So, we I decided that the Lil' Tiger should stop using the dummy COLD TURKEY. Yep. Cold turkey. I was so sick of her asking her dummy all the freaking time so I said enough is enough.
When the Lil' Tiger was a baby, we gave her the dummy because she was constantly trying to comfort suck, it was ok while I was on maternity leave, but when I went back to work, it was not an option for her to be with me all the time. So we tried the dummy. She was resistant at first. She kept spitting it out and was restless. Now it's the total opposite.
I told her since she was moving up to Pre-Kindy soon, she should be a big brave girl and donate her dummy to the babies in the nursery room. She spends most morings in the baby room because the carer, Linda, loves to have her in there. When I told her that we were going to donate it to the babies, she was a little unsure (pictured above) but I made sure that she understands that it is part of growing up. So the next day, I literally made her give Linda all her dummies and said that she was such a big girl and she is growing up. She was so happy to give the babies her dummies.
Getting her to nap was a little difficult at first, she was asking for it over and over again. And over and over again I had to explain that she donated her dummies to the babies, remember? When she remembered, you could see the light in her face saying "owh yeah" and go to sleep. Of course it was not always like that. Some nights she cried and cried and cried asking for her dummy and M and I just explain it to her twice and let her be. We know that she CAN sleep without it. It just takes time for her to comfort herself to sleep without it. She still has her ruggy, which is her baby muslin wraps that she sleeps with, so that is ok. It's not too much of a shock to her system. It's been almost a week now since we started and we are going on fine.
Next, potty training! I have failed a couple of times but I really want to get this sorted.
ANY TIPS ON THAT?
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