https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:39:19 +0000 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:12:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10786 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214671&title=ditching-the-dummy#214671 Author: james
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Posted: 17 September 2007 at 2:12pm

yay ]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:12:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214671&title=ditching-the-dummy#214671 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214627&title=ditching-the-dummy#214627 Author: daikini
Subject: 10786
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 12:57pm

Yay, he's asleep! Straight to sleep, no problems at all! Xavier, on the other hand...]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:57:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214627&title=ditching-the-dummy#214627 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214614&title=ditching-the-dummy#214614 Author: daikini
Subject: 10786
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 12:28pm

Well, I've just tucked Josiah down for his afternoon sleep (without any dummy)... here's hoping it goes as well as last night! He hasn't asked, so I haven't said anything.]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:28:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214614&title=ditching-the-dummy#214614 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214588&title=ditching-the-dummy#214588 Author: daikini
Subject: 10786
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 11:25am

The thing is, if he throws it out himself it brings a certian amount of closure. This is what I did with Kiya, she lost hers at a similar age to Josiah and I found it but let it stay lost because I knew she was ready to give it up. When Kiya found hers again a week later, she sucked on it a couple of times then said it was yucky and agreed to throw it out. She never asked for it again, but would say "My dummy was yucky so I put it in the rubbish bin because I'm a big girl!"

Nat and I agree Josiah is more ready to give his up now than he was when we moved (or else we would have given him the spare one to use instead). He's not trying to suck on anything else instead, whereas he used to suck on his fingers (yes, all of them at once) when he got tired and didn't have his dummy handy.]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:25:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214588&title=ditching-the-dummy#214588 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214575&title=ditching-the-dummy#214575 Author: busymum
Subject: 10786
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 10:51am

Depends how attached he is/was to it Becca. When Briona was 8mos I chopped the end off - twice - and she just continued sucking it. She knew it was different, looked at it a few times, but then just put it back in her mouth LOL!

Granted, she was a lot younger than Josiah though. I think I'd stick with the 'lost' (forever) story ]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:51:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214575&title=ditching-the-dummy#214575 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214563&title=ditching-the-dummy#214563 Author: daikini
Subject: 10786
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 10:31am

That's why I need to find it first, Bee. Once we know where it is, it will stay "lost" for a little while longer, until it is really yuck (maybe with a little help from a pair of scissors) and then we'll let Josiah find it, and when he realises that his dummy isn't nice anymore, we'll encourage him to throw it into the rubbish himself.]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:31:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214563&title=ditching-the-dummy#214563 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214554&title=ditching-the-dummy#214554 Author: Bumble
Subject: 10786
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 10:18am

Perhaps give it back to him "broken" if you are wanting him to "kick the habit"....

With Ethan, we cut the top off so it wasn't nice when he sucked on it.. He was allowed to hold it in his hand... then that got "lost" so he cuddled a toy instead..]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:18:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214554&title=ditching-the-dummy#214554 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214504&title=ditching-the-dummy#214504 Author: daikini
Subject: 10786
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 8:49am

Josiah lost his dummy on Saturday. We have a spare one (bought when Xavier lost his, but its the same sort as Josiah's one) and Nat gave him that on Saturday... Yesterday we "lost" the spare one, and put him to bed without one at all.

He did really well! Didn't ask for his dummy at all, but lots of "Turn light on!" "Turn light off!" "I want my glasses!" "I lost my book!" "I lost my corner!" as he looked for something else he could control. Josiah went to sleep without his dummy, and slept all night (other than stirring a couple of times because he'd kicked off the blankets and was cold) He didn't ask for it at all, until about 20 minutes ago when he was throwing a tantrum.

Now I've just got to find his old one before he does!]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:49:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10786&PID=214504&title=ditching-the-dummy#214504