My 3 and a half head old ( yes I know ) and my 1 and a half year old are dummy crazy.
I don't let my 3 year old have the dummy anymore ( except for at night time ). However she often takes it off her brother, who's an absolute dummy addict. MUCH worse than she was.
She didn't care much for her dummy, until she was around 2, when her brother was born. Since then she just wanted it all the time. My 1 year old has always been crazy for his dummy, as he has CMPA and is quite a high needs baby / toddler ( although he's getting better now a lot of his teeth have come in ).
In any case, I've realised it's basically going to be impossible to wean my 3 year old off completely, until there just aren't any dummies around anymore. So that means I need to get them both off at the same time.
My three year old has been asking me for a ' car ' for ages. So I told her she can have one. I explained that the delivery driver will come and bring her car and we need to prepare a parcel to give to him with all the dummies in it, to take it to the little babies who need it.
She's been saying it a few times herself. That soon her car will come and she will give the delivery man all the dummies for the babies who need them.
I'm terrified of what is going to happen when the dummies have all gone. Any advice ? Especially my 1 year old, he cries so much and he really needs it still.
I've taken DD to dentist who didn't even mention or ask about whether she has a dummy, so it's not harmed her yet. However, I know it's something we need to get rid of. If it was up to her, she'd have it in her mouth all day. 🤦♀️ the little one is the same, he constantly wants it in his mouth. I don't allow it. But I do give it to him when he's upset and for naps and bed time of course.