I don't want to be a dummy!

amilotte

Hi

You may find it easier than you think (fingers crossed hey!)

My youngest DD also decided at 6 months she didn't want a dummy anymore which we were thrilled about :j

My eldest DD loved hers but we did what other posters have said and waited until Christmas to 'exchange' it with Santa. She accepted this and yes, we did have tears the first few nights but far less than I had imagined.

If you are able to wait until then and want a short term solution to the 'dropped dummy situation' we used to also put a second dummy under her pillow so she knew if she dropped the one in her mouth she could find another, this worked really well - and we got to stay asleep :rotfl:

**confuzzled**

I don't have kids, however I do know that my brother and I gave ours to the Dummy Fairy. Although it wasn't put under the pillow like for the tooth fairy as it was too accessible:rolleyes: We posted them in envelopes we made for the fairy and in return we got a little present each and a note from the dummy fairy through the letterbox the following morning. I still have my note now and I'm 25:eek::o:pStill have the one from the tooth fairy too but Shhh!;)
My sister took hers to the dump and threw it in one of those big skips......mainly coz she had an obsession with throwing things at the tip when we were younger lol

I've just realised how crazy I sound:o:p Ah well, it worked for us and I know my mum never had any problems as it was 'our decision' to get rid of them iyswim

Buttonmoons

My DD had the dummy since she was born

It got to the point that she started wanting it ALL the time, walking around with it in her mouth, her speech was being affected by it, and she now has an open bite (front teeth don't touch the bottom) because of it. Feel awful that I allowed it for so long.

She is 3 btw.

She knew she was a big girl, and didn't need it, and she used to say "Dummys are for babies" yet would still insist on one! I thought it was going to be terrible.

I told her that the dummy fairy was coming for the dummys and she would leave her a sweet. To my suprise she fell asleep that night not even asking for the dummy, and that was the 1st time she had went to bed without a dummy.

She actually saw me throwing them in the bin the next day, oops, but she didn't care because she had a wee sweet.

Never looked back now. I thought the tantrums and crying would be terrible, and she is a very stubborn child, but no, it was so smooth, I should of done it a LONG time before.

busiscoming2

My eldest gave it up of her own accord at 6 months (very lucky), but both boths needed persuading:
When we wanted to wean them from bottles, dummes and spouty cups each time we explained that they were now big children, off to playschool, no pushchair needed anymore etc etc and told them they should leave the respective item/s on the stairs at bedtime and the fairies would take them for the new babies/ toddlers and leave them something in return. For example when youngest dd left his spouty cups the fairies left him a special cup for his hot chocolate (he still uses it now and he is 12!!)

Good luck!

poppyolivia

My wee man was 3 near 4 when he finally gave up...we were on a caravan holiday with one dummy and he chewed a hole in it...I said he couldn't use it as it would choke him in his sleep and he chucked it in the bin!!lol He only had it for nights and his teeth are straight...lisps slightly though on a few words but not anything to freak out about. He has never asked for the dummy at all after that if I remember right.
When we got home there was a Stitch and Lilo dvd waiting for him from the postie and a 'letter' saying Stitch had delivered it and that he was so proud that he gave up the dummy...a year later he still goes on about the present from Stitch!!!lol

dora37

DS2 (15) was about 3 when we took his dummy off him - a necessity as it was affecting his teeth - he was really into Thomas the Tank, so we 'sent' it to the Fat Controller to give to a baby........he never asked for it once after that....just wish we had done it sooner!! :rolleyes:

I would definitely go cold turkey - good luck.

tracyg

Hi, another one here who used the 'Noo-noo fairy'. My LO was 2 and a half, he only ever had it for bedtimes but started wanting it more and more and getting a bit too attached to it.

We talked about the Noo-noo fairy coming for a while before we did anything and said that she would give them away to all the babies. Then we made a big thing about collecting them all up, put them in an old gift bag and chucked them out the window for her to collect. He then got some sweets and a cheap toy as a reward. We were worried about the first night so told him if he could stay in bed all night and not ask for Noo-noo, there would be a present in the morning from the fairy for doing so well. We made a big thing of telling him he was a big boy and getting grandparents to do the same.

Since they've gone, he's never once cried or asked for it so I do think its always easier than you think it will be. I'd really explain it to your LO for a while whats going to happen so she can understand it more. HTH.

jacqhale

DS had his dummy from a few months old until about 2 1/2. At the end he only used it at night times or nap times but also when we were weak to stop him moaning!

Anyway, he had been asking for a scooter for a little while so we told him we would take him to the shops and he could choose one but that he would need to pay for it with his dummys. We clearly explained that he would have the scooter instead of the dummys.
So we went to the shop, he chose the scooter and took it to the till (had a quiet word with the shop assistant and she played along)! It cost three dummys - coincidentally the same amount of dummys he had left:rotfl:
He handed them over no problem and scooted away.

He cried that night for about half an hour but we laid with him and he had the scooter in his room (he did say he didn't want it anymore for a while) but he did fall asleep. The next night he cried for about 10 minutes then we never heard a peep about it since.

Worked like a charm! We were going to buy him the scooter anyway so it wasn't a big outlay.

Hope it all goes well, whatever you choose they'll get used to not having a dummy!

BlondeHeadOn

There's a wonderfully funny account of getting a toddler off dummies in the book "Digging to America" by Anne Tyler. Worth a read if you feel like a giggle.

Not sure whether it will help or not though!

wendywitch

To stop my daughter having her dummy at the age of 2, we took them all (but one hidden in a draw just in case:rolleyes:) to see Father Christmas (at my elder daughter's infant school at the time) and gave them to him and he said he'd bring her a bike for Christmas and I'm pleased to say it was as easy as that and only cost the bike at Christmas.