Our almost 2.5 year old has has a dummy practically from birth, has never fallen asleep without it. We’ve been strongly advised by the dentist to stop the dummy as she already has an open bite (which can hopefully be reversed if we stop the dummy now). She also has a very slight lisp. The last few months she’s only had it for nap/bedtime which was a struggle in itself. If wasn’t for her teeth issue we wouldn’t have even thought about getting rid of the dummy.
We went cold Turkey yesterday with the help of the dummy fairy. She was fine during the day and today but last night was AWFUL. She screamed for hours, would fall asleep out of exhaustion and then would wake up screaming for it again.
Are we doing the right thing? I know she’s still young and needs it for comfort but I’m worried for her teeth. Anyone gone cold Turkey with a dummy addict? How long will this screaming last for?! At what point do we give in? I feel awful for her.