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When you got rid of the pacifier...

Snow1010Snow1010 member
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When DD was about 15 months old we started only allowing the paci for naps and bedtime.  After a bad first day, she was fine with this and handed me the paci when getting out of the crib. 

But, about a month ago she became obsessed with the paci again.  At first I thought it was teething so I gave in would allow it more throughout the day.  BIG MISTAKE.   

This is all my fault because the teachers at daycare say she only uses during nap.  She knows that I'm the one who gave in and will allow it.  I can't believe I'm THAT mom!  

So now that I've created my own mess, I need to fix it.   

We've read several different "methods" and trying to figure out which one to go with....paci fairy, taking paci to store and trading for toy, cutting off tips of paci, just going cold turkey.

With whatever method we choose, I'm sure it will be a rough couple days.

Did anyone find that one method worked best?

And my big question...DD has always been an amazing sleeper and goes right to sleep.  I'm anticipating a lot of crying and screaming the first night.  If this happened with your LO, did you go into their room to comfort them or did you just let them cry until they fall asleep?

 

 

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Re: When you got rid of the pacifier...

  • lkharkinslkharkins member

    We struggled with this too and did not break the habit until my dd turned 3. About a month before she turned 3 we started preparing her that once you turn 3 she would be a big girl and not be able to use it any more. She grasped this concept pretty well. He birthday rolled around and she was good all day...until bed time. She asked for her paci and I reminded her that I didn't have one anymore...then she went and found one that she had "lost". I then had to get all mean mommy and cut the tip off. She held the "broken" for a few nights and then stopped caring about it. Over all it was far less painful than we thought it was going to be. However, if we would have just taken it from her when turned 3 without that couple of weeks of "coaching", I think it would have been more difficult.

    Good luck!

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    We went to build a bear and let her pick out a special animal and right before it got sewn up we had her drop the pacifier in. THe dog actually got named binky (what she called her paci) so when ever she asked for her binky we just handed her the dog instead. After the first few times she never asked for it again, but she does love her dog :) She was 15 months at the time. 

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    marsht said:

    We went to build a bear and let her pick out a special animal and right before it got sewn up we had her drop the pacifier in. THe dog actually got named binky (what she called her paci) so when ever she asked for her binky we just handed her the dog instead. After the first few times she never asked for it again, but she does love her dog :) She was 15 months at the time. 

    OMG! This made me cry, lol! What a wonderfully special idea! It seems much less traumatic than others and such a natural transition. She can still have her binky without "having" it.
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  • Snow1010Snow1010 member
    Thanks so much for the advice!  For the next week we are going to keep coaching her about the binky going away and I'm setting a date for them to all disappear!   Or I really like that build a bear idea...need to find out if we have that store in our area!
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  • xWaterBabyxxWaterBabyx
    My DD's best friend was her paci.  I let her have it until she was three and then the "fairies came to take them to little babies who were crying & needed them."  
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  • eb1113eb1113 member
    We did the same as you, limited it to bed and naps around 15-18 months.  Her baby sitter told me she rarely asked for it at nap time and only gave it to her when she did ask.  I tried to do the same, but she always asked for it.   it At around 20-22 months we took it away for good. I debated on either going cold turkey or cutting the tips.  I decided on going cold turkey, figuring that would be a quicker method.

    We took it away for the first time on a Friday night, knowing we could rest/relax on the weekend.  It was a painful weekend, I won't lie.  It took her at least an extra hour to fall asleep the first few nights.  The first night was the worst.  She was crying for her paci and eventually passed out.  By Monday or Tuesday she was better about going to sleep.  It still took a bit, but there wasn't anymore crying.  What was the worst was that for about 2 weeks, she stopped saying I love you and giving us kisses before bed.  It broke my heart.  After those 2 weeks she did go back to the usual bedtime routine and was back to her usual self (minus the paci).

    There were times where she would randomly ask for her paci.  It would almost always be at bedtime.  She was easily distracted, which was good.
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