How do I wean my baby off his dummy?

Answer 1

Leave the baby alone with the dummy. he/she will come off it when they are ready.Whats the harm,if its soothing the baby theres no need to upset him/her by taking it off him/her.

Answer 2

Why do you want to wean your baby off the dummy, he/she has it as a comfort and that shouldnt be taken away from him/.her. Its like us when were down or upset we go to something either cigarettes, a drink, a mess with the hair etc, and that is the reason. If it is getting out of hand and he is having it all the time then just let him having it when he is tired. It all depends on the age of the baby as bribbery is the key. My daughter is nearly 4 and she still has a dummy, it was becoming quite a regular thing and would have it in the day, but as soon as she wakes up in the morning she puts it under her pillar and they stay there until she goes to bed. It took a day of us really sticking to our guns and not giving it to her. good luck

Answer 3

Take it away unless the child is trying to sleep. Do that for a week then just make it disappear one night.
When the child asks you about it tell them that it is time for them to give it up. If the child is really a baby though just do not provide the dummy and perhaps introduce clean fingers to his/her mouth for comfort when going to sleep.
And do not be a Lilly liver about it no matter how pitiful the first cries.
Babies, children often dislike things that are better for them in the future.
( - There is something a bit put off sh about a child in public with a dummy poking from their mouth anyway!!)
Good luck.

Answer 4

I weaned my daughter off of it gradually. At around twelve months I stopped her having it during the day - she didn't need it but would want to carry it around with her if she saw it. Then at around fourteen months I stopped the naptime dummy. Then at sixteen months, we stopped the night time dummy.

I think doing it gradually was the best way for us all. And I wasn't overly strict with it - if she needed more than a cuddle for comfort (especiallty when ill) then I would let her have it for a while.

There are no hard rules though and all children are different. I'm sure you'll know when the time is right for your baby. Good luck honey

Answer 5

I had my dummy until I was about 3. My mum started to wean me off it by saying that I could only have it at bedtime. In the mornings, I had to leave it on my pillow. If not, it was taken from me and placed on my pillow and I was told not to touch it until bedtime. The way my mum got me off it completely was to sit me down and explain that there was another little child that needed my dummy, and that Father Christmas was going to deliver it to the other child. Of course, hearing that, I willingly gave my mum my dummy to give to Santa.
An odd idea, but it worked first time.

Answer 6

Use incentives for example during the day, let them play with a certain toy and the dummy goes away for the period that toy is played with. Try to only let the dummy to be used in certain rooms like the bedroom. Don't take it away suddenly but gradually space out the time and eventually you will find they will need it less and less.

Answer 7

It depends on what age your baby is i think! My son was two when we went to the dentist for a check up, the dentist shouted at us because his teeth were sticking out! i explained to the child that mummy and daddy had to take the dummy away because the dentist said so, so he agreed and he came off his dummy! It takes a few unsettles nights going to bed but its worth it, my sons teeth came straight back into shape!

Answer 8

When the baby wants the dummy try to distract him/ her to get their mind off it. Or give them a toy instead. Make sure you keep the dummy out of their sight.

Answer 9

to do this i could not be one of them mums who just takes it away and let them cry (just my opinion )
what i did was to say you can only have your dummy when on your bed this was fine my son then daughter did this a lot at first then soon became bored dummy was soon forgotten during the day
night was given up soon after child's own choice
but i did have a friend who dipped the dummy in baked beans (her child did not like them)
to get them to give up this also worked

Answer 10

if he's only young then don't worry yet. When he's a bit bigger, say 18 mths or so encourage him to have it just when going to sleep and to leave in his cot/bed when he wakes. It's never too early to get into that routine though as it'll help in long run. Try not to give him it every time he's upset about something so he'll associate it with sleeping/bed. At least that way he'll have it much less and mostly at home.