Dummy

We're in the same boat. I was going to get rid of them and send them to Santa in an exchange for a present. But we've just booked for Disney world at Easter for 2 weeks, and then we fly to kefalonia 3 weeks later. And I've realised she'll need something to suck on for the flights and if I take her dummy away I don't know what we'll use instead. Don't want her to scream on the planes if take off/landing hurts her ears without something to suck 🤦

Have you tried cutting the tip? We cut the tip vertical so it had a little slit in the teet, I then started cutting it bigger. She then broke it from chewing on it so much so we ripped it off. She continued to use it but then I decided to tell her it’s gone in the bin. Surprisingly she took it well. I think when they see it’s broken they’re upset for a bit then forget about it!

My little one rejected himself when we bought him a new one. He did not want to swap for new or size up. I gradually offered him his old one and new one , and then the old one was hidden more often until he used to the idea for not seeing it regularly and one day rejected it completely and never come back to it.Bit tricky game and I think,depends on the kid character, but maybe try something similar to see how it goes and go from there

We're hanging ours on the Christmas tree on Christmas eve for Santa to take away. I'm hoping that the distraction of Christmas and new toys will be enough to take her mind off it.

Just go cold turkey, don’t give it him full stop, we did this for my little boy and the first 2/3 days are hard but then they forget, my little boy also has a comforter blanket he’s had since a baby so he’s got something else to soothe himself! Maybe if he doesn’t have one find a teddy he really like!x

@Becci I would probably keep it till after then and maybe just try limit the time but make exceptions as u would be the same, woudlnt want him screaming a plan down x

@Hannah kind off. There’s been times he’s chewed the bottom off one and it’s a tiny bit off and he still manages to use it. I was hoping to use that so then he’d not like the feel off it and then just get bored but not there yet

@Joanna when he only gets it for sleeping and I take it off I hide it in a drawer so he can’t get it. I’m just going to try and push through the screaming matches. I tried about 20 mins his nap time without it even though he was crying, I just left him in bed crying (awful but needed too and stood outside the room) I could here him up ‘playing’ so when I went in, he was in the tent looking for it saying ‘where’s nummy’ 😭 so I gave in and gave him it. He fell asleep within minutes then after I knew he was 100% sleeping, I took it off him and put it in the drawer, going to try him again like this and hopefully he’ll just forget about it cos sometimes when he’s in bed he will just give me it but then wants it back and for convenience I just give it but need to try harder and not give in x

@Tanya aww I love that idea. Good luck

@Beth I couldn’t go cold turkey I’d feel awful, my partner on the other hand would 🤣 I’m just going to limit it and try him a Teddy or his blanket soother but in not sure how he’ll take to that x

@Marion my little boy found it easier cold turkey because he didn’t understand why he had it sometimes and both others! He’s allowed it in his bed and that’s it☺️ but the comforter definitely helps!x

@Marion, oh, this must be heartbreaking when you see he is needing it, perhaps I would let him have it as it's comforting him, and they are still very little, maybe give it a go with different brand one so it may naturally put him away from it throughout the nights , I didn't planned for mine this way but it was his decision to reject it so was painless and I was actually surprised that he didn't want it anymore

We just managed to get our 2.5 year old off dummy but I think we had it too easy lol She was also having it for night sleep only. We just kept saying for weeks that she no longer needs it and one night we just didnt give it to her, she cried first 5 mins but I kept reading stories and she calmed down and fell asleep. The next evening she didnt cry but asked for it continuesly for like 5-10mins while I was reading (I would stop to say that she doesn't need it she's a big bunny now etc) and she fell asleep and thats it . She asked for it again couple nights and then stopped and now she's off it for two weeks and is telling other kids in nursery that they dont need their dummies :D

@Beth he doesn’t get it during the day but I take it out with my for emergency’s if he’s having a meltdown for whatever reason, not that that happens often but or atall but just incase, he then only gets it for bed I’ve tried today to settle him without it but for convenience I’ve just gave him, soon as he’s settled sleeping I’ve taking it off him and put it away. Hoping this way he will just forget about it 🤞🏼

@Joanna it was sad, especially when he was like ‘where’s nummy’ with his hands like 🤷🏼‍♀️😭😭 I’m just going to let him settle initially then take it off. I feel I had a bit pressure from my partner to take it off him and I have been wanting to take it for a while and his teeth are moving a bit forward and may have slight dummy teeth or whatever it’s called. I know he’s small enough for them to correct themselves but still a worry. So I’ll just be limiting it as much as possible and try find soemthing else for comfort x

@Monika aww love that, well done. I’ve been trying that approach but he’s coming up 20/30 mins as crying and it’s just heartbreaking. I could have pushed through earlier and just not give in but when I left the room he went to look for it and asked where it was and it broke my heart so I gave in. I’m going to try really hard but to go without it unless absolutely necessary. He only gets it for sleeping and recently he was giving me it while he was going to sleep so I was getting excited like maybe he didn’t want it but we’re not there yet x

@Marion Aww totally understandable hun I would give in myself if she cried for a bit longer than she did too, it's heartbreaking to see your child cry 💔 , as I said I think we had it very easy , anyhow I have my fingers crossed for you and him 🤞🏼x

I just went through this My 2.5 year old was getting even more obsessed with the dummy and it would really irritate me seeing him just rolling it around in his mouth during the day so I just took it and cut the tip, first few days he would ask for it but would not like the feeling of the tip being cut so would throw it and now doesn’t ask for it at all and goes sleep without it so guess it was a success x