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AIBU about 3 year olds dummy

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Pollony · 13/04/2020 16:32

My DD is just 3 (last week) and still has a dummy, she pretty much only has it at night when she goes to bed, I am softer than DP and also let her have it when shes really tired and just sitting watching tv or something, if she gets up to play she gives it me back and it's pretty much her only comfort item.

DP hates it and keeps asking me when we are getting rid of it, telling her shes a baby and "losing them" and it's really pissing me off. We are in the process of giving up naps and she gets really tired some days she has been busy today and we just went for a big walk and came in and sat down on the sofa together and put a film on and she asked for her dummy so I said yes and DP came down stairs and was immediately like what's that in your mouth your not a baby give it to me. I told him no and I said she could have it and shes fine. He huffed off.

AIBU to let a 3 year old have a dummy when shes tired?

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ASundayWellSpent · 15/04/2020 09:58

Mine have both been thumb suckers which is harder to remove! When DD1 was turned three we told her it was just for in bed sleeping... was like taking drugs off a junkie and aged 5 she still does it but only in bed and (she thinks) secretly. DD2 is also an avid thumb sucker and now at two and half we've started saying the same. For now she says but I'm tired and we offer her to go and have a lie down in bed. Sometimes she does but realises she's missing out on fun and decides to leave her thumb in bed lol

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