Getting rid of a dummy, alternative methods.

[Timeforachange112]

Hi, I could do with some ideas on how to get rid of my 2 and half year olds dummy. She only has it at bed time now and it doesn't leave the bedroom with her. Her speech isn't great and whilst this doesn't really have much to do with the dummy anymore, I imagine it may not have helped in the beginning. It has also affected her teeth slightly. I have absolutely no idea where to start with getting rid of the dummy. She is slightly behind developmentally, which was being looked into by the HV before CV. Not really far behind but enough for certain methods not to work. I've seen people talking about giving it to "The Dummy Fairy" or posting it in exchange for a treat and this simple wouldn't work for her, because she wouldn't understand. I did just say to her one day, "shall we put dummy in the bin" just to gauge her reaction and she point blank said "no" 🙈. I worry about going cold turkey because the terrible twos hit us very hard with her. I could just really use some stories. The good, the bad and the ugly.
My son never had a dummy and I'm now absolutely kicking myself at giving her one.

Same situation so following!!

I started putting some small holes in the dummy until it got to a point where DC decided that it didn't work any more.

We'd already talked about the dummy fairy exchanging it for a gift so once it was declared 'broken' it was left on the landing one evening and replaced by a doll.

We were going to give the dummies to Santa for the babies but that didn’t happen so I also used the holes in the teat method. Then I started trimming it down every couple of days so after a few weeks, it was only a stump. I sometimes went in and found him holding it overnight but there weren’t any tears over its loss when he finally threw it in the bin.

@SlB09 it is so frustrating isn't it?

@RomaineCalm thank you for your post. She chews hers all the time and creates little holes, I don't think this would bother her unfortunately but I am definitely willing to give it a go.

@StarsOnAMat ah I think I have actually heard about trimming it down. Thank you, I'll start compiling a list of ideas.

We read The Last Noo Noo and buried the dummy in the garden.It worked very well.

We just went cold turkey - didn't actually take any longer to get to sleep than with the dummy! I just said "dummy gone" and that was it. I didn't think any concept of dummy fairy or going for the babies would work with mine.

Yes - very! Mine literally does not accept anything else for comfort so no alternatives to swap to here and he's a massively strong willed little thing who doesn't give in (shut up) easily . I'm prepping him for third birthday (September) that his dummy goes then, definately found in the last few months his understanding has come on leaps and bounds. I like the burying thing though, he might get that... . .or ask to go back and dig it up!!