Ditching dummy at 8 months

[shanjayne]

I've been scouring through the threads on dummies but haven't found so far anyone talking about ditching the dummy at 8 months. Our 2 year old still has a dummy and we plan to ditch it with the aid of the dummy fairy in a few months time.

However my 8 month old is losing her dummy several times a night and we have to get up to her to put it back in. This only happened a couple of nights with my son before he learnt to put it in himself. I can't cope much longer getting up through the night with my daughter so I think maybe we will try ditching the dummy now with her.

I have had people suggest that we just go cold turkey (she only has it for going to sleep, not while she is awake) but I want to hear from anyone who has experience of doing this with an 8 month old. Do we just leave her to cry? How do we encourage her to get back off to sleep in the night without the dummy? At the moment she is in a room with our son and they both love this but maybe we need to move her back in with us while we try ditching the dummy. We are all getting worn out with this at the moment.

Thanks in advance,
shanjayne

Personally i think cold turkey is the way to go no matter how old they are! Im not sure about at 8mths but if you can get her to go back over without it it has to be better than getting up several times to put it back. Id def mover har back in with you though, just until she is settled as ou dont want her waking your DS. Does she have any other comforters? A teddy or blanket?
Sorry if Im not much help but I do sympathise!!!

Thanks for that. Yes, she is really hooked on her muslin and can't sleep without pulling that up over her face too. Maybe that will help ... will talk to my husband today and maybe go cold turkey tonight. I know he is afraid of her waking crying but that's happening anyway really.

Thanks again.