You know that episode of the Simpsons...

[rhyb]

DS is and we took the DDs dummies away and sneaky monster had a secret stash! Were still finding him with them 2 months later...

[Glamourcide]

^ Bahahaa yeah DD1 had that, too!! I think we've FINALLY managed to get them all (she used Tommee Tippee dummies, DD2 won't have anything but Avent so I know which ones belong to DD1 lol), she had them stashed in drawers, cupboards, under beds, in the dog kennel lol... gaaah! They're sneaky little things! Just saw DD1 standing in front of the TV all zoned out, I called her name and she goes, 'Yeshhh?' and wouldn't turn her face toward me lol... muckie again! Grrr!

[~clover~]

A friend of mine took the dummies away when her DD was 3. She's 9 now & they still can't have a dummy in the house, coz the DD gets this wierd urge to go suck on it.
She avoided long term dummy use with her DS(2) for this reason!

[minimatron]

I have this problem too. DD1 self weaned from her dummy at 10 months. When dd2 came along (dd1 was 19 months) we got the dummy out and dd1 decided it was hers. So after about a week of her stealing the dum, I just got rid of it for dd2 as well. If dd1 sees other kids dummies, she pretty keen to nick them and have a go! Shes now 3 and still is facinated. She even tries to use the dolls dummy or pretends the bath plug is one!!! So am guessing that dd3 when she comes along will not even know what a dummy is!!!

[Catastrophic]

My DD3 does this... She will steal DD2 dummy and put her self to bed! I'm hoping it's a phase and she'll grow out of it...