Ditching the dummy
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We had and she didn’t seem bothered that we got rid of them but now she’s started stealing her little sisters 🤦🏽♀️ I’ve also noticed she’s got more teeth coming so I think she wants it for comfort again.
My little girl used to always have her dummy to go asleep which I didn’t mind, but it became a problem in the night as we were constantly back and forth to put it back in. Around 12 months I decided to take it away. We went cold turkey and just didn’t give it her one night at bed time and replaced the dummy with a muslin cloth. We had 5 rough nights where I was so tempted to give it her back but I stayed consistent so I didn’t confuse her. After the 5th night she just forgot about the dummy and started to suck on her muslin cloth. she loves her cloth now and it’s great as if any get lost, she isn’t dependent on a specific comforter x
My son has always had a dummy since birth but the last few months he isn’t so dependant on it during the day.(14.5 months). he has it for naps and for night to go sleep but if it falls out he doesn’t wake for it and usually doesn’t bother till the morning. I’m not planning on taking it away till he’s 18-24 months depending on how he goes. Every baby is different and you know your baby better than the NHS. Xx
My little boy still has his and he's 14.5 months. I don't really give it him in the day but for his nap and bedtime he has it. If he's asleep and it falls out of his mouth he doesn't really wake for it. I didn't want to make him go 'cold turkey' so I'm just gradually reducing it until he no longer has it.