Pacifiers - Brooklyn,NY

I took my son's pacifier away when he was 2 yrs old. I was worried because he was really attached to it and he didn't have any other comfort object. So this is what I did and it worked like a charm. I pooked a hole in the end of them and about every other day I made the hole bigger. Eventually, he couldn't get any suction so he held them instead. After a short while he gave them up because they were "broken". I she grabs her brother's I would say you are a big girl now and pacifiers are for babies. You can even try that and have her "give" hers' to him. I hope that helps.

C.

Hi,

With all 5 of my kids, I had the pediatrician do it. He would tell them at check up time, that since they were growing up so quickly, they no longer needed a pacifier and he was going to get rid of it. I always expected them to have a fit but it never happened. They would look at him with wide eyes and hand it over. In the car and when we would get home and they would inevitably ask for it, i would remind them that the doctor said no more. I got a bit of whining every now and then but they actually accepted it because it came from "the doctor". I told a girlfriend about it and she said it worked for her too. Good luck!

All my kids just loved their binkies. I let them decide when to let it go, no matter what anyone else said. My son, who is now 4, lost his one day and we pretended to never find it. That worked for him. My daughter will be two in August and I don't make a big deal about her nippy. She only uses it for bed time and is slowly giving it up herself. I did what the doc told me for my eleven year old and he had lots of issues for a while after I threw it away. I wish I had done it a different way, I was young and listened to the professional in our lives. Now, I let things happen as they will. Try to put it on a high shelf and only give it to her when she lays down for bed. That will at least alleviate the all day nippy sucking problem. Good Luck.

When it was time to get my daughter off the pacifer i told her we were giving it to the "pacifer fairy", so the fairy could give it to the babies who dont have them and need them. and in turn the fairy left her a prize. that worked for both the pacifer and the diapers.

I brought lot pacifiers and my daughter dislike them from very beginning......

Is it important for her to be off of it? I personally don't see a problem with it for some time longer. Perhaps tell her it's only for nap and bed time. Keep it that way? That could be part of the weaning process. My son had his till he was 4, again only bed time. The other two out grew it themselves by around 2 1/2. My daughter uses her generally just for sleep also. So don't fret unless you feel strongly abut her not having it.

Hi J.,
What would happen if you also take the pacifier away from your son? When my son turned 1 we took the bottle and pacifier away. Try to get her attention on something else,has she tried potty training yet?

I had the same problem with my son. He was a total binky baby. He will be 3 in June and he is just getting to the point where he almost doesn't need it. We have 2 of them and they are in his room on his bookcase well within his reach. He will ask us for them from time to time and we tell them where they are. If he wants it that bad he'll go and get it but most times he doesn't bother. They are right next to his bed and he can grab one if he wants it but most nights it's left alone. She will outgrow it on her own. We tried to push him to give it up as well, but now he really doesn't seem to bother anymore.

When my twins were younger my daughter had to have this one particular type of pacifier that I only had three of to replace with when one was no good or missing. When we were down to the last one her twin brother who did not use a pacifier at all decided to bite a whole in it. I contacted my cousin out of state who gave them to her. She contacted the hospital that she got them from, the hospital informed us of the name of the company. We contacted the company and expressed our need for the replacement pacifier. They informed us that the style was discontinued. There was a replacement model and they would send us a few samples. They did and my daugther refused to use it. That is the way she weaned herself away from a pacifier. My oldest had to have his front four teeth removed from using the pacifier and the bottle and that is what weaned him away. You are going to have to find out what you are willing to put up with and stick to it. This hard adjustement is just one of many that you will go through raising small children.

First give it to her for bedtime. Put it under her pillow let her know that it'll be there for her when it's she goes to bed. This way she'll be without it during the day. does she ever bite through it (the nipple)? if she does then when it gets to the point where it's about to fall off just take it off ( the tip). Then after a while she'll get tired of it falling out of her mouth. She might want to hold it at night just for safe keeping until she falls asleep. Eventually she'll forget about it. This worked for me.

I took the pacifier from her in the car, then only used it for naps...then finally I told her one nite, right around the time she was turnging 3 that it was going ot be the her last nite with the pacifier. the next nite , she cried and eventually she fell asleep. a few days later, when seh was falling asleep without it - I gave her a bunch of finger paints and an easel and stick glue and told her that now that she is a big girl and doesnt use the pacifier she can do bigger girl things...after that it became a so much fun for her to talk about how she is growingup and not a baby and doesnt need the paci.

So I guess, show her the benefits of "growing up" !

Good Luck!!!

Break them both....if your son is one, he should be able to self-sooth by now. You'll probably have one or two weeks of sleepless nights and cranky kids, but if you can break both of them of the habit at the same time, it will be easier on you in the long run.

my kids never took them, but i can tell you what my mom did... when she decided it was enough, she told me that the garbage man had no money (probably not very p.c., and probably very untrue as well, from what im told, but it was something a 2 year old would understand)and wouldnt it be a nice thing if we gave him my pacifiers for his baby. and we wrapped them up like presents together and left them on top of the trash can for him. she said i felt good about it and never asked for it again. she loves this story :) good luck, D.