My 17 month old DD is now properly reliant on her dummy. It seems to have happened very suddenly without us really noticing it happening!
She is like a different child with it, more happy and content. But she used to be happy and content generally most of the time any way. But without it she will have tantrums way too easily.
She is teething at the moment I should add and has been for a good few weeks now. I think she's got a few coming through at once and I know the dummy will bring her comfort.
I'm not worried as such as don't think she will reach school age and still have her dummy. It's more that recently she has her dummy in her mouth for the majority of the day, sometimes not even properly sucking on it, but just sort of holding it between her teeth/lips.
Her speech is a bit slow I'd say. She hasn't said her first word yet whereas other babies her age we know say several. And whilst I'm not worried as realise she is still young and it'll happen when she's ready, if she has her dummy in for the bulk of the day how will she talk?
What are your experiences of the dummy and did it bother you if your LOs had it in their mouth most of the time?
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Reliant on dummy
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Taler · 20/04/2015 17:47
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