S still has his dummy and is three and half. He speaks very clearly - always has - but does have a bit of a lisp, then so does his cousin, who's never used a dummy. I spoke to the CHN about his teeth and she said they look fine, they are a little uneven but she said that's more to do with how teeth grow and by the time he's four or five they even up.

I sucked my thumb for years as a small child and never had to have braces, teeth are quite even (crooked on the bottom, but that's genetic, Mum and sister are exactly the same).

We would love for S to give up his dummy but he just doesn't work with ultimatums or bargains. T gave hers up before she was 18 months... with S it just seems to be taking more time. He does have nights where he sleeps without it, though, and we praise him loads and make a big fuss. We're just hoping those nights will become more frequent and he'll slowly grow out of it.