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Becoming reliant on his dummy?! Also in bim
Ryans going to be 12 weeks on Thursday and I'm worried he's becoming too reliant on his dummy. He's a fab sleeper but now seems to need his dummy to settle. No matter how tired he is (unless he falls asleep on his last bottle) he whines and gets really agitated until we give him his dummy then it's like the magic switch, a couple of sucks and he's in the land of nod. He was in the habit of spitting it out soon after falling asleep but now, at his daytime naps especially he waking after a short time without his dummy, I'm guessing because it's fallen out. I've tried taking it off him once he's dozed off, but he seems to suck even harder.
I was all for using dummies while he likes them, especially for the SIDS benefit but I'm now worried he likes them too much and we're making a rod for our own backs.
Anyone else the same? Any ideas?
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I was all for using dummies while he likes them, especially for the SIDS benefit but I'm now worried he likes them too much and we're making a rod for our own backs.
Anyone else the same? Any ideas?
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He was very reliant on it during different ages though like you describe with your ds. Sometimes it was the only thing that would get him to sleep for naps or offer him comfort when he was teething/growing or ill. I remember doing dummy runs in the middle of the night as it fell out, but then the next week he wasn't as bothered for it.
Try not to worry, he obviously needs it at the minute it maybe that he's a little out of sorts as 12 weeks is a time of a massive growth spurt. If you want to drop th dummy you can do but you may find he will do it in his own time.
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It's a bit drastic but it worked. Also with hindsight I 've realised that I was relying on it more too as I've also got a toddler and if I had my hands full it was easy for me to quiet him down by just shoving the dummy in instead of maybe giving him a bit more time and attention. I think it's doing us both good to be rid of it.