Getting rid of the dummy - positive/negative stories and pressie ideas pleeease!!!
Hi all,
My DD1 has just turned two on Thursday and it was always my plan to get rid of her dummy now. So Sunday is D-Day. She's going to bed and I'm going to explain to her that because she's big girl now, the dummy fairy is going to come and take her dummy away and leave her a present because she's such a big girl and doesn't need her dummy anymore. Then the next day, all dummies will be gone and they will not return. Now I want to ask two things.
1. what present should the dummy fairy bring?? Any ideas??
2. Can you please give me some of your experiences? Positive or negative I don't care. I just want to be prepared.
Thank you so much!! xxx Nik
This was how I planned to get rid of DDs but things changed.
Could you maybe take her shopping and she can pick out a doll or something like that that she can take to bed ONLY. then when the fairy comes, maybe leave something for her doll???
Sunshine - thanks for the suggestion. She already has a teddy blanket that she sleeps with.....maybe I get teddy a pressie......but what? hmmmmm........thinking, thinking......what changed with your DD and the dummy, is it because of your new baby?
We took aricyn's away with great success - I actually started up a thread about it. He was great, and is even ok with the baby having a dummy.
We did the dummy fairy story - and they left him a dinosaur It was a big hit.
And then we went and brought him another toy because we were "proud" of him being such a nice boy to let the dummy fairy keep his dummies
It worked like a charm! He had two or three days asking for it and then he seemed to forget about it.
He still has moments (but they are rare) where he will ask for it, and we'll be like - huh? the dummy fairy has it remember? and he is like "oooh yeah..".. and then keeps playing
Thanks Mel. I think I read your thread actually. It's so nice to hear of positive stories. I'm definite about it happening but just want to soften the blow as she's so attached to it.
We are going to be trying to get rid of DS2's dummy soon but don't want to stir the pot just yet because of the new arrival.
My question is that DS2 calls out for the dummy in the middle of the night when he can't find it. How did those of you who got rid of the dummy deal with that? Just go in an resettle. He only has it for sleeps so I don't want to upset him too much.
Nik - I didn't think he would be so easy to give it up - it was like his best friend!!! We were very surprised at how well he adapted to not having it.
Spring - he used to wake up in the middle of the night, and yup, we just resettled. But it was pretty easy because he sleeps between us
Getting rid of the dummy - positive/negative stories and pressie ideas pleeease!!!
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It was a big hit.
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