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Pacifier Causing Open Bite
Read all 8 responses: "My daughter will be 3 in July and is still very attached to her pacifier. We had her only using it during nap and bed and then her ...
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- I wouldn't be overly concerned about what others "think" but I do believe it's reasonable to use the paci (we call them "dummies") for nap/sleep only. Both my kids us...
- My closest friend back home was in the same boat, only her daughter literally always had the pacifier, it wasn't just nap time. Her teeth grew in around the pacifier,...
- Hello MM my name is L. W and I work at a pediatric dental office. It is time to take her off that is true however if you fight them it wont happen. When we are at work...
Pacifier "Reduction" & Weaning
I don't recommend letting this happen because he had an open bite for quite .... I'm a mom of five and have had lots of pacifier events to look back on and ...
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- M., My son is 21 months and still has his paci. We are limiting it to nap and bed time. He does not get it at all at daycare, but the second he comes home he wants i...
- go cold turkey - he will scream and cry for a while but cold turkey is the only way.....
- Hi, I want to let you know the longer you give it to him the harder it will be to get rid of it. I gave it to my son until he was just over 3. I tried all kinds of adv...
How to Eliminate Pacifiers!!!
My son threw his pacifier away when he was about 2 1/2 and did not want ..... we HAD to get rid of it immediately because my son had such an open bite. ...
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- My son was 3 before we had to take the Paci away! He had so many stashed in the house he would always find one. Either way we just had to take it and tell him he was a...
- My kids both loved their pacifiers. All I did was nip the tip of all of them. My son looked at it funny and then tossed it on the floor. Try it. Good Luck!
- Hi H., My son threw his pacifier away when he was about 2 1/2 and did not want another one. Since your son is not even 2 yet, why not let him have it a little longer...
Help with Sleeping
The pacifier just made my oldest have an open bite but it closed as soon as she got rid of it. The thumb can cause an overbite which has to be corrected ...
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- K. I have to agree with the other responses. I went through the same thing with my children. I finally realized that when they woke up without their pacifiers the...
- K., I also have twins (two boys) that are about 20 months. Like yours, they only got their binks at night and would wake up and want them after they dropped them out ...
- Maybe they are going through a growth spurt. Try feeding them right before bed. If they wake up, try giving them something else like a yogurt. I find my daughter sl...
Watermelon for Baby?
Be sure to wash the watermelon thoroughly before you cut it open. .... open bite pacifier · Annabel Karmel · top ten baby girl names · sassy baby ...
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- There is a feeder that has a little net over it that you can give to the baby. I think it is called Eating Right Feeder. they have it in the baby store in Valley Fai...
- that's an interesting question. i don't remember when we started giving watermelon to my LO but I'd imagine that it's okay. maybe mash it up just a little though at fi...
- My second daughter didn't get her first tooth until she was 11 months old! I found she was able to safely eat all kinds of food without teeth including ribs down to t...
Tips on Breaking the Pacifier Habit
Read all 50 responses: "I have an 18 month old who loves his pacifier for ... She has an over bite. If I had to do all over again, I will not be giving a bink ! ...... teeth are perfectly straight and the open football shape area closed! ...
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- Hi M., Im sure you will get some great advice on here. I have some things to try for a older kids that can understand a little more, however for this age its hard. A...
- My son was a little bit older when he got off his. I basically told him that the baby animals at the zoo need binkies and wanted to know if he can give them to the zo...
- I have three children myself. My daughter was nearly four before I could get the pacifier away from her. When she gave it up it was really hard for about three days....
Bye Bye Binki.
HI K., My little by was 16 months when I forgot to bring his pacifier to the ..... This pushed her top front teeth outward and she also has an open bite ...
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- with my oldest, we cut a bit off the tip of her binky (silicone). Then we still gave it to her. she didn't like it cause there was no suction. She'd give it back and...
- I haven't personally tried this yet as my daughter is 15 months old and still loving her nighttime binki. However, I have two friends who have tried this, and it worke...
- When my oldest was about 22mo, we were at Disneyland one day and she chewed a hole in the end of her binkie, which she was very devoted to by the way. I decided that i...
5 Year Old Still Sucking Thumb at Night
If she wanted something to suck on it was the pacifier because it could be .... Her severe open bite is gone and though she still has four "mini" braces on ...
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- Hi P., Sorry to say it, but I was a thumb sucker, and I didn't completely stop until my 12th birthday!!! Ugh, I know. But honestly, my parents and all of my family ...
- give her osmething to suck on at night like a pasifier it helped my cusin it should help her
- My daughter did this night and day, finally was able to control the day but had a hard time at night because it was an unconsious habit. We knew the braces were comin...
When Is the Right Time to Wean Your Baby (15 Months) off the Pacifier?
I don't know if there is a right time to get your baby off the pacifier. ... Honestly, I would have given anything for him to have one but NOTHING was open. ... My mothers advice was when they start to bite on it don't buy any new ones. ...
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- You need to put a hole in the pacifier and then they don't want it anymore. I did that to my son and it worked. Pacifiers ruin the teeth, that's what happened with...
- My first daughter was very fond of her pacifier too. She called hers her 'Nu-Nu'. I was nervous about getting rid of hers or how to go about it. A regular trip to the ...
- HI, S., All the other moms are so great with the advice they gave you. The only thing I would add. Is that you have to get your mom on board with what you are doin...
Thumbsucking
She always preferred her thumb to a pacifier. I even have an utrasound picture ... the dentist commented that it was pushing her teeth open ("open bite"). ...
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- My daughter has sucked her thumb from the start, too, and she's almost 3. A lot of people give her a hard time about it, but we don't. It's comforting for them to do...
- I am no dentist - let me preface with that! Also let me add my opinions about childhood habits and "dependence" as well as my own experience really color this for me....
- My son is also a thumbsucker. We have limited his thumbsucking to bedtime as I heard someone else suggest. Also, during the day or when he is really having a hard time...
