Sleeping without a dummy
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Topic: Sleeping without a dummy
Posted By: Natalie_G
Subject: Sleeping without a dummy
Date Posted: 20 March 2009 at 9:02pm
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Hi everyone,
I am wanting to get Arianne use to not having a dummy to fall asleep. It may be better getting her use to not having it early rather than later. Does anyone have any suggestions that have worked well for baby sleeping without a dummy?? Thanks everyone in advanced. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 20 March 2009 at 9:09pm
| At her age you could probably go cold turkey. Its a different story at 19 months...sigh! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 20 March 2009 at 10:05pm
You could try letting her have it whilst she gets sleepy and then take it off her before she is totally asleep and slowly wean it that way? Sorry not too much help, my eldest dropped his at 2 months when he found his fingers but Kyle is still loving his dummy, although strangely enough he only has it during the day and is happy to sleep at night without it ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 20 March 2009 at 10:15pm
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Mmmm, I dont know lol, the dummy has been a life saver for us sometimes so we are not taking it away from him all together until he is one. But he did gradually start to fall asleep without it on his own, so now days its there but not always in his mouth as bed time...
If it were me, id probably try cold turkey to start with, if that didnt work then Id try taking it away when she was really sleepy. ------------- |
Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 20 March 2009 at 10:19pm
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Heidi always has it to sleep during the day but at night she has it when she goes to sleep and then its usually out within half an hour and she does not need it again during the night unless she wakes which she has not done for awhile now.
If I try and give it to her when she is upset but not going to sleep it just makes her more upset as i think she associates it with going to sleep??? I would try the cold turkey thing and see how it goes. Does she like sucking her fingers or thumb? There are some good tips on the baby whisperer & sleepstore websites for weaning babies off the pacifier. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 20 March 2009 at 10:47pm
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Does she usually find her fingers or thumb when she can't find the dummy? TBH I wouldn't worry about weaning at this stage - if she has it this young she might as well keep it for a bit longer. My Briona had a dummy from 3mos to 9mos - she was weaned cold turkey at that point after eating part of it. She never found fingers/thumb of any suckling use but she has always (since then) doubled over her tongue and suckled that. Kinda weird. -------------  |
Posted By: denny25
Date Posted: 21 March 2009 at 9:02am
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No, sorry we tried everything - cold turkey, taking it off her when she was just asleep etc...
I just waited for Ava to be able to put it back in herself, which she can do now so at night its great she can find her dummy and put herself back to sleep. I'll deal with weaning fully when she can 'understand' why we are taking it off her (ie, you're a big girl") |
Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 21 March 2009 at 9:08am
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She does love sucking on her fingers now, but if I dont wrap her she hits herself in the face and never sleeps long.
I will try during the day and see how she goes. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 21 March 2009 at 10:02am
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For the older kids to get them off the dummy apparently leaving them on the Xmas tree for the elves to take & make into toys works a treat.
Or you could do the easter bunny seeing that's close. Obviously that won't work for Arianne. I would watch though cause if she gives up the dummy & finds her fingers/thumb instead that will be harder to wean off. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 21 March 2009 at 10:18am
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we tried at about 6 months didn't work.. he still has it ! so no good suggestions sorry..though we did wean safety sleep and wrap (took a while) he has muslin and dummy now ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 21 March 2009 at 12:36pm
| I'd go cold turkey at Arianne's age. You will have a couple of bad nights and then it will get better. We didn't dare take Dom's away, he still has it and we will keep it until he is old enough to understand about the dummy fairy. |
Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 21 March 2009 at 5:49pm
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My girl still has one for bed and to be honest I haven't even tried to take it away yet... My oldest just decided at about one and half that she didn't want one anymore and that was that... I found them to be a lifesaver especially in the early days when ya want some sleep.... but I agree if ya don't want her to have it anymore cold turkey might be best way to go... Good luck! ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |