Shall I leave the Dummie behind when we go on holiday?

[Enchanted]

We have frantically been trying to get ds 3 to part with his beloved dummie, the thing is he seems to have become more attached to it as he's got older. He never used to have it during the day and now he seems to have it all the time. We are flying to Spain on Saturday and I thought it may be a good idea to leave it at home, what do you think? would it be too traumatic for him in a strange place or would all the excitment be the ideal opportunity to get rid of it? It won't be totallt strange as Nanny & Gradad will be there too and there is lot's to see and do.
Please help I don't know what to do for the best, his teeth are suffering from using it all the time.

BIN IT! the mere fact that you are contemplating it is a large hint. A FOF has just sent her ds to SCHOOL without it after he had it day and night for 4 years..I ASK YOU!

Go for it...maybe he will be distracted enough

no, take it with you but hidden. Try to get by without it, don't let ds know you've got it, but just in case he cannot cope on holiday without it, you don't want your holiday ruined.

coddy's message has reminded me that I have seen someone picking their child up from reception class every afternoon and sticking a dummy in their mouth.

I wouldtake an emergency dummmy just in case I think.....

Enchanted - as much as I'd like to say the same as Coddy - BIN IT - it's a brave move on holiday and I'm scared for you!!!! Maybe just take a very small one and hipe it at the bottom of th suitcase??? I'd love to say don't take oone but would hate for your holiday to be tainted by a vry unhappy child! Hope you manage to get him to kick the habit soon - good luck.

CAM - Yuck!!
You're talking about the child right, not the parent sticking dummy in their own mouth!!

You can always buy one in Spain if necessary - called something like chupi

We had the same struggle and this summer in Portugal we "lost" it at the beach. they're so tired from the sun and the water that they'll get to sleep without it; their routine is different anyway so it wasn't nearly as hard as I'd thought-son is same age. I think you should have it for the plane journey going tho'. He asked for it for about three nights and looked for it on the beach but other than that , it was easy.

I've been telling him that they don't have dummie's in Spain and he seems to buy that - he even told Daddy!
I think I will hide one somewhere just in case the going gets too rough but I would really like to crack it this time.
Today we went for a walk into the village and we where half way there, I looked down and he had one in his mouth YUK, he doesn't normally have one outside the house. He has stashes everywhere.
I was of the mind that it was me who gave it to him so if he wants it he should be able to have it but I wasn't figuring on him having it this long.
Thanks for all the advice, you're a great mine of information.

He might see another child in Spain with one though.

i think the same as others. Take it for an emergency! If he really uses it as comfort (as my dd does 2.6 and i am thinking the same as you-got to go soon), he will be in a strange place, strange people and language and he may need some security. I think anyway,,,good luck

Well i have to say the Dummy nightmare has been cracked. when we got to Spain he kept saying "They don't have dummies here do they Mummy" When he was tired or upset he did ask but only for the first couple of days but after that, nothing!
It's been about three weeks now and he hasn't mentioned it. Funny now it's gone we have realised how much time the damn thing took up, searching for one, putting it in safe places at night incase he woke up looking for it, never leaving the house without it ooooh such freedom now! Thanks for all the advice x

well done for ditching it so easily - how old is your ds? Our dd (nearly 3) is inconcolable without hers - we keep saying we're giving her dummy to the birds on her birthday but I know she's going to go beserk!