2006-09-01 04:43:03 · 29 answers · asked by chamba 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Don't give him one to start with... I raised six without the mucky things!
2006-09-01 04:44:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
To all these dummy haters out there. The current advice just released about 6 months ago is that Dummies are Good again! Giving a baby a dummy when they are falling asleep is such a strong deterrent to cot death that it completely outweighs any possible orthodontic or speech problems. You can always get your teeth fixed. They don't know why exactly it may be to do with the position of the tongue or maybe that the baby just doesn't sleep as deeply. And falling asleep with it is enough, it doesn't need replacing when it falls out. This advice is for the first full year until the danger of cot death is passed.
So let the little one enjoy his dummy for a year then restrict it to sleep time if you can.
My firstborn eventually at about 24 months was persuaded to give hers to a baby in the supermarket who "needed it more". Then we ran. She never missed it.
2006-09-05 10:56:10 · answer #2 · answered by Joyous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say throw it away...he/she will forget about it in three days. Maybe say something like "Big boys/girls give thier dummy up to the dummy fairy, and she gives them ___ instead." Make it something fun. I'm not too sure how you can "wean" a baby from their pacifier. Personally, I think a pacifier is used to comfort babies. I don't understand how you can say...you can have it this time but not the time after this. Do you know what I'm saying?
2006-09-01 11:47:24 · answer #3 · answered by .vato. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't! wait until older, he is still a baby for goodness sake!
my eldest son had his till just before he was 5 and 2nd son till 2 and 3rd daughter till about 2, she just stopped using it, can't remember it being a big deal!
my eldest son gave all his to my friend as she was about to have a baby, that did it!
my baby who is 11 months doesn't have one and he is my only child that picks up anything and everything to put in his mouth! i would rather he had a dummy any-day!
just don't stress, i bet someone has said "oh he will be goofy or have speech problems" well my kids are fine, perfect teeth too, and they are very secure kids, it's no big deal, don't worry if someone at mother and baby club has got her baby off the dummy! you do whats best for you and your baby and don't give in to bullying tactics from Friends and family!
been there done that, so stressed over the dummy, and was it worth it ??? NO! let him have it.
also i have a close family member that took the dummy off their baby at 9 months which resulted in the baby comforting himself to sleep in a different way, (which i wouldn't like to explain on here) he ended up having an operation when he was about 7 yrs old, due to some inflammation from comforting himself, and it was all down to having his dummy taken away! I'm not saying that is normal but just stating how the whole dummy issue brought on other problems!
2006-09-01 16:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I weaned both my boys off their dummy when they were teething!!! They were both more interested in biting than sucking their dummy i just took it away and i never had no problems with the boys! my daughter on the other hand is 2 and half and she will not let go off hers and i hate to see older kids with them cos of what damage it can do to their teeth and their speech. I suppose i will just have to buy some earplugs and just get ready for the temper tantrums and get on with it......!!!!Help!!!!
2006-09-02 19:29:52 · answer #5 · answered by 2plus3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got my 14mth off of one 2 wks ago.He sucked it and bite it until it fell apart.He would'nt take another one after that.My advice is don't try weaning just go cold turkey.Take it away and hide all of them.He will be fussy especially if he uses it to sleep with.After a week he will get better.Try offering a sippy cup if he is old enough when he cries for his dummy.
2006-09-01 11:52:09 · answer #6 · answered by hotmama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did it at xmas, said father xmas had told me that if she wanted her presents, she had to give up her dummy during the day time. She still uses it for night-time at the moment, but this christmas, father xmas is going to tell me she has to give them up totally.
Im sure she will be fine about it, she gave up the day time ones fine.
I wouldnt worry about it too much, I know lots of kids 4,5 and one 6 year old that still has them occassionally (night times or when ill) so dont worry too much. They will give it up at some stage, it usually helps when they start mixing with peers, either nursery or starting infant school.
2006-09-01 11:50:48 · answer #7 · answered by lozzielaws 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We went cold turkey with both of ours. Our son didn't bat an eyelid - he was totally cool about it. Our daughter screamed solidly for 24hrs but once she realised the dummy was gone forever (we told them both we'd left them in Portugal for the Portuguese children when we came back from a holiday!) she soon calmed down.
2006-09-01 11:50:14 · answer #8 · answered by Away With The Fairies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got my children to leave the dummy under the tree for father christmas, worked a treat.
2006-09-01 11:45:01 · answer #9 · answered by predator 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i started to take it away in the day gave it at nap and bed times, then i brought a special big girls toy for bed (soft toy) and told my daughter the dummy was gone to the babies. It takes 24 hours to break a habit so grin and bear it.
2006-09-01 16:45:44 · answer #10 · answered by mumof2 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 16 months and is still using them for nite nite. She is saying 3-5 worded sentences, asks sentences that are questions, and makes all kinds of animal sounds and can say lots of words. We can understand her just fine as well as anyone who talks can. She has never walked around with all day long, it has always been for nite nite. I wont even try to wean her from it for another 4-6months. Its her security and what makes her feel safe at nite.
2006-09-01 12:54:18 · answer #11 · answered by tigreria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋