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How to Ditch the Binky for Good!
Asked by J.K. from St. Louis
on September 11, 2009
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Hello mamas!
I know this question is probably overdone: How do I get my 2 year old to ditch the pacifier? I already know I should have tried this before now. I've att...
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- Hey J., When I took the binky away from my son at about 20 months I actually just left the house one day without it. He asked for it and I told him I forgot it and...
- Hi J., My two kids loved their pacifier, and I got rid of it at the same age for both of them, at three; at that age, they were using it just for naps and bed tim...
- We're in a similar boat with DD...she is just over 2 and uses her binky at bedtime/naptime only. I'm preggo, so I'm not about to upset the applecart right now as slee...
Getting 3Yo to Ditch His Paci
Asked by K.K. from Washington DC
on November 7, 2010
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My son is 3.5 yo & still uses a pacifier at night. We have been trying for the past few weeks to get him to drop this habit w/o much sucess. We have tried different br...
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- my son ditched his at 3 1/2. At that point he had bitten through most of them and had only a few that were usable. I told him when he bit through them they were going...
- No judgments here! I'm just wondering why you see this as necessary. Very few kids will take their binky with them on their first sleepover--and up to then, who cares ...
- we just "lost" the paci. i tell him he can look for it when he wakes up, then don't remind him to look for it. i just did this with my 2.5 year old and it took a few...
Weaning the Pacifier
Asked by J.K. from Wichita
on January 14, 2011
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My son just turned 15 months old and we are wanting to take the pacifier away for good. Any suggestions or previous experiences that worked wonderfully??! I have heard...
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- My son was 2 years old when the dentist told us it was starting to affect his teeth. We gathered up all his pacifiers and put them in an envelope, addressed it to "ba...
- Our son was down to the paci in the crib only. We used the "bye bye binky" method (Google it) which includes cutting down the paci. It worked fine. I wondered how ...
- We started weaning by leaving it in their crib, so they could still have it when sleeping. But then to take it away completely it can be as simple as crying himself t...
Getting Rid of the Pacifier
Asked by K.H. from Detroit
on January 5, 2009
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My son is 17 months & I still let him use his pacifier just to fall asleep (nap & bed times). After he's been in bed for about a half hour I usually sneak into his ro...
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- My son had his to sleep only until he was about 2.5. His teeth our fine. The pediatrician said it was fine. I took it away cold turkey one day and he didn't miss it...
- I often say that parenting is trial and error. :-) And that changes every child. We always just made the paci's dissappear. But we also did it at 1 yr so they were mo...
- I think there are 101 ways to ditch the paci. Read about them and then decide what you think might work best for yours. At 18 1/2 months old, we just threw them away. ...
How to Get 2-1/2 Year Old off the Pacifier for Sleeping?
Asked by D.T. from Chicago
on April 22, 2009
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Hello I have 3 children and expecting #4 in May. My youngest is 2-1/2 and can't sleep with out a pacifier. If he looses it in the middle of the night he cries and ye...
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- LOL!! I am not alone! I have decided this is "the weekend" I can't stand the "sucker" any more. Not sure what I am going to do yet. I am going to ask him if he wants t...
- He's old enough to get it himself if there's a nightlight in his room. You could velcrow it to him on a short ribbon. He may want you to get it because with 2 younger ...
- Try the paci fairy or I just went cold turkey with both my girls. Child #1 was 13 months it took 2 days. Child #2 was 15 months it took 4 days. The longer you wait t...
Tips on Breaking the Pacifier Habit
Asked by M.P. from Columbus
on March 5, 2008
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I have an 18 month old who loves his pacifier for sleeping and car rides. Our pediatrician recommends breaking the paci habit asap. The doctor's concern is that the ...
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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....
Why Take the Pacifier Away?
Asked by S.G. from Norfolk
on October 22, 2010
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I have searched high and low on the internet looking for answers, but still cannot figure out exactly why the pacifier is such a big concern for moms. There are so ma...
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- Well, I was afraid my daughter would be like my sister, so we only let her have it in her bed (or the car if we were on a long trip). My sister was addicted to her pac...
- When I was living in the UK it was not at all uncommon to see children of 3, 4, 5, or 6 years of age walking around sucking on pacifiers. I had a 6 year old trying to...
- Thier Teeth, basically the main reason I never gave my son one and if I was going to would be to avoid the bill of braces and other dental issues possibly linked to pa...
Taking Away Pacifier Aka Binky.
Asked by J.B. from Cleveland
on May 1, 2008
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My daughter is 19 months old almost 20 months old and I wanted to start not giving her the pacifier. Does anyone have any idea's on how to do that? I started by not le...
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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 ...
Help Me to Ween My 2-Year off the Pacifier the Best Way! :)
Asked by S.M. from Grand Rapids
on April 16, 2008
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Okay, I probably should have done this sooner. I am looking for any advice from you moms out there on successful ways you have gotten rid of the binkie. My daughter ...
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- Hi, I dont think its a big deal for her to have it hun, as long as she is brushing her teeth regularly, its not a big deal. Its soothing for her and most psychologists...
- Alright I will tell you straight out, I will be in the minority here on this one. I really really really do not understand why so many moms have this issue with th...
- I'll agree with Renee on this one. My oldest was in full time daycare from infancy- they encouraged no pacifiers once he left the infant room- he was fine with that, b...
Bottles & Pacifiers
Asked by T.B. from New York
on February 8, 2008
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My son is 18 months old and still has a bottle 3 times a day. He will drink water or milk from a sippy cup, but only "sips". If he has a bottle of milk (which he LOV...
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- hey- he should be off the bottle.. by one year. i was in your boat with my first and we switched from a bottle of milk to a sippy cup of juice at night-yikes what a mi...
- i was very militant about stopping the pacifier and switching to a cup. although it is hearbreaking to do this to a toddler, i believe cold turkey is the only way. m...
- While all three of my children are older now, 12 - 9 - and 6 years old, I stopped the bottle at 1 year of age. About a month before I pulled the bottle away, I gave t...
