Dummy advice

We took my girls dummy away about a week and a half ago and although she’s definitely been a bit moodier, she hasn’t really asked for it and not used it for naps/bed. However, last night she woke me up at 2am basically screaaaaming for it and crying, so after an hour of trying to settle her I gave in and said ‘let me go ask the dummy fairy if we can borrow it just for tonight’ so I gave her it. But im worried if now reopened the can of worms because she’s done the same thing tonight after I just put her to bed 😭

Any advice on how to ease the removal of a dummy? Because I cannot function on little sleep but also want her to be happy enough without it 😅😅

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.

Add a comment

We opened some of the stitching on our daughter's favourite teddy and got her to put her dummy in then I stitched it back up. Now she tells us how Sophie is looking after her dummy for her and when she wants it she cuddles Sophie.

Following! We’re looking to remove the dummy very soon, we introduced the dummy fairy but she’s not struck on the fair taking it forever so I’m looking for something else and going cold turkey even though she just has it for her nap and sleep at night is just not for us 🥲

My son gets his dummy after he falls asleep, so if he wakes in the night he can grab it without me having to get up. I wait until he falls asleep and then sneak back into his room and put it in his bed 😂 so he doesn't depend on it to fall asleep but he still has it if he needs it. The only other time he gets it is at nap time at nursery

in our community

Wdy think of this for a toddler to learn word construction?

I'm open to anything else to start teaching him to read and write. He's 3!

Do men really enjoy fellatio?

Been together more than 10 years, but it's been a while since he even seemed remotely interested in me getting on my knees, or vice versa so to speak. I think it was once last year. Must be something I am doing wrong 🤔. Generally everything else in that department is great and we have two young kids with no extra support, so it's quite surprising we can't keep our hands off each other but may need to try new things. It's basically 2 positions each time with some foreplay.

Vanilla extract

Has anyone used alcohol free vanilla in their babies formal to help them drink?
I’m 100% sure my baby refuses her bottles as she doesn’t like the taste of it!

Just anxious to try it, don’t want her to get used to it and then refuse bottles again after two weeks of using (correct me if I’m wrong but I’ve read you use it for 2 weeks max)

TIA 🙂

Car seat crying

My 6 month old PANICS the second I put him in a car seat and screams, cries, chokes and recently even projectile vomited on a 14 minute drive. It’s gotten to the point I don’t even bring him out unless it’s to a doctors appointment. I’m a stay at home mom with no family in my state and it has been very isolating. We’ve tried 3 different car seats with no improvement. Has anyone had a baby who hated the car seat? Any advice? This started at 3 months. I will add it does seem worse when he’s tired. He does cry on every trip though. He only contact naps and co sleeps so he reaches for me and will not sleep in the car seat.

Naps

How is everyone doing for naps?

Little one is 9 months old and will have 2 half hour naps and one solid 1 hour - 2 hour nap a day

Then settles for night around 9pm. Wakes for a feed around 3:30 then sleeps until 6-7

Sex post C section

Hi ladies I’m 4 weeks 5 days postpartum and I had a C section. I’m not bleeding properly anymore just some brownish discharge stuff that starts on and off. I’d like to do the deed with my partner; is it okay to do so or shall I wait the full 6 weeks. I feel up for it but also worried because the advice is 6-8 weeks.