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Dummy problems...
Hi girls,
Benjamin is 8 weeks and until recently has been brilliant at settling himself, however he had a virus at the weekend and wouldn't settle so we gave him a dummy that he did use in his first week or two and sometimes uses through the day. Now he seems unable to settle without it and as he is falling asleep it will fall out his mouth and this will wake him up - a vicious circle.
I am sure lots of people will have experienced this - I was wondering (hoping!) that someone would have some advice? Is it best to go cold turkey with it and just not give it to him and keep going in and settling him? Or I've read on another thread about cutting slits in the dummy to make it less appealing?
I would be really grateful of any advice/opinions,
Thanks,
Ruth
Benjamin is 8 weeks and until recently has been brilliant at settling himself, however he had a virus at the weekend and wouldn't settle so we gave him a dummy that he did use in his first week or two and sometimes uses through the day. Now he seems unable to settle without it and as he is falling asleep it will fall out his mouth and this will wake him up - a vicious circle.
I am sure lots of people will have experienced this - I was wondering (hoping!) that someone would have some advice? Is it best to go cold turkey with it and just not give it to him and keep going in and settling him? Or I've read on another thread about cutting slits in the dummy to make it less appealing?
I would be really grateful of any advice/opinions,
Thanks,
Ruth
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Sorry I can't be more help!
My Ben has just discovered his hands at 11 weeks, so I reckon 15ish week to replace dummy?
I'm sorry if I've not been much help, rambled a bit! But back to your op, from my experince the falling out and waking passes quite quickly!
Good luck in whatever you decide xxx
I would perhaps try a different dummy too. Oliver had a TT one and it always fell out of his mouth when he was nodding off. I have just bought some MAM ones after seeing some good reviews and he seems to keep them in. Not sure if it is a coincidence?
You could encourage his thumb. Oliver tries to put his whole hand in his mouth!
H xx
To be honest I just stopped giving it to her. We had about an hour of crying before she forgot about it. The next night she just went to sleep. She slept the whole night and has done ever since. She was 8 weeks when we got rid of it.
Best thing I ever did for her, but it does depend whether you want to get rid of it full stop.
Good Luck
Joanna x
I agree with the other comment about not taking it away straight away or before 6 months as lo is still very young and doesn't understand. the slit thing is really meant for older toddlers as for babes it would cause a lot of wind issues.
My son had a dummy from a few weeks and but I can't remember it being a problem losing his dummy in the night cause he never slept anyway at that early age!!I think he was about 7months ish when he could find it himself and pop back in tho.
My personal advice would be to carry on with dummy for now as lo is attached to it, and they do have benefits to preventing SIDS but I would also advise to get rid of it earlier than I did. In hindsight i wished i'd have tackled it at about a year / 18months
what ever you decide to do, good luck hun
Sx