Taking the dummy away
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@Kate He wakes up in the night I would say 4 - 5 nights of the week so it’s not like I’m used to him ‘sleeping through’ but I do think that the dummy may be one of the reasons he is waking if he loses it but he can’t find it he will stand up and cry until I go in and settle!!
Oh maybe try then? Have you tried having a few dummies in there? I did that until he was able to find his own again! Maybe try naps without - I know when really tired my LO can go without but not unless practically falling asleep!
@Kate he has 4 or 5 in there a night but everyone I got in there is 1 or 2 max where he hits them out or throws them out if he gets upset. I tried naps without before and he slept for 20 mins which seems ok but not great when his usual naps are between 1-2 hours long x
I need tips too 😩 My son is good without it during the day but during sleep he does settle with it (likes to hold a bottle in one hand & drink it whilst holding the dummy in another) then during the night he will search for it and put it back in and go back off. feel like it’s gonna be a nightmare to get rid of 😩
@Erin at lease we know we aren’t alone, when are you thinking of taking it away? X
I'm exactly the same and set to go cold turkey this weekend. Can report back on how it goes if you're interested. Single parent here so really scared 🫣but I do think some wake ups are because he can't find his dummy so maybe this is miracle cure that'll make him sleep through (not really holding out for it, I've resigned to never sleeping through again 😭)
We took my sons away cold Turkey at 10 months and replaced it with a comforter. He took maybe 2 days to adjust but now he’s 13 months and absolutely loves his comforter! I have no regrets getting rid of it x
@Ina this may not be what you want to here but I’m glad I’m not alone with these night wakings and having a baba that doesn’t sleep through because it seems like everyone else around us has babies that sleep amazing and mine just doesn’t 😩🤣 Yes please do report back!!!! If you can do it so can I! You have got thi 💪
@TARA I think it’s the screaming to go to sleep and screaming through the night I’m worried about because I know that’s what he will do x
@Keighley yeah that does hard I feel for you!😩 tbh we were very lucky that he was never that attached to it for sleep so only cried a little bit, with a few back rubs he was back to sleep quite quickly! Just do what’s right for you and your baby❤️
@Keighley right?! Mine is super attached to his dummy. When I spoke to the nursery yesterday, they advised against it, saying he'd struggle to sleep there without anything. He has started to also sleep with a teddy as comforter (his choice). After speaking to boss of nursery today, they said they'd fully support whatever I do (as they should) so I'm back to attempting it this weekend. Had a couple of rough nights so not the best place to start 😅
We are the same, doesn’t rely on the dummy apart from sleep or if very very tired in the evenings. I have no plans to get rid until old enough to understand. I guess it depends if you can hack a week or so of sleepless nights whilst he doesn’t have it?