How to get rid of the dummy?

[HappyMumsy]

Has anyone tried to get rid of the dummy without using controlled crying?

I'm interested to know how you went and how long it took.

I'm desperate for my 8 month old to stop using the dummy, she uses it only to settle to sleep, once we put it in she goes to sleep within minutes.

Thanks,

[blessedmummy]

hmmm just a thought.. maybe take the dummy out once she is properly asleep then put it away somewhere, hope this helps!

(it took me ages to get my first daughter to get rid of her dummy.. she was about 2and half when she threw it out herself, so im trying to get rid of my youngest daughters dummy now, i only give it to her at bed time at night.. hopefully ill be able to get rid of it soon!)


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[chubbybubby]

We have just done it with our 2.5 year old son but our method wouldn't work with a baby. If she only has it to settle at night, why not just let her have it? My son was the same - he only had it at night when he first fell asleep. Then a few months ago, we took him to a toy shop and let him choose a toy. We then held up the dummy and the toy and said he could choose which one he wanted, and the other was going in the bin. Of course he chose the toy, and the next day we waved the dummy goodbye together when the garbage trucks came!! He tells me that the dummy is being looked after by the diggers at the tip! LOL! But as I said, that wouldn't work for a baby. Good luck whatever you decide!! :)

[our little treasures]

I got my dd to help me throw hers out by saying "does poppy have a dummy?, to which she replied "no" "does nanna have one" no and just went through everyone she knew and then said lets throw them in the bin coz they are broKEN. So out we went at 9.30pm and put themin the bin, next morning we went out and checked they were still there and waited for the bin man to take them.. When she asked I would say the truck has got them and then go through the list of people who didn't have one... dd was 22mnths though..
Why do you want to get rid of the dummy??? At 8mnths babies will cry as they don't understand why their comfort is gone

[bindiloo]

I read that if you snip the end off the dummy it is no longer satisfying so they just stop sucking it eventually. Dont know if it works though.

[Shazbutt]

Has she got a comfort toy or blankie that she likes? If not, maybe you could get one, and if she likes it, give it to her while she's still got the dummy. Then when she LOVES the toy, you can try taking the dummy away, so she has the toy for comfort, does that all make sense?

I have just gotten rid of DD2's. She hasn't really had it for a couple of months, (even then it was only for sleeps) i just had it in her cot in case. She stopped liking it once she got a few teeth, so i'm lucky i don't have to deal with weaning her off it now! I threw it out last week, and she hasn't wanted it. She has a soft toy that she cuddles to sleep and has had it since she was about 5 months, it goes everywhere :rolleyes: .

DD1 was a different matter. We got rid of hers at about 2 1/4 yrs? She left it outside one day and i told her the dogs chewed it, gave her another, and she lost that one somewhere outside too (told her the dogs got that one too :D , we found them a couple of days later when mowing). I had none left, and told her that the shops didn't have ones big enough for her, and she seemed to accept it! She even slept no-worries that night!

Maybe you could leave your DD with it, until she can understand where its going? Or try the comforter thing, it does work (if she'll take to something)! Good Luck! :)

[PinkBinkie]

We got rid of the dummy a bit over a month ago, DD was 13mth. She only ever had the dummy at nap time during the day and at night so we didn't have too many dramas. Probably took 2 weeks for her to drop off to sleep easily. We wanted to get rid of the dummy when she had an awful cold at 12mth, it was disgusting pulling that dummy out!!

She's always had her blankie though which really helped during the process. Now that's all she needs and she knows it's bed time. She's also surrounded by soft toys in her cot.

Good luck :D

[becstar]

It would be hard to get rid of the dummy at that age, as she won't understand. Why are you so desperate to get rid of it just out of interest? Is it causing a problem? My son used to wake up during the night and we would have to go back and put it in which was a pain. I wished I had never given him the thing in the first place .... but then I guess he was super-dummy dependant and it did work well for us so I would do it again!
If you are desperate to get rid of it though I would suggest doing it in stages. Maybe don't use it to start with for day sleeps (when you have a bit more tolerance) and see how she goes. It would be better if you could wait till she was a bit older though.......when she understands what is going on. My son was so attached to his dummy sometimes he would carry around 3 or 4 of them around the house. He did eventually give them up willingly himself just after he turned two. YAY! That was a very happy day for mum and dad. And he only had a night or two of being unsettled and then all back to normal.

Bec

[mrsd]

My kids usually have it 'till they're 2ish then get rid of it themselves.

I reckon there's a lot of negative press out there about dummies but in their own way they're a godsend.

My 8mth old will have his 'till he forgets about it himself (I don't like them after 2 - they look silly then IMO).

[lovingmotheract]

Has anyone tried to get rid of the dummy without using controlled crying?

I'm interested to know how you went and how long it took.

I'm desperate for my 8 month old to stop using the dummy, she uses it only to settle to sleep, once we put it in she goes to sleep within minutes.

Thanks,
hello there i have a 8 month old and she has one we went to sleep school and i got told to just do the controlled crying and a blanket helps for them so wait 5 min's then go in and then wait 10 mins but no longer then 10mins and if she /he is still crying after 30mins pick her/him up but i say if they r ok to go to sleep with it then it's ok as she sleep's good now and she has her dummy still it's just time if u do that controlled crying every day and NIGHT it will work. good luck