Ditching the dummy??!!!arrrh
Hey ladies. some advice in this area. My little one is 18 months and still has a dummy at night times....I hate this of course...and let it go on a little longer than I thought I would, but any suggestions on how to ditch it??? Or stories how you ditched you little ones dummy???? I'm thinking straight out cold turkey...possibly when I've got a few days off or maybe THIS long weekend so if she doesn't settle its not a problem....I'm thinking if she's tired enough she won't worry about it and will just cabbage out????? hmmmmmmmmmmm appreciate any thoughts on this one xxxxxxxxx:\?
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I would suggest giving her a teddy bear and/or comforter. My lo has always had dummy & cloth so when I took dummy away she still had her cloth and cuddles teddy bear which she doesnt normally bother with. good luck x x x
Hope you're pleasantly surprised when you do go for it, might be easier than you think!
i didn't intend to give ds2 a dummy but... hey ho! then thought oh, i'll get rid of it by age 1 while he's too little to scream and shout about it... erm, he's 15.5months already!!
yes, i'm a wimp too, i figure i'll get rid of it during the day first.
suggestion: give her a teddy to cuddle/ comfort (upsydaisy?) when she cries for dummy?
cold turkey sounds so mean!
also i started taking his dummy away from him once he was asleep and he started either waking up crying for it in early hours or having bad dreams. He's been poorly this weekend and in hospital so i have no intentions of taking it away just yet but when i do it will be thats it gone and we will just have to endure tantrums etc. i know friends who have done cold turkey and they said it is horrible but then is ok after few days. that is why i'm putting it off - need to be in a position to be strong and determined which been slightly sleep deprived at the mo i definatley don't feel like it at mo. I know the longer i put it off the worse it will be!
hope the link works it's 10 steps to get toddler off dummy
Cheers
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i decided to stop giving dummy during the day apart from nap times, he hasn't even needed it! a few times i've had to distract him or give him a big cuddle but that's it!
i'm not ready for night time yet though
good luck hun xx.
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