so really want her to stop having them, but as it's her comfort blanket type thing, i'd feel bad stopping full stop.

 

[Amy - x]

Just thought i'd butt in. We took Caitlyn's off her just before she was 1. She didn't really need it too much and the transition wasn't all that hard. We had some tears which would normally be settled with a dummy but it was as good a time as any.

I know Zara has just taken Charlie's dummy off him and he hasn't missed it at all. There comes a point where they are able to self soothe. And you, as a mummy, will know when is the right time. All kids are different.

xxx

 

[luvbunsazzle]

Do you give her it at night, or stopped all together?
Thanks

 

[Amy - x]

I just stopped all together. That way she just forgot about it. She is a taggy baby though and uses her tags to get herself off to sleep bless her.

xxx

 

[luvbunsazzle]

see Rosie doesn't have any other comforter except her dummy. So not sure on how the transition will work, i think maybe night time, she will want it more, to settle herself if anything. but during the day im not sure she needs it. I'd like to try and wean her off it if im honest, as she's growing up fast, and i dont want her to have to rely on it. But as she doesnt have any other form of comforter not too sure how it will pan out with sleeping.

 

[Amy - x]

Does she use it a lot? Does she ask for it?
x

 

[luvbunsazzle]

At night she cries for it, if it has fallen out, and when i put her down, she has it.
During the day she isn't fussed with it, only when she starts to get tired, or when she hurts her self or something along those lines.

 

[Amy - x]

If thats the case I don't think I'd be in too much of a hurry to take it off her. But maybe try using just to get her off to sleep then take it away?? I dont know, I never had the issue of Caitlyn waking coz her dummy wasn't in her mouth. We originally gave her the dummy cos she was colicky. xx

 

[luvbunsazzle]

I was told to give her a dummy in the hospital because she was so sucky, she'd drink oz of milk that she didnt need nor should of had.

Shall see if can do just the sleep issue and leave it like that for awhile

 

[Mervs Mum]

We went cold turkey but that was at 6 months....I think the older they are the smarter they get.

Good luck hun

 

[luvbunsazzle]

LOL thanks!!