Getting my DS to give up his Dummy

[debw]

Hello Everyone

I am new to mumsnet and have turned to you for some advice about my three year old son. He will not go to bed without his dummy. He has successfully managed potty training and dry nights but we are having a hard time getting him to ditch his D Dodie. He also has a comforter blanket but I thought Id concentrate on the dummy first. Can anyone help?

[goldendelicious]

Hi debw!!

DS has a dummy still, he's not quite one yet but sis is currently weaning 2 yr old off his - its going quite well. She started by gradually discontinuing use during the day by removing all but one dummy from the house and distracting him with other things. He now only has it on a night and he knows its for 'bedtime'.

However I know of a three year old girl who (by gentle persuasion from mummy!) gave up her dummies by leaving them all for Santa to collect on Xmas Eve and she would get a special present. She never even asked for a dummy again.

Know Xmas is probably a swear word at this time of year but you get the drift!!!

[angelsmummy]

I went through this problem with my dd.

In March we went to Disneyland Paris and we told her that Mickey didn't allow dodies...she took this extremely well and never got upset or asked for it in the 4 days we spent there. That weekend when my mum looked after my dd she gave it her back

Its taken till 2 weeks ago for us to get it back off her again, I tied it in with a holiday we were having at Haven for her 4th birthday.

I took it the night before, explaining that 4 year olds weren't allowed dodies and had to give them to babies who needed them, then went through all her friends we knew who had baby siblings.

The first night on holiday was going fine, my niece asked me to read her Horrid Henry for a bedtime story. I was well into the story when suddenly the words hit me...a poem about a DUMMY.

I was horrified, and quickly put on a really silly voice to read the poem....and it worked. So much that both girls were rolling round laughing and begging me to read it again...and again....and again!

I had an extremely lucky escape, but still have to read this poem in my "voice"

[debw]

Thanks goldendelicious and angelsmummy
DS is three and he manages all day without his dummy He does occasionally want it in the car if hes dozing, its just if hes tired he wants it and at bed time. I have already begun suggesting that we write a leteer to father Christmas and to put the dummies in an envelope to let him believe they have gone to santa.

[goldendelicious]

Bless he maybe just needs that little bit of comfort to be able to fall asleep. I envisage having same situation when my DS is older. You're doing well, good luck with the Santa thing!

[debw]

thanks

[emmaeris]

ds1 just gave up on his dummy... became like his mother (cough) and took up sucking his thumb instead!