Going cold turkey with dummy

[Wishing84]

My lb is nearly 6 months. He can go to sleep without his dummy but wakes in the night just for dummy. Last night was the 1st night that we tried no dummy. He whined for a bit but eventually he gave in and went to sleep. He woke at 4 and was wide awake. He went back down after I had changed him due to pooey nappy. He was awake but had his blankie and eventually nodded. He has just cried for 10 mins because he needs his morning nap. I put him in his cot and just left him and pottered around. He wasn't screaming he was just whingy crying. He went eventually. Just wondering if anyone else has been through this.

I feel bad because I decided to give it to him and I have taken it away.

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[BunnyN]

Sounds like its going well. If he was hysterical about it then you might need to rethink but a bit of winging doesn't sound bad.

 

[queenriccy]

Your Defo doing it at the right time. We took away my sons the weekend of his 2nd birthday. It was hard.
I found from birth to about 6/7 months he only really had it to sleep, then after that he wanted it more and more. We went on holiday 4 weeks before his 2nd birthday this year and I couldn't bear seeing him being the only toddler at the kids disco with a dummy in their mouth, I knew we had to do something, but my patents were my childcare and when I had tried previously to rid of it during the day they just kept giving him one so I wasn't getting anywhere. I was made redundant beg of June so I was at home all day and with the new baby on the way I didn't want the battle of both of them having one we just went cold turkey - was hard but he tells me now that 'dum dums are for babies, yak' haha


Little one will soon forget. I will be giving my daughter one when she arrives if we have settling problems etc, but I won't be leaving it so long to get rid

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[Emily0505]

I didn't take Cam's away until just before his 3rd birthday.

For a long time he only had it at bedtime or if he was poorly, although he would keep going upstairs and getting it! I can't bear to see older kids running around and playing with dummies in their mouths.

Cam wanted a toy dinosaur, so I said he could have it as a treat for getting rid of his num nums. When we got home from the shop, we went and gathered them all up and he put them in the bin and that was that!

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[Joolz1975]

My daughter was about 17 months when we got rid of hers, for a few weeks before we only let her have it to sleep and kept it under her pillow so if she asked for her dummy she was told to go to bed and have it (she soon got bored of doing that) then when we decided to get rid altogether we waited until christmas eve and fasted them all to our little outdoor christmas tree and told her santa would take them and leave her presents if she was a good girl.

She never asked again after that for one.

I think they have their uses but ive seen kids at 4 year old walking round with one and it isnt a good look!

 

[BunnyN]

Personally I dont mind seeing kids at 4 with them. If the parents want to let them grow out of it on there own why is it so wrong? Children are ready for things at different ages. Its not like I've ever seen a 10 year old with one.

 

[Wishing84]

Thanks ladies. Going to stick to it as i don't want him to rely on it. I figure its easier now as it wont take him long to forget. Not really been too bad today. Just fought hos naps a bit more, but after 10 mins of moaning he is doing ok x

 

[El1en]

Sounds like you're doing great, my little lady is 5 months and I'm thinking of doing the same thing. I'm getting tired of waking during the night just to put it back in. I'm going to put her in her own room next month so I'd like to be rid of it by the
Keep up the good work

 

[Wishing84]

Update. Well we have done 3 nights and 2 days without the dummy and its going well. Much easier than I thought.

Laat night he went down at 8. No crying and asleep in 3 minutes. Didn't wake until 7 this morning!

Don't know if its a fluke or if its because he isn't relying on the dummy.

Think we are past the worst of it, although he semms to have woken with a cough this morning.

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[queenriccy]

Well done xx

 

[BunnyN]

Sounds like its gone great.