tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post4314192795453157733..comments2023-09-25T22:56:09.542+10:00Comments on Max & Me: Dummy DilemmasTamsynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14800218969854372400noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-77503680262321392212012-01-21T09:35:02.148+10:002012-01-21T09:35:02.148+10:00Thanks Kristin!!Thanks Kristin!!Tamsynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800218969854372400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-11808110252641092112012-01-17T20:30:16.236+10:002012-01-17T20:30:16.236+10:00Can't help sorry Tamsyn but just wanted to say...Can't help sorry Tamsyn but just wanted to say that Max is adorable and that hair, oh my goodness, sooo cute!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857382305065682386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-40015665189559427122012-01-17T06:27:36.110+10:002012-01-17T06:27:36.110+10:00Great ideas, thanks Amanda. Sounds like you'll...Great ideas, thanks Amanda. Sounds like you'll be ready to go when its time for your son to give his dummy up :) xxTamsynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800218969854372400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-42436662938988381922012-01-17T06:26:13.970+10:002012-01-17T06:26:13.970+10:00I think so too Brooke xxI think so too Brooke xxTamsynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800218969854372400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-31534565933012093782012-01-17T06:25:53.199+10:002012-01-17T06:25:53.199+10:00Hi Fern. Very clever! I think I've decided to ...Hi Fern. Very clever! I think I've decided to let him keep it for sleeping for now. But this sounds like it will work if he doesn't grow out of it on his own. Thank you!!Tamsynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800218969854372400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-79531524183443486062012-01-17T06:24:41.381+10:002012-01-17T06:24:41.381+10:00Thanks V, I'm really leaning towards this appr...Thanks V, I'm really leaning towards this approach at the moment. I much prefer to see Max happy and not screaming too xxTamsynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800218969854372400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-8802756516120572242012-01-17T06:22:55.868+10:002012-01-17T06:22:55.868+10:00Thanks Cherie, I'll have a look at the book to...Thanks Cherie, I'll have a look at the book tonight :)Tamsynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800218969854372400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-78965221989703805002012-01-17T06:22:11.147+10:002012-01-17T06:22:11.147+10:00Thanks Carly, it's good to know I'm not al...Thanks Carly, it's good to know I'm not alone on this. I think you might be on to something here :)Tamsynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800218969854372400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-36242945217535680772012-01-15T16:43:57.899+10:002012-01-15T16:43:57.899+10:00this is such a tricky one. i will be looking for ...this is such a tricky one. i will be looking for some advice when it's time for my son to lose his dummy, but here are a couple of suggestions:<br />1) when he's not using them you could cut the rubber bit and then when he asks for it you could tell him that he bit them off in his sleep - he may not want them now that he's 'bitten them' off<br />2) you could give him a toy or something to encourage him to not want them. but he has to post them to the 'dummy fairy' (or something like that. And you can make it a little project for you both and write a letter to the dummy fairy and in it he can ask for a toy and then you can pack all his dummies up and walk to the post box together and post them to the dummy fairy. then he can wait patiently, excitedly for a few days when the post man delivers his little toy/gift in return?<br /><br />i hope it helps. good luck :-)amanda hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863516627460135274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-6333623535690356252012-01-12T21:10:24.406+10:002012-01-12T21:10:24.406+10:00He does look so cute with the dummy! Sorry, I'...He does look so cute with the dummy! Sorry, I'm no help on that front - Brian never took a dummy, but Simon does so I'll be where you are in a year and a bit! Brian has a blankie that he sleeps with and it seems like the dummy is similar for Max.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939232999840470517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-38895487585227015332012-01-12T20:20:56.067+10:002012-01-12T20:20:56.067+10:00I have a technique that my husband thinks is insan...I have a technique that my husband thinks is insane, but so far it's worked on both of the boys. Have you ever read The Twits by Roald Dahl? Mr Twit adds a sliver of wood each day to Mrs. Twit's walking stick and chair legs until eventually she's convinced that she's shrinking. I do something similar ;)<br /><br />I get them down to only one dummy, and then snip the end off of it, and then keep going, just shaving the tiniest amount every couple of days, when the boys questioned it I told them that they were sucking the dummy away.<br /><br />Declan took a little over a week until he said that he didn't want it any more.<br />Connor was a lot more persistent, and it took about a month until he gave up, the nipple was down to a tiny stump!<br /><br />One important thing was that the teachers at their daycare knew what was happening and used the same explanation as to why it was disappearing :)fernhttp://notanothermummyblog.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-82716953981713066812012-01-10T18:57:03.419+10:002012-01-10T18:57:03.419+10:00tamsyn do whatever you feel is right for him. penn...tamsyn do whatever you feel is right for him. penny is 3 and a bit. has her dummy to go to sleep with every night and for her nap during the day. she is also still having 3 to 4 large bottles of formula a day because i cannot get her to drink any sort of milk except pink milkshakes from mcdonalds and i can assure you i aint doing drive through everyday!! bottom line is she is happy and healthy and i don't care what any one else thinks. all i know is by the time she starts school there will be no dummies and bottles. whats a few years with them going to hurt?!. i don't see it as a big problem. i much prefer happy content children. if you are opting to get rid of the dummy though i think cherie is onto something. it sounds like a sweet idea. xo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-22539265717010683002012-01-10T18:29:03.526+10:002012-01-10T18:29:03.526+10:00Hi lovely,
There's a book from seed.com.au, &...Hi lovely,<br /><br />There's a book from seed.com.au, & it's about a dummy fairy.<br /><br />It comes with a bag that you tie to a tree in your backyard, & you put all the dummies in this bag & then in the morning, he gets a present in return for giving up his dummies :)<br /><br />Good luck! xxCherie @ 'a baby called Max'https://www.blogger.com/profile/04659789458460830707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528468077336200042.post-30319053345668038302012-01-10T15:58:30.971+10:002012-01-10T15:58:30.971+10:00I am going through the exact same dilemna with my ...I am going through the exact same dilemna with my 2 year old and have basically reached the same point. She only has her dummy for nap and sleep time and I still don't have the heart to take it away. I have now adopted the theory that you don't see adults walking around with a dummy so I don't see any long term issues and I am going to let it progress naturally! She only sleeps with it for about 5 minutes before it drops out anyway. So my advice is stop thinking and making it your decision and relax and let Max make the decision himself when he is ready!Carlynoreply@blogger.com