My 2.5 year old has had a dummy since 1 month old. He's become more and more attached to it recently even though he only has it during sleeps (although that's extended to 'in the bath' 'around bedtime' etc). We have been putting off taking it away from him for about 6 months but took an opportunity a couple of days ago as it had a split in it so we pointed it out to DS and threw it in the bin etc.
He's been surprisingly unbothered by it (!! unbelievable) not really asking for it but he used to go to bed very nicely for nap and night time. Even though he would lie awake he'd be peaceful. Now he's up running around his cot for hours - until 10.30pm the first night and not much better the other nights - chatting and singing and just generally being mad. The first night was interspersed with crying as if he couldn't understand why he was awake or felt different I suppose but that's let up a bit.
I feel like he no longer has the 'cue' to go to calm down and go to sleep and must have been using a lot of energy to suck the dummy which is now being used on jumping around and gabbing away. I'm slightly dreading bedtimes regressing as we are exhausted by the end of the day but now we're having to go in several times to calm him down.
Has anyone else had this? Anyone relented and given the dummy back? (Really don't want to but if my evenings are ruined longterm I will have a breakdown). I know it's coincided with hot bright summer evenings but it's such a difference....
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2.5 year old giving up dummy - have I ruined bedtime for evermore?
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blackcherries · 27/05/2017 21:24
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