Hi everyone, I’m new to this group and I’m sure this has been asked a million times.
I had my first son almost 4 months ago, I never planned on using a dummy but a few weeks in he wasn’t settling well and it was recommended by my midwife that we use a dummy to help smooth him. We tried it and it worked a treat, however I’ve noticed now that he cries for his dummy even when he doesn’t need it. If I’m making him laugh when he has the dummy, I remove it and then he cries for it again. I tried to only use it when he needed settling or for naps but my husband started giving it to him more than that and so I’d like to break the cycle now. I read that the best time to wean them is between 4-6 months as they haven’t got an emotional connection to it yet, but I wondered what advice you have for successfully weaning them?
He used to sleep pretty well at night but now I’ve noticed he’s waking for His dummy which I don’t like and I don’t want to keep having to get up to give it to him, and I don’t want to teach him to do it himself, I’d rather be rid of it.
On the plus side, he often spits it out once he’s asleep which I guess is a start but now that he’s waking for it more I think it’s time to part ways. Any advice would be great!