Pacifier

Stefanie - posted on 09/06/2009

My daughter was 2 1/2 when we got rid of hers. We just started to throw them away one by one and then the very last one we had got lost in our home renovation when we switched her bedroom. She had to leave it on her pillow so she only used it at naptime or at bed for about a month.. She didnt really freak too bad when it was all said and done, but she asked for it a few times.. I must say I was very surprised and very proud of her :)



My sisters friend had a basket that her and her daughter decorated for the binkie fairy and then when they were gone they mailed the little girl a package with big girl things in it from the "binki fairy" lol.. It was cute, but not sure how you feel about it.



I wish you the best of luck! You may have a few rough days, but youll get through it.

Monica - posted on 07/16/2009

My daughter was a slave to the pacifier until she was almost the same age. She had it bad for the binkies. She had to have one in her mouth and at least one in each hand. She needed them without fail at bed time and always whenever she was upset. Before that, it was at all times. I thought I was making progress. One day, the dentist made me feel like I was giving her poison and her teeth would be damaged for life so we made the decision to do away with them for good. We collected all 10-15 of them and put them in a bag for the binky fairy. We tied them to the tree in front of the house and had a ceremony with some friends/family and told her that the next morning the binky fairy would leave her a gift. She was excited but had a crying session that night. I just rocked her and didn't care that that's also a "no-no" The binky fairy came and left her an Ariel doll and we did it at my mom's house too so she got a princess playdoh play set. She was really excited that morning going out to look under the tree. That next night she was looking for her binkies and I told her that she has Ariel instead. She was crabby and whiny about it but that night was a little easier than the night before. It's not easy and you may have more screaming than you feel comfortable with but once the binky fairy comes, dont back down. You'll see, your son will get through it. For us, the days of the binky addiction are a memory.

Mary - posted on 07/16/2009

If your child is a very social creature (which both of mine are) setting a rule that Booms (pacifiers) can only be used in their bedroom. It worked for both of my girls. They used it at night and at naps for about six months longer than they carried it out in public. Then it lost its appeal. About that point we forgot to take a boom when we went to a friend/family members house. They didn't cry much at all, and we never looked back. When we got home we threw them all away. Hope this helps.

Isis - posted on 07/13/2009

I took my son's paci away when he was two. Once he turned 2 I said no more. I knew it would be rought, but I did not want my son to depend on it anymore. One day we went to his great grandpa's house, and I threw it away. We told him that peepaw was sick and he needed his paci. It took about three rough nights and then he forgot about it.

Tawni - posted on 07/07/2009

hmm- i dont know if our method would work since he's so much older than my son was- but we just took it and never said a word about it (he was about 8/9 months old) for him it was pretty much out of sight out of mind- so... i don't know if that would work- maybe just take them when they get set down and not mention them... i also think a lot of these posts are pretty creative :) you'll probably get better results from involving him in the process if he's receptive to giving things to others etc... good luck :) let us know what winds up working :)

Brooke - posted on 06/30/2009

Some of these posts have been so cool - everyone has been so creative! My boy loved his dummies, but when he started toilet training (which only took a week to go from fulltime nappies to fulltime undies, yay!) he decided he was a big boy now and didn't need bottles or dummies, I was very lucky (as I'd never wanted him to have a dummy in the first place.) I think using a milestone such as a birthday or starting school is the best place to start and I agree with Jenny, get rid of all of them in one go and don't give in, but also don't make a big deal about it. I hope whatever tactic you try, things work out for you and your son! Good luck!

Kimberly - posted on 06/25/2009

try the pacifier fairy.... or explain that there are children that dont have pacifiers and that if he ties them to a ballon he can send his SPECIAL pacifiers to them. it worked for mine. i just explained that some children cant afford them and so on and she was more than willing to give hers to them. so i let her tie them to a balloon and she got to let them go... and off they went.

Candice - posted on 06/24/2009

For my daughters 1st birthday we took her to Build-A-Bear and had her put her favorite pacifier IN the bear (she picked a bunny but same idea). This way she still has the pacifier but doesn't get to suck on it. It was only rough at nap times - during the day and bed time were fine. I had been weening her off it for a month or two before that but it made her birthday an even bigger milestone and although she won't remember it she'll always have it.

Joanne - posted on 05/18/2009

My son still has his dummie, he is my third child and me and my partner donot believe in letting them cry for no reason. I have always let my others choose when to stop thier comforter be it a dummie or bottle. Although my youngest is leter than the others i can see him slowly getting rid of it by his own choice, he leaves it at home if we go out if he plays i remind him to put it away which he will do an this saves all the crying and heartache. My personnel feelings are they will get rid of it eventually and he wont go to school with it in september and as long as he isnt hurting anyone or himself i just dont worry anymore, and as like most mothers as a full time student pregnant with my fourth i feel its just not worth worrying just gently remind him he/she is growing and they will start leaving it by themselves. Hope this helps

Yvonne - posted on 05/17/2009

my oldest never had a pacifier, she refused one no matter what we tried and started sucking her thumb after 2 weeks allready :S so she still does this at times when very tired (she is 9 years old. and no she does never do it around people, but I have caught her at times in her bed) .

My second had a pacifier, at 14 months she just lost it somewhere, and I told her you are older than a year now I am not buying you a new one you are a big girl. (by the way she did understand, she was a very wise little girl and talked very well too.) she has never asked for a pacifier again since that day.

My youngest did not want a pacifier, and also did not want the thumb , so she never used anything.....



I myself loves pacifiers when I was little. When I was 2 I let it fall into the water when we were at our boat (my parents have a boat). My mother told me "It is gone" I just said "Bye bye pacifier!" and that was it....

Kristi - posted on 05/13/2009

my daughter liked her "pacies"very much, but i was not goping to allow her to have it past two. she was not goinh to have a pacifier and talk to me! We put them into a baggie, and gave them to a friend who had a new baby. She cried at first when she went to sleep, but she got over it. the hard part is listening to them cry, so you give in to make them happy, your child and his dentist will thank you in the long run!

Lori - posted on 05/09/2009

My children gathered all their pacifiers and gave them to different things/people depending on the child and time of year. My oldest daughter gave her's to a kitten we had that used to like and take it if she left it out. So, we told her that the kitty was little and needed it more than she did. The next daughter gave her's to Santa for the reindeer babies, the next daughter gave her's to another baby coming into our daycare because she was a big girl and the baby was little. The last one gave her's to the Easter Bunny for his babies. The first night or two might be difficult, the key is to get rid of all of them at once. And if one is found get rid of it right away.

Niroshini - posted on 05/06/2009

thanks a lot Jenny for the advice...

Jenny - posted on 05/06/2009

You need to get it into your head that he no longer needs the pacifier. Once you are determined of that then be firm and remove it/them. Its quite simple if they have gone, then he cant have them. Don't be tempted to give in to him else he will never take you serious again. I would suggest "swapping" the pacifier with something new. Maybe a toy or dvd.. Dont make a big issue when he asks for it, just tell him it as gone and then distract him. He really is to big now! He will soon get over it..