Getting rid of the dreaded dummy!
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So if it helps I think I had a dummy until I was nearly 4 😂so I think I’m going to wait till my little one is older and nearer 3 with more understanding of a dummy fairy or Santa Claus or something. He literally only has it for sleep so I’m not concerning myself with it too much. I think with the dummy you either need to take it away early before they know or when they are big enough to understand, just my opinion though 🙂
I'm not making anything harder for myself atm, tantrums, disturbed sleep, comfort, nooope. I'll try it when he's 3 maybe 😂
I’m in the same boat, due a newborn soon and as much as I want to get rid of toddlers dummy. I feel like it will cause more drama than I need especially if he sees his newborn sibling have one 😅 think I’m going to wait until he’s around 3. He only really has it for bedtime so I’m not too concerned yet.
Our little boy was very attached to his dummy. On his 2nd birthday, we tied it to some of his birthday balloons and let it fly away with them. We explained to him what would happen and said goodbye to the dummy. We were quite nervous about how he would react, especially the following days and weeks. Turned out to be no problem at all. He asked for it a few times, and every time, we reminded him of how we said goodbye to dummy. He then smiled and said "Bye bye dummy". We still can't believe how well he took it and are now saying we should have done it sooner.
I’m going down the same route of Santa taking the dummy. We have a Santa experience booked Christmas Eve and I plan on her handing it over to him. She only has it for sleeping or she will have it in the day if she’s unwell she does really like her dummy and would have it all the time if I allowed. We have been chatting about Santa bringing presents and santas going to take her dummy and mentioning it each day so she knows it’s coming but I’m absolutley dreading it
No advice but I'm in exactly the same boat as you and my little girl is the same age