Pacifiers

M&M227

What's everyone doing?  Are you planning to take it away soon or letting LO continue to have it?  We're starting to only let her have in her crib and our plan is to take it away at 2 completely.  

She qualified for speech therapy due to lack of consonant babbling so I'm trying not to let her have it, she can't practice making sounds if it's in her mouth all the time. 

Syncronicity09

Ashur was never really into them, he used them occasionally for sleeping or randomly when he saw one laying around. And apparently he really liked them at my sisters. He just kind of got over them.

 

We use them now for teething and as a treat. We fill the bulb with water and freeze them. He loves it, and it can usually satisfy him for a bit when he is cranky. Once they are melted they go on the floor and he could care less. I will probably keep doing this for as long as he likes it.

Katie Jean

we aren't too concerned about "taking" it away at a certain point. Right now the only time she has it is when she is sleeping in her crib or on long car rides where she sleeps. I hope to just take her cues as to when she is done with it.

jporqueler

L has never been interested and apparently stowed on away in her toy box.  Well she found it this weekend and will NOT put it down, but I did notice she has at least 4 teeth coming in so hoping that is the connection.

hepcats

I will likely take it away when he can walk, as it seems weird to me to see a kid walking/running around with a paci in their mouth. If he freaks out about it, then I'll reconsider. He does like them, but I don't think he's overly dependent on them, more so we are!

egpitt22

Katie Jean:

we aren't too concerned about "taking" it away at a certain point. Right now the only time she has it is when she is sleeping in her crib or on long car rides where she sleeps. I hope to just take her cues as to when she is done with it.

This is exactly where we are at this point.  I don't really have any plan in place yet, I'm really hoping he just gives it up on his own at some point (hopefully in the not-so-distant future), so I guess we'll see what happens, then go from there.  

Telly21182

When Ty started teething I got a new pacifier and he hated it, and didn't seem to miss it so I never gave him the old one back!  He hasn't had one since then (January?)  Even when our niece tried sharing hers with him he looked at her like she was insane and "Why would I want that childish thing?"

pmpkn219

He's never been a huge fan but we use it on long car rides, in a pinch when other distractions won't work. He does have one at DC that he uses at naptime.

We're moving in August, so I figure once he's settled into his new place/new nap schedule we will take it away.

MommaA117

I used to try to get her to take to them but she never did. Guess that's a good thing now.

maddiemoon43

DS uses his in his crib, and it stays there.  I also have one in the diaper bag for the car trips where he's tired but won't let go and actually fall asleep or if he's cranky and tired in the stroller.  It usually buys me enough time to finish what I'm doing and get to the car/home before he melts down.