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| What's the best way - all @ once or gradually & to take it away yourself or to make your child do it? My child's doctor said to get rid of the pacifier @ 15 months. My son is 13 mo. old. My mom suggests to start now by only allowing it @ naptime & bedtime. A friend made her daughter throw it away. Any advice? |
| Posted by Shannon on 09/25/2008 12:57 PM
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| My daugter was paci free by 13 month. I started giving it to her only at naptime and nightime at around 12 month. Then when she was ok with that, I started cutting it with a scissor. Every day a little more off the tip until it was so small that she could not hold it in her mouth. Of course she missed it, she could not fall asleep without it, but it just kept falling out of her mouth so she did not like it anyomre. It was one week of hell, but we got over it. You have to be strong, Do not give it back to her once you took it away, because then it will get worse. Just wait it out, my dauhter would cry at every naptime for about an hour but after that 1 week passed she fell asleep without it. You have to do it now, the longer you wait the harder it will be for her to go without the paci. Good luck. |
| posted by Tunde on 09/25/2008 01:06 PM
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| When my daughter was 2 yrs old, she just decided she just didn't want it anymore. she is now 8 yrs old. My son who is now 2 yrs old still uses his only at naptime/bedtime or if he is uneasy about something he ask for it. I try and make sure that I don't leave one laying around during the day or he will want it.. out of site out or mind. Though we keep them in the freezer and when he wants one he goes and ask for his "BY", (which is what he calls his pacifer). I have decided when I we have lost them all then, we won't give it too him anymore. My child's Dr. doesn't seem to think he should give it up unless he has it all the time. So, don't rush it, if he only takes it at naptime so what. Just don't give it to him all the time. Or if he bits off the nipples of them, then throw it away and when they are all gone, then he just doesn't get anymore. |
| posted by Suzanne on 09/25/2008 01:07 PM
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| My son is 2 1/2 and I took him to the Dr a couple of weeks ago for a cough and the Dr. asked me what he was sucking on. I was like what... she said I can tell he is sucking on something by his teeth. Since he turned two we only give it to him at nap and nighttime but even with that she said it was affecting the form of his teeth.She said it could effect his adult teeth. She said to get rid of it. I asked her what to do first potty train him or take the paci, she said don't even bother with potty training until he is 3 but to defintely get rid of the paci NOW. She also told me to cut a little off the tip each day. We were waiting for this week to be over before we start because he is just getting over his cough and we have a lot going on this week, so starting Monday I am going to start cutting the tip off of his last paci. If I were you I would start taking it away now because like the other moms said it only gets harder, I am not looking forward to next week. But I have to do it. |
| posted by amy on 09/25/2008 01:28 PM
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My pediatrician said to get rid of the paci around 3 years of age so we're waiting until then. Our son is 2 now and only uses it in his crib and sometimes in the car. No harm done.
I'd take your Mom's advice to start off with. |
| posted by on 09/25/2008 03:25 PM
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| What I would like to know is, how are you supposed to take a paci away from a 2-1/2 yr old, when her younger brother sucks on one as well? |
| posted by Felicity on 09/25/2008 04:22 PM
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| my son is "paci" free.at aprox. 15 months, he got to the point were he did not miss it (if he did not see it around); at that point, we took it away in the day time for a while. he was fine with that; then we stopped giving it to him altogether. he fussed some but he got over it. he is a paci free kid now. i would say though, that it depends on the kid. everybody is diferent. |
| posted by teresa on 09/25/2008 07:53 PM
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| the longer you wait, the more difficult it will be to take it away. if there is a younger child also using one, play the "big kid" card. You don't need a paci because you are a Big Kid! |
| posted by Katie on 09/28/2008 10:31 AM
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
Today, I put paci "out of sight" when he sat down to eat breakfast & lunch (which are both shortly after he wakes up) and gave it back @ naptime & bedtime. There hasn't been any drama yet. So far so good!
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| posted by Shannon on 09/29/2008 11:47 PM
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