Dummy dependence 2.5yer old

[4 under 5]

She wants it 24 hours a day. She's a very stubborn strong minded little girl.

How do I take if off her? Is their a gradual way of doing it? Thanks x


Edited to say it broke this morning. She hasn't had it yet but there could be a meltdown later

[cath~]

Hi

Sorry this got missed.

I've not btdt but you might find these threads helpful:
Pacifiers
Soother Fairy

How did things go after it broke?

Hopefully some one who has btdt will be along with some advice soon

[Shiv52]

No gradual way of doing it I'm afraid. At that age we just insisted it stayed in bed. She could stay there with it and go in for a suck but it didn't leave bed and after a couple of days there was no more drama!

[eva026]

hopping on:)
DD only uses her dummy for sleep. That step has been ok... how long does it take them to learn to go to sleep without it when the dummy fairy comes?
Am dreading that step. She she cant find it MOTN she's cry for us to find it for her...

[Mom-of-boys]

My DS1 was also very dummy dependent at 2.5 and wanted it all the time.  I thought he was going to have it forever, lol.  I would also suggest trying to limit it to sleep times if you can, but I tried that with my son and it didn't work for us.  We had just had a new baby at that point so we decided to wait though until he was 3.  Then we did lots of talking ahead of time about getting bigger, when you get too big your dummies won't work anymore, etc.  Then one day, DH took him to the toy store with all his dummies and he got to "buy" a really special toy with the dummies.  There were some tears when the clerk took them from him and the car ride home, but he adjusted well.  By the third day, he didn't ask for them anymore in the day, and we did have about a week of rougher bedtimes but DH patiently stayed with him while he fell asleep to help with the transition.  Overall it went way better than I expected!

[4 under 5]

Cathn she was using her baby's sisters smaller one since it broke. Lol her sister wasn't using it.

Thanks ill check out those links. Great idea about limiting it to one room. Might give that a try x

Mum of boys that's great. Yes could try that too. Lots of great tips. Appreciate them all x

[Kirsten~]

We just did the toy store trade that mom-of-boys recommended. We talked and talked about, but it didn't quite click till BT that her "present" came at a price! There were tears and screaming at BT. My dd is also very spirited, stubborn, strong-willed. She did STTN though without it! Last night was the first night, so we will see how it goes from here. I find that with my strong-willed little girl, gradual rarely works bc she just won't let things go, but that's my experience. I'll let you know if things deteriorate from here!