Should I go back to giving a dummy?

[TiredofYorks]

Dd is 19 months old and has had a dummy since very early on. We stopped it during the day a about 2 months ago as she was quite happy without it and still is.

About 3 weeks ago she'd been very tired 2 evenings on on the bounce and OH put her to bed without it without thinking. For both of these nights she was fine but since then she hasn't settled at all at bed time. It takes about an hour of keep going in to put her back down before she finally drops off to sleep.

I keep wanting to try her with a dummy again just to see if that is what the problem is but have resisted so far. Before this period she went to bed with no problem at all and would sing to herself and then go to sleep perfectly calmly.

Should I try the dummy again?

I should mention that she's also been in a bed rather than a cot for the last week but that hasn't helped at all.

Also although I remember DS going thorough a similar phase we didn't take his dummy off him on a night until much later.

I would vote yes to trying the dummy again. But you will know your family best. I was a huge convert to them at nighttime - my DS loved his and didn't stop using until he was about 3.5. They can be a huge comfort. Good luck!

no, I think its more about bed rather than cot if she thinks dummies have gone they have gone but if they reapppear she will think next time they disappear that maybe they will come back

Professionally as a dentist I think DD is better off without the dummy but generally i think dummies do not do much harm if they stop daytime use when start walking and nighttime use about 2-3 years old, it is harder to stop dummy in a child older than 3 than in a younger child, though most child cope just fine without a dummy within 3 days of it being withdrawn

A child running or walking around with dummy in risks damaging teeth if they fall over hence daytime summy use should stop much earlier like you have already managed