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Offline ladymugg

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When to ditch the dummy/pacifier
« on: June 30, 2015, 04:23:05 am »
Hi there

My 15mo daughter took up the dummy kind of late (6 months, when I was trying to get her to STTN) and loves it.  It NEVER leaves her cot though and she can sleep fine if she loses it, sometimes takes it out herself (she doesn't have it in when I check on her in the night, quite often).  I don't believe it is a crutch really, just a habit (if that makes sense).

She has that and her cuski comforter in her bed. 

Should I be ditching this now or wait til she can understand what I'm doing (ie: one of those stories about how the dummy fairy needed it back or something etc etc :) )

Thoughts? 
Mum to DD born April 2014 and DS born April 2016.

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Re: When to ditch the dummy/pacifier
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2015, 04:28:17 am »
if she can sleep w/o it then try a night or 2 w/o it in the bed and see what happens.

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Re: When to ditch the dummy/pacifier
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2015, 10:11:18 am »
Hi there,

I've not BTDT but you might find this helpful - it has a few different ideas:
Toddler Paci Weaning

also this (although it's generally about younger LOs):
Paci or Swaddle Weaning Success Stories Here
« Last Edit: July 14, 2015, 10:13:23 am by cathn »
DD1 - 8 years old
DD2 - 5 years old

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Re: When to ditch the dummy/pacifier
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2015, 12:12:36 pm »
Just moving you over to toddler sleep hun as she is over 12mo x