I'm torn about whether to ditch the dummy in my just turned 7 month old.
I have 2 dc, 16 months apart, and the 23 month old uses dummy for sleeping only. its been a godsend apart from a few battles when she asks for it in the day and I say no.
The 7 month old is a terrible sleeper, and us us a dummy just for sleeping but often seems to get annoyed with it if I try to use it at night and doesn't seem to get the same level of comfort from it as dc1 did. She self settles with a dummy at bedtime but wakes at least 4 or 5 times. sometimes a quick dummy pop in will work (around 8pm) but otherwise it doesn't seem to help.
I'm torn about whether to try ditching it altogether. On one hand I have no idea how she would go to sleep without it and I couldn't have it as a useful 'parenting tool' when both kids are causing trouble and I need a quick fix to calm them down. On the other hand, it doesnt seem to have the same calming effect on dc2 as it did/does with dc1.
Has anyone decided to get rid of the dummy and regretted it? Could I reintroduce it if needed? If you have 2 dc close in age, am I crazy to consider not using dummies for both kids?
Dc2 can roll and almost crawl and I think her sids risk is now extremely low so that isn't going to sway my decision either way really. Dd1 can keep hers atm, I think she's going to wean herself off them in the next year or so and I'm fine with it.
Thanks for any advice.