I've been trying the Pantley gentle dummy weaning technique on my 10 month old for the past 2 days without much success. I would love to hear from anyone who has tried it and what the outcome was. I need some motivation to keep persevering. DS cries every time I pull the dummy out. The only way I can pull the dummy out without him crying is if he's well and truly asleep (eg. if I've left him alone for 10 minutes with his dummy)
Anyone tried the Pantley gentle dummy weaning technique?
- Sarah_2011
- NSW, Australia
- Total posts: 80
- Clare_Allington
- Australia
- Total posts: 68
hey, what does this entail?
clare x
clare x
- Sarah_2011
- NSW, Australia
- Total posts: 80
here's a quote I found from the internet
"Here is how to break pacifier dependence in a gentle way:
When you put her to bed (or in your arms or wherever she goes to sleep), I assume with her pacifier, bottler or breast, let her suckle for a while until she is almost asleep. But right before she falls asleep, release whatever is in her mouth. Then press lightly on her cheek to keep her mouth shut. This may sound very weird, but it actually helps the baby to not root for the nipple or pacifier.
She will probably wake up when you do this, and NOT accept it the first few times. Give her the pacifier (or nipple) back and repeat the above process. Do this over and over again until she falls asleep without the pacifier (or nipple).
Then continue to do this every time she needs the pacifier (or nipple) for falling asleep.
Eventually, she will learn to fall asleep without suckling, which is great step towards sleeping through the night."
"Here is how to break pacifier dependence in a gentle way:
When you put her to bed (or in your arms or wherever she goes to sleep), I assume with her pacifier, bottler or breast, let her suckle for a while until she is almost asleep. But right before she falls asleep, release whatever is in her mouth. Then press lightly on her cheek to keep her mouth shut. This may sound very weird, but it actually helps the baby to not root for the nipple or pacifier.
She will probably wake up when you do this, and NOT accept it the first few times. Give her the pacifier (or nipple) back and repeat the above process. Do this over and over again until she falls asleep without the pacifier (or nipple).
Then continue to do this every time she needs the pacifier (or nipple) for falling asleep.
Eventually, she will learn to fall asleep without suckling, which is great step towards sleeping through the night."
- Skubala
- Australia
- Total posts: 2826
I guess this is kind of what we did with our daughter when she was a newborn, we put her in the cot and let her suck our finger and then removed it just as she was about to nod off. It worked very well and after a few weeks we could just put her down awake and she'd go to sleep and then started to sleep through the night by 3 months. But we kind of undid our hard work by giving her a dummy at 4.5 months because she couldn't sleep well through the day... I don't know if it would work now that she is older but worth a try!
