Pacifiers - how to give them up
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The two olders one thankfully didn't like thier pacifier, more into their thumbs which they both stopped sucking at around 2ys old- unfortuantely we're struggling with our 18month old (David) who'se a right little terror when he hasn't got his pacifier constantly in his mouth (except for eating). We actually dropped it onto the streets at Disney and frantically rushed around to find boiling water to sterilize it (somehow we forgot to pack a spare)- nightmare of a day with the crowds, the queues and a toddler screaming for his pacifier.....so any hints or suggestions on how to wean him it off it (or at least for an hour or so) are more than welcome!!
My son is 18 months and he sucks his thumb. Its strange he hooked up to his habit after he was three months old. Initially he only use to suck his thumb when he was hungry or sleepy. Now I have noticed that he just puts his thumb in his mouth even when he is playiing. I really want him to wean him off this habit. Please advise how can I do it.
wandasmart
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my baby just stopped using them and sucked her thumb instead when she was able to.
but my friend had a funny story, not that i would advise anyone to do it though!! her daughter was sucking a pacifier and when she reached the age of 3 yrs she was still going strong. an uncle stuck the babies thumb into some chilli sauce, and when she tasted that on her pacifier, that was end of those!!!
but my friend had a funny story, not that i would advise anyone to do it though!! her daughter was sucking a pacifier and when she reached the age of 3 yrs she was still going strong. an uncle stuck the babies thumb into some chilli sauce, and when she tasted that on her pacifier, that was end of those!!!
my son kelvin stopped when he was 2 years old. since he's been able to eat a little at this age at the same time bottle feeding he outgrowed the pacifier.. once your child gets used to it he won't be needing a pacifier. as pacifiers will have bad effects on our children's teeth.
Giving up dummy
When my daughter turned two but was still going strong on her pacifier, I decided one day to cut the tip off of one so that it lost its sucking power. When my daughter popped it in her mouth, she promptly spit it back out with a quizzical expression. That's when i told her the binkie was "broken" and that we couldn't use it anymore. Surprisingly, that was all it took. She tried the binkie again a couple times that day and decided she didn't want a broken binkie. That night she went to sleep no problem! The next day, I cut the tip off of ALL her pacifiers and left them around the house for her to find. Her reaction? Broken, don't want! That was it. It took us a day to wean and best of all, she felt as if it was her decision to do so. She's never gone back since!
When my daughter turned two but was still going strong on her pacifier, I decided one day to cut the tip off of one so that it lost its sucking power. When my daughter popped it in her mouth, she promptly spit it back out with a quizzical expression. That's when i told her the binkie was "broken" and that we couldn't use it anymore. Surprisingly, that was all it took. She tried the binkie again a couple times that day and decided she didn't want a broken binkie. That night she went to sleep no problem! The next day, I cut the tip off of ALL her pacifiers and left them around the house for her to find. Her reaction? Broken, don't want! That was it. It took us a day to wean and best of all, she felt as if it was her decision to do so. She's never gone back since!
pacifier
My baby started getting teeth at 17 weeks old and he LOVED his paci.. he was practically sucking on his binky all day long and when he slept. he would cry in the middle of the night looking for his paci (not awake though) so I was fetching his paci from month 0 - 6. At month 7 he started waking up in the middle of the night wanting attention or to be fed so we knew it was time to do Ferber, and to wean him on paci at the same time. I knew it would only get harder later on.
It was a miserable weekend. we chose a 3 day weekend so my husband could get some sleep b/c he wakes at 6am for work. First night he cried for 30 minutes, second night 15, third night 7. 4th night to 21st nights varied from no cry to 30 minutes. Finally, he did not need his paci to go to sleep and he was Ferberized at the same time. Now we bring him to look at the skyline of Central from his bedroom and look at the cars and buses and tell him everybody's going nite nite. We put him down and he rolls on his tummy to go to sleep. (refuses to sleep on back anymore!) Now he's 8 months old, we both get great sleep.
Paci is okay if the child doesn't need it in the middle of the night.. but my son needed it and it was disturbing both our sleep.
My baby started getting teeth at 17 weeks old and he LOVED his paci.. he was practically sucking on his binky all day long and when he slept. he would cry in the middle of the night looking for his paci (not awake though) so I was fetching his paci from month 0 - 6. At month 7 he started waking up in the middle of the night wanting attention or to be fed so we knew it was time to do Ferber, and to wean him on paci at the same time. I knew it would only get harder later on.
It was a miserable weekend. we chose a 3 day weekend so my husband could get some sleep b/c he wakes at 6am for work. First night he cried for 30 minutes, second night 15, third night 7. 4th night to 21st nights varied from no cry to 30 minutes. Finally, he did not need his paci to go to sleep and he was Ferberized at the same time. Now we bring him to look at the skyline of Central from his bedroom and look at the cars and buses and tell him everybody's going nite nite. We put him down and he rolls on his tummy to go to sleep. (refuses to sleep on back anymore!) Now he's 8 months old, we both get great sleep.
Paci is okay if the child doesn't need it in the middle of the night.. but my son needed it and it was disturbing both our sleep.