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Getting rid of the dummy! (Also posted in Baby)
Today I decided to stop giving my LO her dummy because I feel like the reason she has been waking up in the night is because she wants her dummy...
It has just taken me AGES to get her to sleep for her nap (she kept crying because she was tired but she's used to having her dummy to settle her).
Does anyone have any tips that will make this easier?
It has just taken me AGES to get her to sleep for her nap (she kept crying because she was tired but she's used to having her dummy to settle her).
Does anyone have any tips that will make this easier?
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Sorry thats no help... you could try pick up put down (Baby whisperer) but it may take a few long sessions to get her to sleep and a few days till she forgets about it. Good luck and let us know how you get on
I think for now we're keeping the dummy for daytime naps, but definitely NOT giving it to her during the night.
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Lily is in bed and asleep (an hour and a half past bedtime) without her dummy. We cuddled and rocked her to sleep today because obviously it's a big shock for her to not have her dummy, but tomorrow we plan to stick to our guns and just go in her room every now and then if she cries.
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Jay has his dummy for daytime naps but he will normally go to sleep fine without it at night. unfortunately the problem comes if he starts to wake up at 5am, he cant settle himself back to sleep without the dummy so i end up getting up - have absolutely no idea how to approach it
there is a company in Surrey (where i live) called Night Nannies - they cost a fortune but they come in and teach your child how to settle themselves back to sleep. if we still have this problem when he is 6 months i may well consider paying for them
She also woke up half an hour early, so we got up then.
And she's currently on her second nap of the day without her dummy!
It's so much work at the moment, but I know it's going to get easier.
MrsRaf, Night Nannies sounds good! It sucks that it's expensive though.
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Part of me regrets introducing the dummy, but then I get reminded just how difficult it was to stop him crying let alone get him to sleep without one (we gave it around 6 weeks) so I mustn't grumble as they have also helped us all!
Mrs Raf dummies are great for reflux babies, helps work the loose valve and keep that nasty acid down. I'm sure jayden will ditch it when he's ready
Can't wait to be in a position to ditch the dummy, let us know how you get on tonight - we need inspiration
I think we'll take the dummy out with us, but I'll keep it in my bag, then if she doesn't go to sleep in her pram after the injections and is still being a grumpy, then we'll probably give it to her to settle her, then as soon as she's asleep put it back in my bag...
Does that sound like a good idea?
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Good luck hun.x
My OH sucked his thumb until he was 9 apparently. :P
I'm trying to make my LO attached to her "snuggie", so she still has something to chew/suck on and it's a comforter too.
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Lily's bedtime is 7PM, so we've been going back and forth to her room for about 20 mins so far, and last night it was me who caved and rocked her to sleep (after an hour of crying), and tonight my OH caved after just 20 mins! He has a heart after all! :P
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Update - just checked on him and fast asleep, no dummy, no crying just comfort blanket and dreamshow
[Modified by: - Nessie - on September 14, 2010 07:41 PM]
Sounds like it's going brilliantly for you!
My OH came back in the room and declared Lily "wide awake!" we then had about 5 more minutes of cries, and now she's fast asleep... WITHOUT A DUMMY!
Feeling VERY triumphant right now.
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Does anyone have any advice?
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[Modified by: fruitloop on September 14, 2010 10:28 PM]
If you don't, then try that, because maybe he prefers to be asleep in there?
Try putting him down for a nap straight after his bottle/boob and read to him.
That's all I can think of right now.
Hope it all works out for you!
Update on Lily... She made us pay for giving us an easy time PUTTING her to bed. I was up for THREE hours straight trying to get her back to sleep. Once she was asleep, she woke up 50 minutes later and wouldn't go to sleep unless she was with us in our bed, so she slept the last hour in our bed with us.
Absolutely exhausted now, and she's had her jabs today, but she seems fine. Daytime naps have been a doddle, she goes to sleep after 5-10 minutes of crying.
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Sorry.
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