Is it time to ditch the dummy??

[blisscake]

Ds3 is 8.5 months and loves his dummy. However I'm up at least three times in the night to pop it back in as he wakes when it drops out. He only has it at night. I've kept using it as ds2 is a very light sleeper and will probably wake up screaming if he hears ds3 going cold turkey. What should I do? How do i wean him off it or shall i just keep the peace and carry on as we are?

blisscake I've just seen you've posted on my thread.

Do it! Cold turkey is the only way and if you don't do it now you will have to do it later.

Is there anyone who can have DS2 for a couple of nights while you do it?

Could ds2 go and stay with granny or someone over a weekend?

Ds2 v clingy at the moment so will have to find a way round that one. Flowery has it really worked?

Totally! We started Friday night, couple of times in, once for an hour which was pretty horrendous but overall not bad. Saturday night miles better, since then haven't been in at night at all! Settles himself brilliantly.

As I typed that he started crying but he's stopped again now. What a little star!

So he's learnt to settle himself? I think I may have to give it a go. We've got lots of change going on at the moment - moving house etc but I am so sleep deprived and if I could sort this out it would make such a difference. Will wait til dh is here so he can take care of ds2 and then go for it. How about day time naps?

Do it now blisscake - my DD is just turned 6 and still has a little hoard of dummies ("they're like extra friends mummy").

I know I should be tough and just throw them out whilst she's at school one day but I can't imagine the look on her little face!

To be fair, she doesn't suck them once she's asleep and the dentist said he'd never have known she was a dummy sucker by looking at her teeth. Hopefully, she'll decide herself (as friends' kids have done).

Daytime naps he's less happy about. Nighttime he's been going to sleep without his dummy for a while, just then crying for it later during the night. Daytime naps he's always had it straightaway, so he protested a bit more with those, but dealing with that's less of a hardship for me than getting up in the night. He still protests a bit during the day but with his music on/distracting him with toys or whatever, it's ok.

I had the same thing - up countless times in the night to put dummy back in. Someone said to me ´if you go cold turkey, by the time we~re talking this time next week dd will be sleeping through without it´ And she was right! Ok so there were some loooooong bouts of crying, but saying to my friend a week later ´we did it, she sleeps through!` kept us motivated and we really have the benefit now. So if you start tonight, within a week you´ll be an expert at ditching the dummy! We also took it away in daytime naps in the name of being consistent. Took 45 mins crying the first time but she was at her godmothers house so i didn~t hear a thing
Good luck!!

Am almost inspired to give it a go! I am such a wuss when I hear him cry though. I thought I'd be tougher by the time I got to no 3 but I find it even harder than with nos 1 or 2!
Might bite the bullet and go for it tonight.

You'll never guess what!!!! My sweet little apple pie of a ds3 is fab. Last night I put him down without his dummy. He was absolutley furious and it was awful. I almost caved in but didn't. He stirred several times in the night but DID NOT wake up until 6.30 this am!!! The first full night's sleep EVER!!!

This morning I put him down for his morning nap. He had a bit of a grumble then settled himself!!

Thank you everyone for inspiring me to give it a go! Am not convinced we've cracked it as it seems too easy!! But it's an excellent start.

Oh that's excellent news blisscake! Congratulations

Hooray! Well done you!!