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Originally Posted by glatt
For us, the night time was dealt with by quietly marching them back to bed and putting them in bed without saying anything or really giving them any attention. Every time. And also just letting them cry. It was brutal for the first night or two, but after that they got into the routine and it worked better.
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You nailed it on the head. Ignoring a thrashing crying child for a full night, or a week of full nights, sounds brutal and cruel but it is not. At this point it really is the only way to get them off the teet. Giving them a cup to drink from, of anything other than water while in bed at night is a very bad idea too. You can't replace the teet with a plastic cup. I see lots of kids who "get a bottle because it is the only thing that makes them go to sleep at night", and they come in for full mouth restoration of their teeth under general anesthesia. Not a pretty sight.