Getting rid of dummy!

[jenwa]

DD is 19 months, she has now gone without her dummy for over a week. We had cut it right down to sleep times only and it stayed in her cot. Last week she had her bottle and I forgot to get her dummy so but she was so tired she fell asleep so I thought I would try it, anyway she has gone without for over a week but does not settle as well as she used to. We used to put her in to bed and she would settle straight away but it is taking awile for her to go to sleep without wanting hugs and reasurrance. Luckily once she sleeps she is sleeping through.
I noticed that when she talks now she has a slight lisp but not sure if this was from the dummy as never had it during the day since last year.
I just wanted to see if any one else had any problems when getting rid of dummy.

ds2 had a dummy at night till 21 months. When we took it away we had about a week of sleepless nights but then he settled into a good routine again. The reason we took it away was that my dentist told me that although it's a myth that dummies make teeth stick out, they can cause deformation of the palate if the child has them beyond the age of 2.

Thank you. I wondered if I was taking it away too early but thought it better to do it now whilst she is still quite young. My neighbours son has his still and he is 5 so wanted to get rid of it before nursery/school etc.

A couple of children in my son's year had to have dummies forcibly removed on the doorstep of the school! YUK!

In our house it was bribery - a barbie scooter in exchange for the dummy. But DD1 was older, not sure bribery would work with a 19 month old.

DD stopped having a dummy when she was 2 3/4 I cut the teats off them all and told her she mustve sucked on them too hard and we would buy a new one when we were shopping. She put the broken one in her mouth and spat it out in disgust, when she was looking for comfort she would put the dummy back in and then remember that they were horrible to suck on and spit it out again. After 4 days she never bothered with them again.

My DD is 17 months and I am just trying to wean her off her dummy now..she is ok in the daytime, unless we are in the car when she screams like mad without it, but havent tackled nightime yet..have second baby due next week, so might just go for it when I am up with the new one, as wont be asleep anyway!Im a glutton for punishment if nothing else..
that seems a good idea re cutting the ends off to make them not as nice to suck..DD might just not like them so much then?Or is she a bit little for that sort of tactic does anyone think?

Kbaby - that was a good plan!
DD has actually done really well. She is going to bed in the afternoon without dummy now and not even asking for it. We only had about four crys then she fell asleep. The last 2 nights she has gone straight off when put to bed, although she is taking her bottle of milk up with her so maybe using that as dummy, but atleast she has not cried. Fingers crossed she will do it tonight ok.
I think it has helped that I was off work last week so she never went to inlaws or my parents so I have been the one training her. MIL not so good at doing what I ask or does not always agree with things, so glad its sorted for this week when she goes there.
Scootermum- I was worried about the car but since I have taken it off I her I dont take on out and its just tough now! I thought I would give in when driving with her crying but I think I came to the conclsuion that if I have not got it then there is nothing I can do about it and she will scream and fall asleep or I can distract her with music! Got a cd from tescos with singing nursery rhymes (50 of them on it) and we sing along to those and have afew books in car for her. Any distraction will do. It seems to be working and I actually think she has forgotten about dummy. 2 weeks on Weds so its been really good actually!