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Weaning 15 1/2 Month Old Son off of the Binky
Oct 25, 2009 ... How do I start to wean my 15 1/2 month old son off of the binky? He only uses it for nap/sleep time, but my doctor said that by 2 years old ...
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- hi -- at our 2 year visit our doc said my son should not use the binkie anymore. we thought, there's no way he can get rid of it -- he loves it. the doc said taht best...
- First off it will probably at this age take less thing than you think. You don't have to do the complex stories (ie-giving the binky to babies who need them more) bec...
- Hi M., My pediatrician had a great idea. He said to make a little nick in the binky with a pair of scissors or knife. Each night or two I was to make another nick. ...
2.5 Yr Old Regressing?
But that's not really my issue. Recently, she has been asking for her "binky". This is strange because first of all, she has NEVER used a binky and the only ...
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- In some ways 2.5 year olds are still "babies"....why make them grow up too fast anyway? It is natural to "regress" when there are changes...even adults do that if you...
- My daughter refused to use a pacifier when we tried to give it to her as an infant. However, now she often wants one at night to chew on. She is clearly teething a...
- Your daughter sounds like she is experiencing some sort of stress. Instead of a binky, get a special animal (stuffed and small) or blanket (again small) that she can c...
I Have a Pacifier Addict, Please Help.
The next morning I washed it off and "she" refused to take the binky. (My binky problem was replaced with silent reading and her hair getting brushed. ...
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- Throw all the pacifiers into your outside trash with your child. Say goodbye. Two-year-olds are old enough to understand your explanation that pacifiers are going away...
- My baby sister was addicted to her pacifiers... she had like 3 or 4 of them... so what we did was just took them away one by in a short amount of time until she had on...
- When my daughter was about 18months old, we told her it was time for her pacifier to live in her bed. She could have it whenever she wanted, but she had to stay in her...
Suggestions to Get My Daughter to Give up the Binki.
We tried to get my son to give up the binky at about 2 12 and it was horrible The hardest 3 days and nothing worked We cut the tips off and he wasnt ...
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- I had my two boys give up the binky at 2 yrs old too. Since she already only gets it at bedtime, then I would suggest getting rid of it cold turkey. I thought I was...
- Hi K.. We made our son (2 1/2 at the time) be responsible for getting rid of the binkies. We gathered all of the binkies up (crazy how many there are!) and told him ...
- I think the binki may be her comfort item because of your crazy hours. My daughter used hers until she was over 4, when she was more willing to let it go. Then the b...
Binky/Pacifier/BOBO HELP
Children need something to help sooth them and it seems your son likes his binky . My youngest just turned two and still uses a pacifier but only for naps ...
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- Hey Miss Lady, I am a mom of four, 2 of them had the same problem. I use to poke holes in the end of the of the rubber and he doesn't get the same "feel" from it. It...
- My son is 9 1/2 months old and still likes his paci at naptimes and when he is upset. It calms him. I don't let him keep it in his mouth all day or during playtime or ...
- my son was off his paci by 8 months. at about 7 months i tried to switch from 0-6 to 6+ and he hated the ones for older babies. he would not suck on them. finally i ...
Standing Baby
Both my daughters did this. As for the standing, my Dr. suggested letting her cry it out, she will figure it out! And they did. As for the binky. ...
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- Don't co sleep. It is at this time that they start to learn behaivor. My oldest was like this. ANd it drove me up a wall. I started out going in to his room cuddling w...
- Sound just like my one yeaqr old. I can't pinpoint how long she has been doing it but 8 months sounds about right. Patience is the key. She is just trying to get your ...
- Learning new skills can be fun and frustrating. What has worked with both my girls was to let them play in their crib during the day while I clean their room or put a...
Taking Away Pacifier Aka Binky.
Back to the binky. Or should I say THE BINKY. My daughter was addicted like crack. Not only did she have to have it around at all times, ...
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- For me the passie is not a big deal until they start to need it even when they don't need soothing. I knew a kid one time who played while he sucked on one and held t...
- This brings back the memories!! We learned after a trip to the dentist @ 20 months old that by age 2 was the recommended age to be "pappy" free. Our daughter is a Chri...
- With both of ours....we just threw them away! Our son was 18 months old and our daughter was 13 months old. According to all the articles I read it only takes them 72 ...
16 Month Old Daughter
My 16 month old daughter no longer takes the binky. She has done well with the adjustments of it all. With in the last week she has been biting her blanket ...
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- In China in the orphanages babies are given a small blanket to chew on because there are not enough workers to keep picking up and replacing binkys. It is their comfor...
- I have a 16 month old son who stopped taking his binky. I do notice now that he does chew on his blanket and the noses on stuffed animals. I think it is just a way th...
- chewing/biting helps push teeth through as i'm sure your doc has told you, along with that it's a comfort, seeing as how she's only doing it at night time when she's r...
Getting Rid of Binkies
I cut the tip off the binky when my son turned 2 (he is now 2 1/2). He used it a few times after that but he would stick it in his mouth, take it out again, ...
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- L., when my son was little I used scissors and cut a slit in them, visually it did not appear different but when he sucked on it, it would collapse, when he would brin...
- My son was very into his binkie as well. The "binkie fairy" came one night and brought a big boy toy to replace the binkie. Whenever he asks for his binkie we talk a...
- Well I have a 3yr old and a 17month old they both have em! I'm not worried about 17mth but my 3 year old still has his (TuTi) he uses it naptime and bedtime, I've tri...
Weening off the Pacifier
Oct 7, 2009 ... The problem is, the second any sort of problem occurs, my husband gets her the binky and then it's in her mouth for the rest of the day. I've learned to ...
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- Hi K., We had the Easter bunny take the binky - not sure if you celebrate Easter and don't want to offend - you could have the "binky" fairy come. What we did was ...
- Hi K., I started to ween my son off the binky as soon as he turned 2. I began cutting the tip of the nipple every few days and by the 7th day or so he was off the bin...
- My son was off by a 1 year. My daughter, thankfully, was never interested and spit it out immediately!! what we did with my son was use a clip, and it started attac...
