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introducing a "lovey"

amh_navyblueamh_navyblue
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DD#2 (9 months) doesn't seem to be into sucking her thumb like her older sister...and the paci is rapidly becoming a thing of the past...while she does wake up at night and then fall back asleep on her own, lately she has been waking up around 12/1 and the only thing that settles her back down is if DH or I hold her and rock her for awhile.  This is certainly not the worst thing in the world, but it's also not ideal and I was thinking the other night that maybe she needs something that will help comfort her.  DD#1 has always had her thumb and never consistently slept with one specific stuffed animal or blanket.  Thoughts on whether I should try to introduce a lovey for DD#2?
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  • KarenbirdKarenbird

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    DD#2 (9 months) doesn't seem to be into sucking her thumb like her older sister...and the paci is rapidly becoming a thing of the past...while she does wake up at night and then fall back asleep on her own, lately she has been waking up around 12/1 and the only thing that settles her back down is if DH or I hold her and rock her for awhile.  This is certainly not the worst thing in the world, but it's also not ideal and I was thinking the other night that maybe she needs something that will help comfort her.  DD#1 has always had her thumb and never consistently slept with one specific stuffed animal or blanket.  Thoughts on whether I should try to introduce a lovey for DD#2?

    My two followed this exact same pattern.  DS is gaga for his Aiden & Anais muslin blankies.  I think it is worth a shot. 

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  • Mrs.RamMrs.Ram

    At DDs six month appointment, the doctor said we could introduce a lovey, and this is what I happened to have in the diaper bag (it had been a gift that just stayed in the diaper bag unused until then). I can't remember how DD came to recognize it as her security blanket, but she can't be without it now. I think we just kept offering it to her, and had it in the crib with her. I actually worry a little that we're going to have to break her of this at some point. But she actually chews on it (not sure if it helps with teething), and I can see on the video monitor at night sometimes she will wake up and look for it, then go back to sleep as soon as she finds it. It's pretty cute.

    Good luck!

    ETA: We now have 7 of these blankets, since she has them in her mouth so much they get nasty and I basically change them out every day.

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  • amh_navyblueamh_navyblue
    Too funny, we actually have that exact one that DD#1 got and I was thinking that might be the thing to use...
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  • vtkgirl77vtkgirl77
    I think this is a great time to introduce a lovey. I started giving DD the Sooth and Glow Seahorse at around 7 months and to say she loves it is an understatement. We have 3 of them. Whatever you choose, I would recommend it be something that you can get multiples of and that you also rotate them so one doesn't become the "favorite".
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  • tomandcourttomandcourt
    We also introduced a lovey around that time. J still uses a pacifier at night, but he's not as wedded to it now - it helps him fall asleep faster, but he doesn't really need it. What really helps soothe him is the Taggie blanket.
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  • slukd79slukd79 member
    Ditto to all of the above. LO uses a blankie with an animal head on top. I have several that I rotate. One at childcare, one at home, a spare in the diaper bag. And they all work!
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  • Hey JellisyHey Jellisy

    I really wanted DD to have a lovey and we placed some animals in her crib and started taking some with us, but she never developed a close personal relationship with them as an infant.  Now, at 20 months, they are all her dear friends and she plays make believe with them but that relationship really developed when imaginative play started around 14 months.  In other words, no advice since I didn't manage to get DD to have one, but don't feel bad if it doesn't take.  

    PS  I think part of the problem was that DD saw me as her lovey.  I think she still does, she's a momma's girl through and through.

     

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