So proud of DS giving up his dummy for sleeping, if you're putting it off, do it do it!

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DS is 8.5mo. We decided to go cold turkey Friday night. Prepared ourselves with trepidation for a couple of nights of no sleep, hours in and out of his room, etc....

Friday night, we were in once at 1am for 15 minutes, then for almost an hour at 2.30, then 5 mins at 5am. I thought that was pretty good for first night without dummy.
Saturday night we were in once for 5 mins, and heard him wake, grizzle, then settle himself several times.
Last night he woke and grizzled for a few secs a couple of times, settled himself and needed absolutely no settling by us at all.

Oi! Someone congratulate me!

Congratulations!!!

My dd is 4.5 months and fingers crossed she follow your lo's relatively easy dummy farewell one day!

Thanks chocospence!

I can't believe how easy it was and am kicking myself we didn't do it earlier, spent ages getting up every night to stick it back in!

It took us till just over 2 years old to do it. And like you many many nights getting up to put it back over that time.

It wasn't as bad as we feared because we were able to explain why he couldn't have it.

Am cheered to read that even at a young age though it can work. that gives me hope for DS2, once I can get him to sleep through I will worry about the dummy!!!

Well done for being brave enough to try it and great that it was relatively painless!

cloud I was also scared of all hell breaking loose, which is why we put it off til now!

In reality, as per my description in OP, he coped very well. In terms of consoling, we used a combination of shushing, patting, music thingy he has on his cot, soft toys to distract from crying, cuddles when hysterical, slowing withdrawing from room, just improvised really, no specific plan as we didn't know what would work best.

I do wish we had done it a bit sooner, tbh, even in the very few nights since we did it, I have had so much more sleep undisturbed, it's fab!

Naps during the day are a bit more challenging still- at night he hadn't had the dummy to settle to sleep initially for a long time, only when he woke later in the night, but naps during the day he had it straightaway always. He's still a bit stroppy about that, but after a bit of distracting, calms down pretty well.

We have a Tiny Love musical mobile thing - the mobile bit is obviously not attached at his age, but the music bit is still on his cot and he can switch it on and off again, which is a brilliant distraction and keeps him occupied and calms him down. I would recommend something similar if you don't have anything.

Well done to you and Mr Flowery!! DD1 finally managed to 'give up' her dummy at 2!! DD2 has never like them so thank God!...as I remember what a nightmare it was trying to get DD1 to give up!!

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I am debating weaning my 8.5 month old off his. Am terrified as in many ways its fab. He only has it at night but like you am up two or three times in the night to put it back in. Trouble is we have two others one of whom is a nightmare if he wakes in the night.....maybe next week...