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Baby Won't Even Take a PACIFIER!!
Read all 30 responses: "Im wondering why and how to get my baby to get a pacifier to stay in his mouth? He's normally VERY VERY content and doesn't really ...
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- my 3 yo never took one and my baby only took one for the first 2 months and then no more. Sorry but even kids who suck on pacis all day long just bite on the paci and ...
- I would consider this a blessing! If your baby doesnt want the pacifier dont force it. Some babies just dont like them.
- My daughter never wanted anything to do with a pacifier. There is no rhyme or reason for it but it is totally normal. Children just like what they like. I would su...
Baby Will Not Take Pacifier
Read all 45 responses: "Hi, I am wondering if there are other mothers who have gone through the same situation as me - I am breastfeeding my 7 week old son, ...
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- Hello! My daughter had a problem at first too. One thing that I was told to get the baby to suck was to rub behind their ears. I used it for breastfeeding but also ...
- Try the Soothie brand. I call it the "gateway binkie". You may have to hold it in his mouth a little, they pop out easily. But if he doesn't take it at all, I guess...
- neither of my kids took a paci, either. With my daughter I was her paci and I didn't mind. She would fall asleep nursing and I'd lay her down for a nap. My son was ...
Help Loosing the Pacifier!
Read all 30 responses: "My son is 14 months old and loves his binky. We are now expecting baby #2 and want my son to be off of the binky before the new ...
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- my daughter is 18mos and she still has her binky and i don't plan on taking it away till she turns 2. with my son we just cut the tip off a little bit and gave it to ...
- With my 3 kids i didn't mean to get them off it,it just happened. For some reason the fav. binkie would disappear and i would look for it. In the mean time I would try...
- Hi K., My pediatrician suggested not giving the binky at one of the nap times first, and then two, and then night-time. I thought it would be awful, but it really ...
The Dreaded Pacifier
Read all 22 responses: "my 18 month old son uses a pacifier. he doesnt use it all day, just at nap time, and in the car. occasionally he will find one in ...
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- To use it or not!!!! That's the struggle I guess we all go through. My son used a pacifier when he slept and at 8 mo. threw it out of the crib and never looked for it ...
- Hi My daughter used a pacifer until she was in kindergarten. I thought she would get rid of it when she went to the dentist at three, but that didn't happen. She ...
- well my son is almost 3, we always used the pacifier at naps and at night and when he found one laying around he stuck it in his mouth, we juat got rid of it a week ag...
Help Introducing Pacifier to Breastfed Baby
Read all 16 responses: "My adorable 6 week old has been breastfed from birth. Starting at 3 weeks he regularly received a bottle for a nighttime feeding.
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- CONGRATS C.... first for the birth of your son and second that you are choosing to breastfeed! I'm a mom of 2 little girls 3yrs & 15months. I breastfed both of my gi...
- C., Emilia is 5.5 months old, and loves her binkie, although if I didn't give it to her, she wouldn't fuss. She wouldn't take a pacifier until about 3 months, though...
- Some kids just don't want it. Let the baby suck your hand, their own hand, a toy. It doesn't have to be the breast or paci.
Breaking Pacifier Habit
Read all 50 responses: "I'm am at a complete loss as to how to break my child of his pacifier. He is 22 months old!! I've tried to give him other things to ...
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- We did the cutting the tip off thing. He said "Mommy, my suck suck is broken!" and put it right back in his mouth. Then we did the at night only, no naptime. Wha...
- My son was about 2 and half when I broke him of the habit. There were 3 or 4 Binkies in the house and as they wore out I did not replace. One day after a nap I heard...
- A pacifier will not interfere with your son's teeth. My youngest daughter was over 2 before she gave up her's, yet by the time she was 8 months old she have 6 teeth. W...
Tips on Breaking the Pacifier Habit
Read all 50 responses: "I have an 18 month old who loves his pacifier for sleeping and car rides. Our pediatrician recommends breaking the paci habit asap .
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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....
How Did You Get Rid of the Pacifier?
Oct 3, 2009 ... Read all 44 responses: "I am not sure how to do this.. I tried today to let her cry it out... it lead to me finaly giving in... and then I ...
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- Cut a little bit off the tip of the pacifier. The suction won't work any more and she will lose interest. This worked like a charm at our house, and my two kids were...
- Hi M., my kids are grown now, however it was my son who was hooked on a pacifier. He was 2 maybe 21/2 when we took it away. It was tough for the first day or so. We...
- Hi M.- My sister is weening her son from the pacifier right now, and he is 12.5 months old. I asked her the other day how she was doing it, and basically, when the ba...
3 1/2 Month Old and Her Pacifier..
Read all 11 responses: "My daughter is now 3 1/2 months old and she is doing great with sleeping through the night! She usually goes to bed around 8:30 and ...
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- Hi.. I am mommy to 4 and until that last one I never gave them pacifiers. The only reason I gave it to her is because of a study that says that between 2 and 4 months ...
- I used to put a few pacifiers in bed with my son so that he could reach out and find one when he lost his. If you put extras in there she may be able to get one back i...
- She might be a little young for this....but, my daughter loved her pacifier too. What I did was, I put about 4 pacifiers in her crib (lol) - One is each corner and wit...
Pacifier at 5
Read all 5 responses: "My five year old still has her pacifier. For a little while once she gets home from school, and again at night, and she wants it when ...
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- My daughter was almost 6 before we finally got rid of the pacifiers. She was the same way, happy, very outgoing, not insecure. We kept caving for various reasons. Fin...
- Yikes!!! A five-year-old can be reasoned with (but she can try to reason back) so I would just tell her like it is. I'm not in your shoes so I can only say what I th...
- A friend of mine did something creative with her 4 year old. She told her daughter that they were going to go to the toy store and buy a toy with the paci. She talke...
