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November 2024 Babies 🇬🇧

Thoughts on dummy

I know everyone will probably have different opinions on this, but I’m curious what other mums are doing with dummies around this age.

My little girl used to only have her dummy for naps and bedtime. Then we went on holiday, and she’s been poorly a few times since, so we ended up letting her have it more during the day for comfort. I also think her molars are moving, so I’m not against her having it when she genuinely needs a bit of extra comfort.

The problem is she’s become a bit obsessed with it 😅 She will go absolutely mad for it. I’ve tried distracting her, letting her have the tantrum and riding it out, but she is persistent. She’ll just keep going and going. I think she probably knows that eventually I’ll give in because sometimes I just need to get her dressed/get out of the house/get things done and she gets so upset that it becomes impossible.

For some reason I feel really guilty whenever I give it to her. I think I’ve got it in my head that she’s going to end up with buck teeth 😅 Her speech is really good, she literally doesn’t stop talking, and it’s not like she has the dummy permanently. She’s just definitely asking for it a lot more than she used to.

Then the other half of me thinks… does it actually matter that much right now? She’s still little, she’s obviously getting comfort from it and it’s not like she’s going to be walking around with a dummy when she’s 15!

Just curious what everyone else with a dummy-loving toddler is doing? Are you restricting it to naps/bedtime, letting them have it when they ask, or planning to get rid of it altogether?