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Weaning dummy from 3year old

TwoTs View Member Profile	08/04/2012, 11:38 AM Post #1
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My DD is 3 and still has a dummy! She is very reliant on it and I don't Know what to do. sHe only really has it for sleep time and sometimes in the car, does anyone have ideas how to wean her off it? We have discussed the dummy fairy but haven't gone through with it yet our early childhood nurse said not to worry she won't go to school with it but I think she might she is that attached to it!!

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PatG View Member Profile	08/04/2012, 11:44 AM Post #2
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I'm sure it's different for every kid but I know of several dedicated dummy users who have, after being told that dummies belong to babies, decided to give it up on a birthday or other event as after that they are too old to be a baby. Or another that "gave" the dummies to a new baby. Another mother "lost" the dummies and just never gave them back. Lots of crying for several days/nights but then over it.

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TwoTs Weaning dummy from 3year old 08/04/2012, 11:38 AM

PatG I'm sure it's different for every kid but ... 08/04/2012, 11:44 AM

ali27 My daughter ( now 26) was a dummy addict - even sn... 08/04/2012, 11:50 AM

my_rainbow_shines My very strong willed DD still had her dummy at 3 ... 08/04/2012, 11:57 AM

clm1982 Got no advice cos we have the same problem 08/04/2012, 11:57 AM

soontobegran We had some dedicated dummy users at age 3 and wha... 08/04/2012, 12:09 PM

happuch Same problem here too and if you tell her she... 08/04/2012, 12:17 PM

ChickenNuggets Swap it for one of these! http://www.jellyston... 08/04/2012, 05:48 PM

lozoodle Honestly I'd just take it away. At three years... 08/04/2012, 06:06 PM

livvie7586 DS still had a dummy at 3.5. his favourite daycar... 08/04/2012, 06:14 PM

follies Apparently my brother just one day put them in the... 08/04/2012, 06:23 PM

lucky 2 Hi, I've moved your topic to the 3-5 yo foru... 09/04/2012, 09:19 PM

2bellaboos For DD1 at 2.5 years old, we did the "Santa w... 09/04/2012, 09:28 PM

LifesGood IMHO it's you who has to really want to give t... 09/04/2012, 09:30 PM

LifesGood DP 09/04/2012, 09:30 PM

woofer We got rid of ours last weekend, swapped it for a ... 11/04/2012, 11:37 AM

tres-chic DS2 was obsessed with his dummy too. Had it for al... 11/04/2012, 11:46 AM

wallofdodo QUOTE (lozoodle @ 08/04/2012, 06:06 PM) H... 11/04/2012, 11:58 AM

Mummyjane24 My 3yo DD only had a dummy at sleep times. When sh... 11/04/2012, 12:29 PM

redtshirt My DD just turned 3. Serious dummy addict. Even tr... 12/04/2012, 08:53 PM

belindarama I agree that you are probably more worried about i... 12/04/2012, 09:01 PM

Display anemone huge dummy addiction here. We went cold turkey wit... 12/04/2012, 10:39 PM

rachb81 I am on night 3 of my almost 3 year old without a ... 12/04/2012, 10:55 PM

**Mel** DD will be 3 in June. The dummy fairy is coming to... 12/04/2012, 11:00 PM

jcbenny My SIL told her daughter that the mouse took her d... 13/04/2012, 09:30 AM

gabbigirl WE told our 3 yo that the dummy fairy was going to... 13/04/2012, 12:31 PM

**Mel** Well DD went to bed fine last night as I posted ea... 13/04/2012, 08:20 PM

*lil*chil* Good job! We recently took the step with our 2... 13/04/2012, 08:30 PM

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