Dummy fairy

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Hi, after some advice. Took my daughters dummy away around 2 weeks ago. (She’s 3 and only used it for night sleep) but since has been waking a few times in the night and then is up for the day at 5:30ish latest 6am.
before this she was fairly ok, waking 6:30-7. Has anyone experienced this and if so how long did it last? Tempted to give her it back, she starts preschool soon and don’t what her to be a misery.
thanks

Don’t give in - it will make it much harder to take it off her again the next time if she thinks it will come back.

Her sleep will settle back down again, particularly once she starts preschool and is exhausted from her sessions there.

Hi! We made the other choice with my 3 and a half year old daughter and she sleeps so much more peacefully and is much more happy and comfortable, I think with big changes it's better to keep that constant in her life for now, she'll grow up soon 💖

Hi, thanks for the replies.
its now been approx 3weeks and still waking early, mostly 5:30-5:45.
I know the right thing is to not give the dummy back but she is going to be exhausted everyday.
how long has this lasted for other mums? Not sure how much longer it can continue ! Thnx

We gave our daughter hers back in a special box with a note from the dummy fairy saying she had seen she wasn't sleeping and that she could borrow the dummy just at night until she was a bit older. It came with strict instructions that it must go in the box if my daughter was out of bed. We had a lot of life changes at the time and in hindsight it was the wrong time for the dummy fairy.

Thanks for the reply. My daughter only had it for bedtime and I feel bad now for taking it away. How old was your daughter and does she still have now? Feel like I’d make it even harder to get rid of next time If I gave it back now.

I wouldn't give it back, it'll be confusing for the child. Besides later on they'll be even more difficult. My mum took my dummy from me at about 5 and it was a little bit if a trauma period.... that's why my children never had one.

I remember MNers used to suggest the GrowClock? It turns different colours to tell your child that she should still be in bed (red) that they can get up (yellow) they should be up (green), I think. Maybe worth a try?

She has just turned 3 and we had tried to take it away 2 months ago. Yes she still has it now but is much less reliant on it. I read alot about it and I wouldn't take a comfort blanket off a child and expect them to sleep so I think this is pretty similar. I'm sure she will give it up by herself soon.

Hi
we are on the same boat here. So I am following. May I ask what did you do in the end? did you give the dummy back or did it settle by itself? did you end up sleeping with your daughter? Many thanks for letting me know.

Don't worry she won't be exhausted her pattern will change and it will fit in with her body clock of how much sleep she needs when starts nursery /school

Whatever you do don’t give it back , you will regret it within minutes .