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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 8:16pm |
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Caitlin has had a dummy since she was about a month old, were advised that it would help with her colic and settling which it has in both cases.
Now that she is walking I'm really not happy with her having anything in her mouth just in case she trips up and it hurts her (this makes sense in my warped mind lol)
Besides that issue, I just think she's getting a bit old for it now and I'd rather she didn't have it at all, but will compromise and allow it for bedtime.
Am I wanting to wean her too young? I read the suggestions on the front page and they all seemed more suitable to 2yrs+
What methods have you guys used that worked?
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 8:31pm |
Just saw the dummy fairy on supernanny, but Caitlin is obviously too little for that. Sorry no advice as Hannah still has hers for sleeps, cos I cant be bothered going through all that yet! I plan on doing it once she is 2. Hope someone has some actual advice for you 
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 8:35pm |
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yeh, I just watched Supernanny too and that's what reminded me to post on here lol
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 8:48pm |
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Cut a slit in the top. Then when she sucks on it, it wont be all nice and teat shaped. "Oh dear, it's broken....oh well...."
Its what we did with Ethan and it worked a treat....
(Keep a spare one on hand, just in case...)
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 8:53pm |
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We had a rule that Charlotte was only ever allowed hers when it was sleep time- maybe for now you could just try enforcing that, then you don't have to worry about the safety aspect as she won't be walking around with it.
We totally weaned her when she was about 20 months- she posted it out the letter box for a fairy to collect and give to a 'baby' who needed it. Worked a treat! But with that kind of thing I think they need to be older to understand it.
Other than that my only other suggestion would be cold turkey or the cutting the teat thing. Good luck!
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 8:58pm |
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IMO now is a goodish time to look at weaning because she will forget quickly. Daytime is easiest so start on that first. Put it out of sight, out of mind, and use distraction. ie put it up at breakfast time when she doesn't notice and if she indicates she wants it, divert her attention to a drink of water or book/toy.
It's probably a good time to quit the bottle if you haven't alread (in favour of a sipper cup), since they are both teats. Not necessary though.
Briona started eating her dummy when she was 8mo so we had to go cold turkey. She cried at sleep time for the first couple of nights but not much, and 3 days later it was all over. She used to have silent reflux, hence the dummy for her and not for my other girls, but that had cleared up before 8m. She has since taken to doubling over her tongue in her mouth and suckling that!
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 9:31pm |
 busymum wrote:
It's probably a good time to quit the bottle if you haven't alread (in favour of a sipper cup), since they are both teats. Not necessary though.
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ooohh... I never thought about that! She has the sipper attachment on her bottle for her water, but she's been having her formula with the teat on. I guess it wouldn't hurt to try
Thanks for the tips ladies (wish us luck!)
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 10:00pm |
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to wean our boys we did the extremely technical option of...losing all dummies by accident and being too lazy to buy more. we forgot about them and over time the boys did too. rather than day-sleeps with a dummy, we'd put them to bed with a book. Taine would be in bed a while "reading" but eventually sleep without the dummy. just recently realised we have weaned without any fuss. Also, both my boys still have a bottle and weaning was stil no prob,
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 10:21pm |
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I'm not one to offer advice given that Maya still drags that manky bloody Fussy everywhere despite my consistent moaning that it is for sleep time only, but when we weaned her off the bottle at 22 mths we left it out for Santa to give to a 'new baby'. Caitlin's probably a bit young to get that still, but Maya was stoked to wake up on Xmas morning to a fancy new My Little Pony cup.
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 10:31pm |
Maya wrote:
I'm not one to offer advice given that Maya still drags that manky bloody Fussy everywhere despite my consistent moaning that it is for sleep time only, but when we weaned her off the bottle at 22 mths we left it out for Santa to give to a 'new baby'. Caitlin's probably a bit young to get that still, but Maya was stoked to wake up on Xmas morning to a fancy new My Little Pony cup. |
We have adopted a policy that if we're just going shopping or somewhere brief/inappropriate that the dolls get left preferably at home but on exception, in the van. We tell the girls to 'give doll a kiss' and put her in their seat for when we get back. I'm pleased to say it's working more and more as the routine gets familiar 
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 10:34pm |
We do have a "Fussy stays in the car" policy, but apparently "naughty fussy" is very sneaky and sneaks out of the car  (it's all Fussy's fault, nothing to do with Maya lol)
Today on the way home from swimming she screamed the whole way because I (yes me, her long suffering mother) forgot to put Fussy in the car. Like she's not four and responsible for her own things *rolls eyes*
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Posted: 21 June 2007 at 10:42pm |
Haha okay I'll keep my children then Emma 
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Posted: 23 June 2007 at 11:00am |
Well she did REALLY well yesterday. Only had her "num num" for sleep times. She got a bit grizzly at the shops but that was totally my fault for spending too much time out and being late for her nap (only by 2 hours  *BAD BAD MUMMY*
I'm trying to use teddy as an alternative and it seems to be working, until I saw her sucking his paw with her thumb in her mouth too *hits head on desk*
I didn't want her to suck her thumb as I know a guy (yes - a 24yr old "MAN") who still sucks his thumb!
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Posted: 23 June 2007 at 12:23pm |
hi there it sounds like caitlin is comfort suxing still i,m sure once shes a little older she will grow out of thumb suxing,thumb suxing is a hard one to get rid of because you cant just take there thumb off them a teddy is a great idae aswell if shes only suxing on it when shes tried then i dont think its to much of a prop yet
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Posted: 23 June 2007 at 1:35pm |
Well Toni you inspired me to try getting rid of the dummy here yesterday. Tried it with her day sleep, she went to bed, had a story and as I was walking out she said "dubby, dubby?". Told her she didnt need it anymore etc etc, but she got totally worked up and I couldnt be bothered! Will try again in a few months
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Posted: 23 June 2007 at 2:17pm |
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It depends why you don't want thumb sucking. If it's for social reasons, then there are just as many reasons against dummy sucking. If it's about buck teeth, it's all a myth anyway. She will grow out of it when she wants to, the best thing is to not discourage it so much that she feels ashamed of it.
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Posted: 23 June 2007 at 2:46pm |
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 11:12am |
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I was considering weaning piper off her dummy but then thought we have a big plane journey to the uk in november and it may be easier to just have that to comfort her as it will be a new experience for her & a long time for us to be putting up with a screaming child in and enclosed space where you cant go anywhere, lol. The only time she has it at the moment is at nap times and when she is teething as she loves to chew on it
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 12:54pm |
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Carmel - November is a loooooong time away! LOL By then it will be a lot easier to entertain her with books and dolls and magna doodle pads.
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Posted: 26 June 2007 at 8:38am |
Carmel I would definitely stick with the dummy for long haul flights! It'll do 3 jobs in 1, comfort sucking if she's upset/scared, plugs the whole all the noise comes out of and will also help her to clear her ears when they pop with the pressure 
We're still on only having the dummy at nap times, she doesn't seem to miss it at all and is carrying around teddy a lot more which is very cute
It's only been a few days but I've already noticed she trying to talk at lot more (can now say "teddy" & "Grandad") and babbles constantly. On that Super Nappy show last week the 4 year old had a very poor vocab due to the dummy being in his mouth 24/7 and they also said that in both the boys who had used the dummy long term that their jaws had become deformed
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