lol, dummies are the british versions (and maybe elsewhere) of soothers or pacifiers
as for the luvvies, hmm. have you tried sleeping with a few so that they smell of you? or having them accompany you through your naptime and bedtime routines? DS has several, and they read books with us, hold his sippy (they're mostly furry puppets!) and turn off the lights, then cuddle down with him in his crib.
i always thought that DS wasn't attached to his, but then snuck in one day for w2s, and by the light of my cellphone saw his arm firmly cuddled around his elephant. now if he sees one on the floor, he'll crawl over to it, bury his face in it, and try to lie down
hth!
p.s. weaning from the dummy or the loveys? check out the props board. lots of excellent advice there!
