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yet another paci question:2 year old is slowly weaning off his pacifier which he uses to sleep at night and naps. recently he has been chewing them until ...
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- I'd go cold turkey. But it won't be a fun time for either of you! Maybe give him a fruit juice popsicle? That way he gets a treat, and can soothe those gums at th...
- I wouldn't buy any more, if he's chewing the heck out of them then he doesn't need it for their intended function, try finding something to substitute for chewing on. ...
- I agree with just taking them away. There's no way I'd buy any more, especially if he's purposely ruining them. I'd also be very careful. If he's strong enough to che...
How to Get Rid of the Pacifier
Our daughter was 2 when we were on vacation and every pacifier we had with us either cracked or got a hole in it from her chewing on them. We weaned her ...
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- Hi T.! My kids are now a little older and the very best thing we did to help my son get rid of his "foofie" was to snip a tiny bit of it off, week by week, until ther...
- Hello....well both of mine were 12 months when we took theirs. They only used theirs at nap and bed time. We just took it away. We never gave in....just threw them awa...
- with my twins, one night I just had removed them from the cribs. i "looked and looked for them" when they 'asked" for them - they were about 18 months - and i "couldn...
Weaning 15 Month Old from Night Feeds?
5 Aug 2009 ... I ended up completely weaning at 15 months (wanted to get pregnant and it wasn't .... wean baby from pacifier · weaning baby off pacifier ...
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- You'll just have to resign yourself to being awake a couple of nights, because he's going to have to cry it out, and since he sleeps in your bed, you won't be able to ...
- I have a 10 month old who I have just recently started to night wean... I have done a lot of reading on this and I think it really comes down to what you are comfortab...
- I weaned my son at 21 months and he did not want to stop either. Someone suggested that I put bandaids on my nipples at the times he was used to nursing and explain to...
Cant Sleep Without the Pacifier
I don't think you have much to worry about with the weaning from the pacifier thing yet. She's still quite young. As for the waking up crying for the ...
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- Hi A., Can she put his pacifier in his on mouth yet? What I did with my now 10 month old is put a few extra pacifiers in the crib so that he always could find one. ...
- i to would give her a few extra pappie. there is no reason to rush her giving up the pappie just yet all four of my kids and my step daughter had a pappie intill they ...
- I don't think you have much to worry about with the weaning from the pacifier thing yet. She's still quite young. As for the waking up crying for the pcifier thing, ...
Weaning off the Bottle at Night
If the girls are *ready* to wean at night, do so because of that, not because of a .... pacifier weaning · weaning pacifiers · weaning baby from pacifier ...
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- I think cold turkey can work, but it's pretty stressful for all of you! I also think it's good for them to have water, if they want it, through the night. How about ...
- As long as its just water it won't rot their teeth. Give them back their bottle! Or try a pacifier. They're just babies. If the doctor has a problem with it, let him s...
- I see nothing wrong with water in a bottle...Our daughter is 19 months and she still loves her "ba" as she calls it (she gets Enfamil Next Step as she gives me a hard ...
Attachment Parenting & (Sudden) Pacifier Use
I'm taking the opportunity to potty train her, so the pacifier weaning is on hold for now until she gets that down. She's also going through The Terrible ...
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- I practiced attachment parenting with my daughter and I understand your dilemma. I found myself getting caught up and stressed out about what I was and wasn't suppose...
- my first daughter loved her pacifier. she had and continues to have an oral fixation. she is always chewing on stuff. she bites her fingernails (she is 7 now). the...
- my son started using the pacifier aroung 7months, before that he did not want anything to do with it. He started I think because of teething and it helped him go to sl...
The Dreaded Pacifier
Read all 22 responses: "my 18 month old son uses a pacifier. he doesnt use it all day, ... weaning baby off pacifier · pregnancy myths · pacifiers ...
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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...
2 1/2 Year Old Sleep Issues After Taking Pacifiers Away
29 Jun 2009 ... All four of my children had a pacifier so I know how hard it is to wean them off it. Do not give it back to her....after all, she is the one ...
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- Hello C., All four of my children had a pacifier so I know how hard it is to wean them off it. Do not give it back to her....after all, she is the one who gave it up...
- My first son gave up the nuk after a few rough nights at 2 1/2. My second son had a much more difficult time and I decided after several weeks of late getting to be...
- do not be afraid to replace the pacifier with another comfort object - blankie or stuffed animal or whatever. Comfort objects are extremely useful for children learnin...
Baby Will Not Take Pacifier
My brother and sister in law had the hardest time weaning their 2nd child from the pacifier and my neighbor is bringing her 3 1/2 year old daughter to ...
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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 ...
Typically Great Sleeper Gone Bad--3 Year Old
Could you substitute the pacifier for a blanket stuffed animal I understand the weaning from the pacifier but if he is not sleeping welleven though he is ...
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- I agree, he is overtired. Our oldest does the same thing.More tired he gets, less he sleeps.
- S., I have 3 kids, if they are an indication of "normal" then your kids follow right in line with them. They all have taken ups and downs in their sleep patterns. I...
- Hi S. - my guess is that he is going to bed too late. If he is not napping any longer, he should be going to bed around 7:00p or 7:30p now, not 8:45pm. I would say t...
