Tips for getting baby off dummy??

So my baby is 10 months old next week and I really want to start weaning her off the dummy. I never wanted her to have it to begin with but her dad gave it to her (that's a whole big thing) and I want to take it away but like is it possible to do it before she's one? I want her to hopefully have no dummy by her birthday (July 24th) but I have no idea how to approach it. I tried putting her down for a nap without it today and she screamed absolute bloody murder so I really don't want to do that 🤦🏼‍♀️ or do I just wait out the crying until she soothes herself? It's so hard 😂 any tips or help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! ❤️❤️

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How much does she use it now? I have stopped giving mine her’s at all except for sleep times now and am going to gradually start removing it for naps. You do just need to ride it out once you remove completely. It will take a few days but she will get used to it eventually. You could try introducing a small comforter instead

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she only has it for sleeps so I'm gonna try but she goes to nursery so that'll be a test 😂 she gas a teddy bear so hoping the attachment transfers to that x

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We went cold turkey on the dummy one month ago and it just took one night of hell! It was the best decision. Just give alllll the comfort in other ways and it wont take long

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We haven’t weaned our LO off the dummy yet but are doing it next month after our travels. I was dreading it but was just reminded that having our little ones cry in our arms with close body contact is not a bad thing. It’s been hard for me to bear to hear her cry but if you’re there, she will still feel safe and a couple days of fussing over a missing dummy will turn into her forgetting all about the dummy. I started using the carrier to put her to sleep for extra deep pressure and she doesn’t need the dummy for every nap anymore, so I slowly started using it less and feel less stressed about it now

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