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Losing dummy at 3 months

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makingdecisionsforme · 02/01/2025 12:56

DC2 has increasingly been waking up from naps and over night sleep because it's fallen out. In the past few days he has barely slept over night at all because he has a cold and the dummy prevents him from breathing but he has no other way to soothe himself. I've taken him into my bed for cuddles and where I can replace the dummy all night but I've decided maybe he would be better off without it.

Has anyone got any tips? I'm happy for him to have it in the daytime but at nighttime it's really preventing him sleeping and when he's unwell he needs sleep especially,

Of course no removing of the dummy until he's better.

I guess people will jump on and say IABU to remove the comfort from a baby but I've also heard after 3 days they forget about it altogether. Does anyone have experience here?

OP posts:
0ohLarLar · 15/03/2025 07:15

At 3 months i probably wouldn't get rid of a dummy unless exclusively breast feeding on demand, they do need to suck, its almost reflexive, and the baby is too young to learn to self soothe. Wait until 6 months. It will still be fast even at 6 months.

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