Help me ditch the dummy

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Dd1 never had one. For some reason (sleep deprived I'm sure) I gave dd2 one at 4months, she's now 10m and wakes frequently hunting for the bloody thing.

Give me dummy ditching tips!! Cold turkey?

I'd go Cold Turkey. You might have a couple of rough nights, but better to get it over with.

I would say firstly unless there's some sort of problem, don't worry too much. 10 months is still very young. You have plenty of time. Plus advantage of waiting til they're a little older is that you can the reason with them, ie "the dummy fairly needs to give your dummies to some babies who really need them" or S&M merging to that effect. Then tie it in with a reward, a toy of some kind they really want.

Plus, as I was once told 'how many 20 year olds do you see with a dummy'. Good point!

If she can put it back in herself just put loads of dummies I'm her cot and maybe a little night light so she can see to find them.
however if you did want to get rid I think cold turkey is the only option at this age

My son didn't have a dummy, but my niece did. She accidentally bit a hole in her dummy, then my sister said she became disinterested. And she gradually got used to not wanting/having a dummy.

I don't know if that'll work for you, but you can maybe try popping the dummy with a pin or something a bit bigger. Apparently it loses it's "sucky-ness" (for lack of a better word, ha)