Screaming child due to taking dummy away

[lily097]

My 2.5 year old has had a dummy, which we have decided to go cold turkey on from tonight- we brought her a new toy in exchange, any tips? Currently been screaming in her cot for the last 30 mins, we are sat with her, and giving cuddles!

Is this a priority to do now? It's winter, it's cold. Everything is crap because of covid. I would give it back for now. Try again in summer when the world feels nicer (we went cold turkey at 3 and a half).

Cuddles, distraction, keep yourself up with the tea and support for each other and waiting it out might be the best you can do tonight- the first night of breaking the habit is hard on everyone but it does pass. Honest!

Took the dummy away from my 2.5 year old Christmas Eve - she thinks santy took it. She cried for a bit and still mentions it now but we just distract her with bottles (they're going next)

With my other two I used a book from Amazon which was recommended called something like Bea fixes up her dummy

Don't give in now because it will be even harder next time (DC will know that if they scream for long enough they'll get it back!).

Accept that tonight will be awful, tomorrow will be bad and after that things will be much better. You're doing the right thing for your child's teeth and speech development - hang in there!

What was your reasoning? My ds slept 12 hours plus from 9 months.
He had his until 3.3- with his agreement it was binned..

Meh, give it back.

My children gave up their dummies with no tears and drama when they were near their 4th birthdays. No cold turkey - they just didn’t want them anymore.

Think it’s not even remotely worth worrying about all things considered! I’d let them have it just for night time and then when they’re old enough (about 3.5-4ish) to understand the concept of the dummy fairy I’d make them give it away then (we wrote a letter and left it on the doorstep and the fairy came and swapped it for a much wanted toy).

Give it back - everyone needs a bit of comfort now. Poor little lass is only 2

Don't give it back now you've started. Your doing everything right lots of cuddles and maybe try telling a few extra stories as a distraction.

My adult dc all have perfect teeth and dd had her dummy for bed til 7!! The boys around 3 /3.5..no speech issues either..

Give it back to the poor child. It's a comfort to her. She will give it up eventually without a drama . It just naturally happens

Either go for it or don't! It will be awful but only for 3 nights,whenever you do it. I let mine have hers till the age of 4 and she's turned out alright!

Stay strong. I had two that were totally hooked but I just stayed and cuddled them to sleep. First night is bad, then it gets better quickly.

You really don’t want to keep it. My daughter had hers until she was three and her teeth were so badly effected. We got rid of it at 3. Apparently you need to do it by then or their teeth are changed forever!

Did you prep her for it?

My dd was just turned 2 when we went cold turkey (she only had it for sleep by that point) and for about 2 weeks before we kept talking a out the dummy fairy, and how she needed lots of dummies for the little babies etc.

We put her dummies outside for the dummy fairy that first night, then in the morning there were some chocolate buttons! So rest of the nights everytime she cried for the dummy we reminded her ahe had given them away and had got the chocolate buttons, which she accepted

She’s still a baby - give it back. All my DC gave them up on their own by the time they were 3. Poor child, crying in her cot because she’s too young to understand 😢

I did this when ds was 2. We went cold turkey as I was fed up with multiple wake ups through the night as he had lost his dummy. The first night was pretty bad, he cried for quite a long time but we persevered. It took 3 nights and then it was like he had never had a dummy, was well worth it. I cut all his dummies up as I knew I would give in if I had one sitting there. Good luck!

Stay strong for tonight. We took our DDs off her one night when she was about 2.10 and she howled and howled that night, I so almost gave in but DH was adamant we had to try. She eventually passed out and next day she was fine and we just said the dummy fairy had taken it for the new babies. She has only mentioned if a few times since and never minded that her baby sister still had hers (and still does at 16m).