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Almost 3 and still uses paci at bedtime

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DD will be 3 in a few weeks and still used a paci to sleep. She takes naps at preschool without one because the teacher trained them not to use it but when she comes home she throws a fit at bedtime if I don't let her sleep with one. I have tried bribing her with a toy from the 'paci fairy' if she gives it away but she isn't interested. I know I could put my foot down but with a baby it's easier to get her to sleep with one right now anyways. When she wakes up she can't Have it anymore. Anyone else still let their LO have a paci to sleep?
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Re: Almost 3 and still uses paci at bedtime

  • mobizmobiz
    exact same boat here. he doesn't use it at daycare, but gets it at bedtime at home religiously. i'm so scared to try and take it away especially with all the family changes with the baby coming in june.  we're in the middle of potty training and we'll be transitioning him to a big bed soon so the baby can have his crib so i'm thinking i'll just keep the paci as a consistent comfort item at least through those changes. only so much at once. but i feel guilty, like he'll have it forever. i feel for your position!
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  • LisaMinFLLisaMinFL member

    Perhaps it is one of those things you just have to do cold turkey? S/he will prob cry the first night or so.

    Or since her teacher trained her to nap with out one, maybe you can ask her for ideas?

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  • sharrowsharrow

    I empathize.

    Six months ago, DS had a paci, was still in his crib, and had just started potty-training.  I was feeling the push to get these things done before the baby came.

    Well, we survived all the transitions.  Moving to a big boy bed made naptime optional :/, but other than that, DS did great.

    We did the paci fairy thing.  Wrapped all his pacis up, and told him the next morning there would be a present for him.

    Night #1 was miserable.  Night #2 was a bit better.... by night #4 he was almost ok.  I'd say it took a week to totally move past having a paci. 

     I wanted to get rid of it before the baby came and had their own paci's, because that would make DS losing his paci even more difficult.

    Good luck.

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  • UsedToBeGoldieUsedToBeGoldie member

    my twins will be 3 in June and still use a paci only in their cribs... not at school, etc.

    DS1 was the same way - and close to 3 we got him to agree to the paci fairy b/c of a big toy he REALLY wanted... and it worked great.

    The twins seem more attached to their pacis so i think it might be harder- but i'm not going to stress about it... as long as it's in the bed only - it's not a big issue.

    work on the right time- find something she really wants... etc. 

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  • la79alla79al member
    DD1 used one (pretty much 24/7) until a month before she turned 3.  Her very protruding teeth went back to normal within 4 months, btw.  She got to the point where she was chewing on them and DH thought they were a choking hazard so he cut the tip off.  She got really upset but didn't want it anymore.  That night there was some crying but by the next night, she wasn't exactly happy but there were no tears.  We did catch her with DD2s a few times (they used the same kind) but no big deal.  I have no idea how we are going to get DD2 off them.  She already has them chewed to shreds, with the tip missing off about half of them.  She just sticks her finger inside them and keeps going.  I am amazed at what she can do with a paci stuck on her finger.  I really wouldn't stress about it too much if I were you.  I keep telling myself, at some point it is going to be easier to reason with them...
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  • JEK76JEK76
    imagesharrow:

    I empathize.

    Six months ago, DS had a paci, was still in his crib, and had just started potty-training.  I was feeling the push to get these things done before the baby came.

    Well, we survived all the transitions.  Moving to a big boy bed made naptime optional :/, but other than that, DS did great.

    We did the paci fairy thing.  Wrapped all his pacis up, and told him the next morning there would be a present for him.

    Night #1 was miserable.  Night #2 was a bit better.... by night #4 he was almost ok.  I'd say it took a week to totally move past having a paci. 

     I wanted to get rid of it before the baby came and had their own paci's, because that would make DS losing his paci even more difficult.

    Good luck.

    This describes exactly where I am at right now!  And wanting to get it done before baby #2 arrives....did you read my mind??  he he!

    DS never used his pacifier at daycare b/c it just grossed me out that it would drop on the flooor, go in other kids mouths, etc. so we just told him from the beginning...no binkie at daycare and it was never a problem.  With him cutting all 4 of his 2 y/o molars right now, he's managed to chew holes in all of his binkies and we show him the binkie, tell him they are broken and have him throw them away.  Now we're down to one thing, looks like a binkie but is a tougher material and the nipple part is textured...it's for teething.  We are letting him use that b/c he is clearly dealing with a lot of discomfort from the teeth.  Once that is done we'll be taking it away.  Heck, I may just cut a hole in it and show him it is broken and have him throw it away!

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  • sheldeanyoungsheldeanyoung
    Have you tried cutting the tip off paci? With our son we knew getting rid of a paci would be hard so we did it at just over one!! We cut the tip off so they don't get the suction anymore and she'll probably keep asking for a new one but just cut the tips off all of them so she thinks they are all now the same.  For us our son just kept spitting it out and in two days it was gone!!!!! =)
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  • LomaxeeLomaxee member
    This post makes me so relieved (sad I'm late reading it). We are trying to wean DD off paci so I been giving her a flat one all week. She tells us it is broken. Last night she would not fall asleep and just sat around until she passed out without paci, then woke up at 2am crying for a paci, at which time I caved.I am going to try to cut the tip of a paci and see how that goes - Friday night though, I must sleep :). I am happy I saw this post. I was starting to feel like I was doing something wrong!
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  • Pier1girlPier1girl

    We went cold turkey quitting the paci around 17 months and it was really not as big of a deal as I expected.  The first couple of nights were rough but after that it was fine.  Now DD looks at other kids her age with pacis and has no desire for one at all.

    Just say no to pacis after 18 months... 

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