Dummy

Anyone else’s toddler still have a dummy? She only has it for bed/ nap times and is really attached to it. We’ve just been though a rough few months of waking through the night so I’m scared to get rid of it just yet but also feel guilty that she has it!

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My little boy still has one, we tried giving it to the Easter bunny and we only lasted 3 days without it until he had it back again 🤦‍♀️ He’s so attached to it still for sleep and if he’s upset to regulate his emotions. I also have a baby who has a dummy, so it’s hard. I’m going to try again soon to encourage him to not have it anymore, but at the moment I don’t want to make my days harder than they already can be with 2 little ones. I also feel guilty that he still has it, but I’m sure lots of people are in the same situation x

We got rid of our boys entirely at 1 year old on the dot but he didn’t really care for it during the day then at night we removed it and he was bothered for a few days but quickly gave in x

My son has been a rubbish sleeper from day 1 and still is but we found the dummy made it worse because he kept spitting it out then getting upset when he woke without x

My little finds them, drives me crazy when she talks with it in, I need better hiding places for them. But trying to just have for nap/bedtime. She needs it to go to sleep but if she wakes without during the night she tries to find it but is not too bothered if she can't.

Mine does, she loves it and is so attached. There's going to be loads of opinions on it but I'm really not bothered that my lo still uses a dummy ♡ It's one of her only comforts and I just think what's the harm- her teeth are fine and her talking is fine xx

Mine just grew out of it naturally a few weeks back (3 in July) but yours may not. all are different x

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