What cuddly toy is/was your toddler really attached to ?

Savvy_Sue

oystercatcher said:

Savvy_Sue said:

You can (go wrong) if the bunny is bigger than the child ... Intended to say that Floppy Bunny was the other 'favourite'. He was won at the school fete in a 'guess the name' competition. DS1 won him and didn't really care, but DS3 adored him. He was delightfully soft, and I confess I'll occasionally take him to bed with me when DH is away, but do NOT get something 4' tall for a baby ...

I was reading around a bit and they don't encourage any toys at all in cots in the first year now ! I remember that we used to prop our eldest son on his side with a huge fluffy bunny (which he ignored when he was older !!) so he didn't roll onto his back and potentially choke !! Now it's all sleeping on their back and never have them on front or side . It's amazing so many people survived !     Cot deaths have dropped quite dramatically since they changed the advice though so that has to make it worthwhile !

Oh agreed. Floppy Bunny arrived when DS3 was 4 or 5, I believe. I'd never have put him in a cot, definite risk of smothering! 

maman

I don't think you can predict what a toddler will become attached (literally ) to. My DGD1 loved her dog with floppy ears which was sort of velvety finish rather than furry IYSWIM. She still takes it to bed, although it's now pretty threadbare and patched many times. It's been everywhere, all around the world and to university. She's 24 next birthday!

olgadapolga

My eldest had a blanket that she took everywhere (and still does, as an adult). My sons had (that should be have as they still take their toys to bed with them) a Fimble and a lion that has now lost his voice. My youngest doesn't really have a specific toy that she has to have, no matter where she is. But she's a very independent little girl so maybe doesn't need one. I still have a large bear given to me when I was a couple of months old (and it looks pretty good, considering it's age). My niece had a towelling nappy (a clean one) that ended up very worn and tatty over the years. 

I used to think that maybe I should have purchased two of my children's favourite toys, just in case one got lost but the replacement would never have been the same for them, even if the toy was identical. 

My sons' toys have a seriously "well loved" look about them now! They are squished and squashed with seriously worn fur in places.

peachyprice

My mum bought my daughter this pink teddy bear when she was a week old,.  
https://images.app.goo.gl/K1WoR5jKKejjmZ277  (not our actual Pink Ted)
Pink Ted is her most cherished possession, he has never left her side, he has travelled the world with her, he has been to uni with her, she even bought a wash bag for him so he didn't get wrecked by the uni washing machines.  I think he'll be with her forever.

One of my sons has a moon from mothercare, he loved Moonie, I had to repair him several times where he go so worn out.  We even tried making a new one but he never he bonded with it.  Moonie stayed with him until he left home at 23, now I have him in a safe place, manky as he is.

My other son used muslin  squares for comfort but was never particularly attached to any one thing. 

Alikay

A small blue bear called, rather imaginatively, Blue Bear was DS1's favourite. My other 2 children didn't form such an attachment to their soft toys.