Dummy weaning?

When should I wean my LO off a dummy? We gave her a dummy at 6 days old (wasn't my plan to but she would constantly cry and wouldn't settle - I know big mum error!) We are due to go on holiday next month and very paranoid about how she will handle the plane and her ears popping. Would I be best to just wait till we are back?

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Following as my little boy had a dummy and I’m unsure when to wean him off x

Not quite the same but With my first We were going to wean my her from bottles to cups then realised we were going on holiday and it would just be easier to wait till we were home so we just did it when we got back. I think waiting a month won't make that much difference:) x

my son is obsessed with his dummies and i just know we’re going to struggle weaning 😵‍💫 i would personally wait until after the holiday

Honestly, I haven’t even bothered 😂 my LB has had them from day 1 and his auntie who works in a nursery said to leave it till he understands what’s going on rather than him just kick off and scream. I know it’s controversial but I’d rather he understood and he chooses to give them away to the dummy fairy 🤷🏻‍♀️

There is literally nothing wrong with giving your little one a dummy, no mum error at all! It’s a comfort thing and I don’t think it should be taken away completely until they are able to understand or they go off it on their own. My little boy only gets his for nap and sleep time now and he’s quite content with that. He will happily hand it to me when he wakes up ☺️

Aww don’t think of it as a mum error, they actually recommend dummies for 0-6 months now as reduces risks etc…
I haven’t even started weaning my daughter. My son gave his to Santa at 2.5 but I think before that I just took it away during the day and gave it back for naps, bedtime and when he
hurt himself and really needed comfort.
This is what I plan to do with my daughter but I’m in no rush. We just went away for a week with my partner’s family and lots of comments were made 😬 I just said it’s our choice when we wean her off and we’ll do it when she’s ready 🙃 lol…
My sister weaned hers by going to stay with my mum for a week and ‘forgetting’ to take one but it was a horrible few days. Best to wait until they understand they are giving up I think and just limit the time they are allowed to use it xx

I think it’s hard until they understand a bit better, we did it at about 3 with our son and it worked almost immediately as he gave it to the ‘dummy fairy’

Admittedly I think our little girl is more attached to it but if we took it off her she’d be really upset as she wouldn’t know why so will leave it a little longer

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