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Becky77

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inscotland · 02/10/2008 18:49

Hi there

Your thread about giving up dummy is huge and I don't have time (or the energy!!!) to read through it all to see how you did this and what improvements you got. Any chance you could post a summary here for me and anyone else wanting to know!

Thank you!

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mom2ben · 02/10/2008 18:58

Yes please - I am interested too!! I am debating with myself at the moment about whether or not to ditch the dummy and some advice / encouragement would be very helpful. I really can't see how I am going to settle my little boy without it and he settles so well at night with it that I feel as if I am going to ruin his routine! But his daytime naps are really awful and I think it might help him in the long run?

Becky77 · 02/10/2008 20:36

OK well in summary...

Make sure first they're napping in a well darkened room... then I'd start weaning the dummy during the daytime naps so you have the energy and patience to see it through...

Then to start I just held DD until she was calm and then put her in her moses basket... she'd cry a bit for bit and if she wasn't settling I'd pick her up until she calmed and then put her down and wait for a bit to see if she settled. You should find that in a few minutes if they're tired enough and it's dark they settle themselves... Once I saw that I realised it was quicker and kinder to put her down and leave the room... she'd grizzle for a bit and then settle herself... It never took more than 10 minutes but if I heard her grizzling was turning to proper crying I'd go and check on her.

I've also just stuck to a simple routine where I have the light off when I take her into the bedroom then I start singing to her whilst I put her sleeping bag on then I give her a quick kiss and put her down... Its very short but gives her a chance to know that sleep is coming.

Hope that helps... Any questions fire away

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inscotland · 02/10/2008 20:40

I'd like him to sleep a bit longer in the day. I know this will mean a later evening (currently he goes down at 6.30) but hopefully it will mean a bit of a later morning (currently between 6 and 6.30)

But then I think he's happy and sleeping and I should be grateful!

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