23 mth old Daughter Demanding Dummy

[Mojomummy]

Hello, just searching for some dummy advice when I saw this thread.

My dd is nearly 2 & has a little friend who has a dummy ( she is at nursery 3 days a week & none of them have dummies) Anyway, little Lucy came to play with her dummy & then put it on the sofa, my DD picked it up & wanted to play with it, so with my friends permission I washed it & DD had that one & Lucy had the 'spare'. Instead of sucking it though, DD just held it between her teeth with mouth open & dribbling. Unfortunately DD ended up keeping the dummy & HAD to take it to bed with her. Since then, DD had frequently as for DUM YUM. I've been in bed for over a fornight, ill, so wondered if she is feeling a bit negelected ( I have given her lots of cuddles/read stories & she still has BF twice a day). I don't mind her having the dummy if it is filling a need, but I don't really understand it.....can anyone offer any advice ? (DD also has a doll with a dummy & we have hidden the dummy 'cos she was holding this between her teeth)

[expatinscotland]

I feel embarrassed. Our DD has had a dummy to sleep since she was a newborn and she is 23 months. She calls it 'dubby' and when we lay her down to bed the first thing she says is 'dubby'.

[ssd]

expat, don't feel embarrased. My ds2 had a dummy until 3 and 1/2, but we got rid of it in the end. It will go one day!

[lisalisa]

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[joash]

All three of mine had dummies - but all three got rid of them by about 12months old. however, GS has his dummy for bed and at 2 1/2 shows absolutely no sign of giving it up. I wouldn't worry too much - its not like your DD has it permenantly stuck in her mouth.