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Not sure where to post this but q re dummies and the move from cot to bed

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NomDePlume · 19/10/2004 19:15

My DD is now 2y 2m. She will be moving from her cot into her new bed when it arrives on Tuesday. She has a dummy for sleep times, both naps and night-time sleep.

I am keen to be rid of the dummy now, but I was going to wait for DD to be settled in her new bed before we started taking the dummy away. But a friend of mine thinks I should tell DD that now that she is in a big girl's bed, she is a big girl and big girl's don't have dummies. My initial reaction was to continue with my original plan of letting her settle into this new routine before changing her night-times further by removing her dummy. But I'm not sure now. What would/did you do ?

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NomDePlume · 19/10/2004 19:16

Apols for my bizarre apostrophe use

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Twiglett · 19/10/2004 19:16

yeah and so she'll refuse to get in the bed

personally I'd take away the dummy first and then do the bed move if possible

but I wouldn't attempt both at the same time

GeorginaA · 19/10/2004 19:19

Both at same time sounds like a recipe for sleepless nights, tbh. Don't think it matters which way around you do it, but seeing as how the bed is arriving Tuesday then I'd get her settled in the bed first!

Maybe dummy to be given to Santa on Christmas Eve?

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NomDePlume · 19/10/2004 19:20

Can't do the dummy removal prior to bed move, Dh and I are off to Barcelona for the weekend and my Mum is having her (in our house), so her routine will be very disrupted anyway. I'd like her to be as happy as poss whilst we're away.

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Twiglett · 19/10/2004 19:20

yeah then you'll never have to buy that extra pressie from Santa .. cos he's the mean ol' bugger who takes away ickle girl's dummies ROFL

GeorginaA · 19/10/2004 19:22

Hulababy · 19/10/2004 19:22

II wouldn't attempt both at the same time either. Move her to a bed, let her get settled, especially as you're going away for weekend. And then look at it again after that.

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NomDePlume · 19/10/2004 19:22

I've thought of the dummy to santa one Georgina, that might be the way to go. I just wanted to test the water really, re bed/dummy thing. I think I know that doing the 2 things in tandem will be a nightmare. She'll be up and wandering around the room anyway when we get the bed, so anything that anchors and settles her is going to be worth it's weight in gold !

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GeorginaA · 19/10/2004 19:23

"so anything that anchors and settles her is going to be worth it's weight in gold"

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Skate · 19/10/2004 19:23

Agree with Hulababy.

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NomDePlume · 19/10/2004 19:29

Now THERE'S an idea......

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aloha · 19/10/2004 19:41

My ds is three, went into a bed with no problems whatsoever and still has a dummy, which I'm not worried about at all. Friends love to stick their oar in sometimes, don't they? It's none of her business what you do but fwiw, I think doing the move and taking away your dd's comfort object at the same time is madness and just asking for sleepless nights.

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