My 17 month old DD has a dummy when she goes to bed at night, for naps and if were in the car for long journeys. She occasionally will help her self to one from the drawer and I let her suck it and play but I normally take it away from her as she doesn't need it. Following the dentist today DH and I know we need to have a plan to get her off it but we're at loggerheads. Should we:
A) take it away, cold turkey and be done with it. It might be really hard but she will get over it.
B) cut down dummy time, so remove dummies from drawer so she only ever has them when in bed at night and naps, maybe reducing by taking it away from naps and then finally away altogether by the time she hits 2.
C) wait until she is a little older and go down the dummy fairy route/giving them to a baby because she's now a big girl, hoping that she will be old enough to understand the process.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Is it time to ditch the dummy?
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MrRabbitsUtopia · 29/08/2014 15:00
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