Any tip's on getting rid of dummy for 14 month old or am I being mean ?

mumps

There are worse things than dummies, my DD sucked her thumb till she was 11 and the orthodontist told her she wasn't going to do anything to straighten her teeth until the thumb was removed from the mouth for good. Try taking a thumb off them, at least you can with dummies.

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that's why DS was 4years (sleep only) when he gave his up and even now i'm constantly telling him to take his finger or a toy out of his mouth, he's a very oral child and was an extremely sucky baby. DD still has her's at 3 and quarter but only for sleep and quiet time. I don't let her have it for playing or if out of the buggy, she knows to give it back to me, sometimes its just a quick fix for a few sucks, then handed back. I'm not sure if she'll move onto finger or thumb sucking as she doesn't seem to put anything else in her mouth like DS does as a replacement.

pimento

Person_one wrote: »

Your mother was way out of line to undermine and overrule you like that and your 'gormless' comment is pretty darn insulting to many many parents and children.

Not at all. I'm not precious about it, she was right and often still is. We get along just great and I value her input. Still do, though my son is now 19.

I stand by my gormless comment though. My son looked gormless with it stuffed in his mouth too. No discrimination there.

shellsuit

My son is 25 months old and still has his for bedtime.

I think we'll be giving it to Santa this year to show how much of a big boy he is

welshsue

my son only gave his up earlier this year (he is 5 in october). He could go without it during the day but no way would he sleep without it at night.
He went to the dentist for his 6 month check and our dentist is fantastic and really talks to children on their level (They only deal with children - does make a difference).
The dentist mentioned that he knew my ds was still using his dummy as he could see with the way his teeth were shaped. He told my son he was not going to tell him off about it but he would be very impressed if he could lose it by the age of 5.
We came home and ds immediately said "no more dummy" and has never had one since (I still keep a couple just in case).

clearmydebts

Person_one wrote: »

Your mother was way out of line to undermine and overrule you like that and your 'gormless' comment is pretty darn insulting to many many parents and children.

Totally agree with this. What a nasty thing to say.

irenee

My granddaughter was 15 months when the lady nextdoor to me had a new baby

Dummy was wrapped in gift paper and given to new baby - no problem at all - everytime DGD came visiting she saw baby with 'her' dummy present and was soooo pleased it was helping the new baby :A

I think my daughter was lucky that she was so fascinated by new babies at the time

MadDogWoman_2

Hi,

I told my daughter the day after her 3rd birthday that her dummies would be going to the fairies on her 4th birthday.

We reminded her at irregular intervals, increasing it to a daily reminder the closer her birthday got. She requested a Snow White Dress off the fairies.

The day before her birthday she scoured the houses that she visits on a regular basis for dummies, gathered all the ones at home up, put them in a bag and hung it on the end of her bed, also going to bed without a murmur for her dummy.

Her face was an absolute picture of wonder the next morning when she opened her present from the fairies.

She has never asked for a dummy since, and has been known to tell the fairies off when finding one that had been hidden!

She only ever had it for sleep.

I agree with the other posters 14 months is a young, I think having the understanding helped my daughter.

DueMarch11

My daughter is 3 in August and still has a dummy.

The dummy fairies will be visiting the night before her birthday, we have been talking about the dummy fairies every now and then, how close to her birthday should we be talking about it daily?

Js_Other_Half

Ds was surgically attached to his between 2 and 8 months. From then on it lived in the cot and he only had it for naps. He was reasonably understanding of this. He chose to give it to Santa at Christmas, having just turned 4, in return for an interactive toy story toy.
Even now he still has a tendency to put something in his mouth whilst watching tv etc, and I never wanted him to suck his thumb.