17 w.o DD constantly taking dummy out at naptime then screaming for it back. help!!

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its driving me mad. Had just weaned her off swaddling too so have tried reintroducing this but she breaks out of it.
Have tried PU/PD which does work after about 1.5 hours of doing it by which time she won't sleep for long cos its time for her next feed. Seem to spend all my days trying to get her to sleep!
Is it a sign that she's become to dependant on the dummy? She sometimes goes through whole nights without me having to replace it so it is definitely much more of a problem during the day. Or could it be something to do with 4month sleep regression? Or cos she's practicing holding things?

Any advice greatly appreciated!

If she can go through the night without it I'd be tempted to ditch it in the day

I know my first 2 used to wake up because they'd 'lost' the dummy - I used to put about 8 in the cot though to try and 'help' them

DC3 absolutely rejects the dummy - hates it - at first I thought "My God how do you make a baby sleep without a dummy?!" - but he can sleep well without it

Could you try and introduce a different comfort object instead? A soft toy or a blanket?

she has a soft toy that she sleeps with and she likes to hold this but its no replacement for the dummy, she just loves her dummy for daytime naps.

I think you're right though i should maybe try and ditch it, but can forsee a lot of crying!!

Hi, its normal for them to take dummy out when theyve just learned how to do it, unfortunately they haven't learned to put it back themselves yet! At 17 weeks I would say she still needs the comfort of it, its a little early to try to wean her off it yet. My son went through this, just keep putting it back in again even though its a pain :) and now 10 months old he only has it to go to sleep so not foreseeing a problem getting rid of it in the future, my daughter was the same and threw hers away at 18 months :)

Thanks buffy, I thought that maybe she was doing it for that reason cos I know they like to practice new skills - just wish she could put the bloody thing back in again!