My dd is 16 months old and has had a dummy since about 2 weeks old. Recently she's been losing/throwing/hiding them all and as she is fussy with which ones she has it's becoming very expensive at £5 for a pack of 2. Last week I bought 3 packs that have vanished.
So this week I decided to take it away completely. Originally I wanted to wait till she could understand that we were giving it to the fairies or Santa. As I'm a single mum I can't afford to keep buying them. I tried dummy clips but she managed to unclip them and also I didn't want to encourage her having it when she didn't need it.
It's night 3 and she's been crying for 30 minutes already and it's killing me to listen to her 
Should I keep it up? Will it get better? Or should I give in and wait with the extra cost? I have one hidden in my room.
Please no comments about how I shouldn't have given it to begin with, I already realise this but as someone in an ea relationship with no support and after a traumatic birth with little recovery time it was a godsend.
Helpful advice appreciated greatly!