how do i take the dummy away?
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Topic: how do i take the dummy away?
Posted By: cole88
Subject: how do i take the dummy away?
Date Posted: 25 June 2010 at 10:31am
| i have a nearly 9 month old daughter who has had her dummy since birth and is a stubborn baby and didn't used to settle easily now when she has her dummy most of the time she doesn't properly suck on it has her mouth half open, but i don't think she will be able to self settle with out it. im not sure how to get rid of it. she only has it at nap times bed time and while were out if shes grumpy. any body done this that could help would be awesome.... |
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 25 June 2010 at 10:50am
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My kids were all older when I got rid of their dummy and Im a bit mean and just chopped the top on it and when they went to suck it they didn't like it and didn't want it anymore. ------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: KatzWtgn
Date Posted: 25 June 2010 at 10:51am
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My DS is still newborn so we haven't had to deal with this yet, but I remember Mum managing this with my younger brothers...
What she did was use scissors to cut a hole in the teat of the dummy. It means they can't suck it as well, and they start not liking it, and very soon give it up completely themselves.  ------------- [IMG]http://lb3f.lilypie.com/rGG7p13.png] |
Posted By: KatzWtgn
Date Posted: 25 June 2010 at 10:52am
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Floss -- looks like you were typing with the same idea at the same time! Must work.... ------------- [IMG]http://lb3f.lilypie.com/rGG7p13.png] |
Posted By: RicKer
Date Posted: 25 June 2010 at 11:42am
| DD was alot younger but i just went cold turkey for day sleeps and when she learnt to settle during the day without it i took it off her at night and she was fine. I swapped it for a cuddle comforter. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 25 June 2010 at 1:35pm
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it hasnt worked with our 2 yr old... we cut the top off it he hated it and chucked it out and then screamed blue murder at bedtime:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: gmunster
Date Posted: 25 June 2010 at 9:50pm
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A wise woman once told me that there is NO easy way to get rid of a dummy and no way to "wean" off one which we tended to agree with. We went cold turkey at 3 months - just stopped offering it but I offered a blankie that I had slept with a few times instead which worked well. She just has her blankie at bedtime instead. Good luck - it is never easy. -------------  
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 25 June 2010 at 9:54pm
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Another way is to "trade" it at Xmas time with the Elves for Xmas presents. Apparently works from around the age of 2.
We are still using a dummy here cause of reflux so not getting rid of it at any time soon ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Berg19
Date Posted: 28 June 2010 at 9:47am
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I took Jarvi's dummy off him a few months ago, and i just went cold turkey, and he completely forgot about it after a few naps. and he only had it during naps and night time sleeps.. He does have a comfort toy though that hes had since birth! Good luck :) ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: GreaterisHe
Date Posted: 28 June 2010 at 4:45pm
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I agree with the cold turkey concept. I did that with my stuborn baby at 5 months. She was dependent on it for all sleeps. Once she could pull it out herself I had to get rid of it. We had a couple of days of crying, but on day two she just cried herself to sleep. Now she cries for 15 mins max to go to sleep, if that, and if it goes longer we get her up for 15 mins for cuddles and then she goes down with no tears and no dummy.
I would recommend just taking it away for a couple of days, only if you will be able to handle the crying. I had to go outside so I couldn't hear it. haha ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Berg19
Date Posted: 28 June 2010 at 8:20pm
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Julie that is exactly what happened with me!
When he started waking up all night wanting his dummy back i just took it away and he started sleeping through the night! Learn't how to settle himself back to sleep. So glad i took it away! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Helen1
Date Posted: 28 June 2010 at 9:45pm
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My question is "why do you want to get rid of it"?
Is it because you are worried she is reliant on it? 9 months old is not that old to be honest. I had the best advice from my Karitane nurse about dummies. She said that it it works for you to settle the baby to sleep then go for it. If it starts to be a problem (like needing to be put in again heaps during the night) then you need to get rid of it. My DD#2 still has a dummy and she is now 1yr. Up until about 10 months she was swaddled so I would need to get up occasionally to put her dummy back in. Once we stopped the swaddling she was able to put her dummy back in again by herself. I get up to check on her about once a night anyway and occasionally to put her dummy back in if she can't quite "find" it. We will stop it eventually but I don't think getting rid of it at this age is a major. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 8:05am
I think the younger you do it the easier it is. We made a deal when the girls were born we wouldn't let them have it past a yearq. So shortly after they turned one we went cold turkey. It only took a day or two before they forgot about it completely. But we threw out the dummys so we couldn't be tempted  -------------  
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