The "Dummy fairy" is coming tonight!!

[poshBecks]

So, I have been working my 2.5 year old DD up for a few weeks that the dummy fairy will be visiting soon.

She had told me a few weeks ago that the fairy would bring a pink present & that it would be a doll :laughing:

So this morning she announces that TONIGHT the dummy fairy would come :eek:.... OK!

So I ducked to the shops this arv (child free) and purchased a cute little ballerina doll & pink tissue paper to wrap it :bee:

So bed time came... no dummy allowed!! It has taken her juat over an hour of whinging but i think she is asleep!!! Phew...

Here's hoping eh!

Who else has used the dummy fairy? HOw did it go? People say it only takes a couple of unsettled nights, it that true? :o

TIA

[zenifa]

Well the 'dummy fairy' took DD1's dummy nearly 2 mths ago. DD1 is 3 in Aug and didn't have much interest in giving up her dummy (she had it for day/night sleeps and the car). She stayed at grandmas one night and was told (by grandma) a dummy fairy took it and she seemed to be okay with it. She asked for it for a few days and it took a while for her to get to sleep. During the day she needed a book with her in bed and during the night she wanted a light on and the door open or for us to lie in bed and soothe her to sleep. It could take 1-2hrs to get her to settle and sleep.
It took a few weeks (sorry not a few nights in our case) and now she has forgotten about her dummy, never asks for it and goes to sleep without much fuss at all (still wants the light on and door open though - seems to be fearful of the dark and monsters, which she never was before with the dummy :confused:)

I'm just thankful that DD2 doesn't take a dummy!!
Good luck with your dummy fairy and weaning.

[WorkingClassMum]

When DS was 3ish he gave my sis his dummy as a birthday pressie - lol and was a bit taken back that she didn't give it back, but there was no problems after that

DD never had a dummy

[TwoBlue]

Good luck Becky :fingerscrossed:

Samuel gave his up himself at 3.. so I havnt had to take it off him iykwim.. but I am sure you'll be fine after a few night.... :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed:

Ethan never had one !! :goodvibes:

[westerner]

We used the 'ducks needed his bottles for the baby ducks' ..

He gave his bottle to the ducks after feeding them (i picked it up when he walked away and threw it in the bin ;)) and that was it..

We are on day 7 and only had tears day 2 and 3..

Good luck with it.. :thumbsup:

[tickle]

Ohh good luck Beck! Mia has started giving up hers on her own lately! :eek: Can you believe it???

[poshBecks]

Ohh good luck Beck! Mia has started giving up hers on her own lately! :eek: Can you believe it???

:eek: WOW!! She just wants to be a big girl :yes::D Clever Mia :yelclap:

[tickle]

I know. I think initially it was a ploy to try to not go to sleep, but it didn't work. :devil6:

[QTB]

How bizzare! the Dummy Bunny came here tonight :laughing:

he took about an hour to go to sleep but im stoked with that!

[mizmiz]

i hope the dummy fairy has some patient fairy dust for you.....lol good luck

[poshBecks]

How bizzare! the Dummy Bunny came here tonight :laughing:

he took about an hour to go to sleep but im stoked with that!

Hehe cool!! Lets hope they sleep through :fingerscrossed::goodvibes:

[QTB]

Hehe cool!! Lets hope they sleep through :fingerscrossed::goodvibes:

:fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed: i did it tonight cos DH isnt working tomorrow so he can get up to him if needed haha :D

[poshBecks]

UPDATE :D

So far so good! Today is night 6! It took 3 really restless nights, but by night 4 I think I only got up twice. Last night it was once :thumbsup: So far tonight I havn't heard boo from her :D

Though the down side is, I think she is dropping her day sleep :( She had one yesterday, but every other day she has fought it.....

Oh well!! We are dummy free :goodvibes:

[QTB]

YAY!!! Congrats!

We are now dummy free too... hes not even worried about it... asked for it a few times and i told him the dummy buny took them blah bla and hes been fine:D

[westerner]

Though the down side is, I think she is dropping her day sleep :( She had one yesterday, but every other day she has fought it.....


Same happened here since the ducks took his bottle.. :(

But yay no dummy/bottle.. :smiliedance:

[poshBecks]

YAY!!! Congrats!

We are now dummy free too... hes not even worried about it... asked for it a few times and i told him the dummy buny took them blah bla and hes been fine:D
Congrats to you also!! :yelclap: She has hardly asked for it aswell. She did at day sleep time. Today she told me that the dummy fairy should bring her a blue dummy :rolleyes::laughing: Sorry love LOL

Same happened here since the ducks took his bottle.. :(


It's a shame eh! Oh well, now to start "quiet time"...