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When to take away dummy?

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Pebblespony · 29/04/2018 20:18

I was reading another thread about dummies and it got me thinking. What do you think is the easiest age to take away the dummy? She's 9 months at the moment. She doesn't really need it too much during the day. She's a very quiet, trouble-free child. So what about night time? She's a great sleeper but I don't want her to get super attached to it and then have to upset her taking it away.

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Pebblespony · 29/04/2018 20:20

I'm in no rush to take it off her. I just want to make it as easy as possible for all involved. So if that means she has it till 4, so be it. I don't have strong feelings about it.

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YearOfYouRemember · 29/04/2018 20:21

I took my child's dummy away at 6-7 months old. Did pick up put down with dc3 and it took three nights without the dummy for him to learn to settle to sleep without it. I'd take it away now. She's young enough to manage without and get over not having it quickly.

sthitch · 29/04/2018 20:28

I have an 8m old and didn’t want to give it to her and have asked the same questions, people have responded and said if your child settles well with it then why change it for now if it gives them comfort etc? I’m at that stage at the moment, I keep thinking well I gave it to her so why should I take it away when she has it just for sleeping and naps and it comforts her?

I worry about her two little teeth but she doesn’t have it all day so who knows what I’ll do... watching the post closely.

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MiniDoofa · 29/04/2018 20:34

I have 3DC, they all loved their dummies. When they were each around 3, they out their dummy on the doorstep for the dummy fairy to take to new babies, and the dummy fairy left them a lovely toy. 😉
They're old enough by then to understand that it's going, we would start by floating the idea of the fairy and asking what toy they thought she might bring etc.

only youngest had a couple of moments of wanting dummy back afterwards but new toy a great distraction. 😀
Obvs your DD way too young for that approach but my point is I wouldn't worry if she keeps it for a while yet can still be dealt with in future. 😀

Duprasi · 29/04/2018 20:35

The earlier the better dd1 I took it away on her 4th birthday as she was getting toys in trade.
I wish I'd done it sooner but mil scuppered my first attempt and dd2 was born poorly and I didn't have the energy to deal with it all at once dd2 wasn't going to have dummys but a cleft ruined that and she had to have them to develop the sucking muscles as she couldn't feed normaly
We took them away the start if this month she still sneaks them off her baby sister even pulling them out her mouth when asleep

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