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Bye bye binkie

btm013btm013 member
in June 2015 Moms
At our 15 month appointment my sons doctor said its time to get him off the binkie. He only uses it at night and for naps yet I am terrified! I'm convinced we will never sleep again. 

Has as anyone been told by their doctor it's time to cut the binkie out of your LO's life? Have you done it yet? Any tips?
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Re: Bye bye binkie

  • bwow615bwow615 member
    We have our 15 month appt on the 28th, I will be terrified as well.  He loves his bink!  
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  • KonaCoffeeBeanKonaCoffeeBean member
    edited September 2016
     My son has never been much for the pacifier, but I think it's a little bit odd that a doctor would care at all. I mean, I know there are some good reasons to curb pacifier use, but it's not really a medical issue. 
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  • klirwin82klirwin82 member
    edited September 2016
    My son uses his binky for naps & at night and when he gets upset if we're out and about it soothes him (think whining fit to calm in 1.5 seconds). The ped wanted all bottles gone by 15 months and now this is next? I'm glad you posted this, I'll make sure he doesn't have one at the office visit and I'm  just not going to bring it up. We are just barely (pretty randomly) STTN and unless the ped wants to get up at 3am with him then binky at night it is, at least for us.

    Once he goes to the dentist (18 months?) if he says no more binky then I'll agree to it then. 

    Wasn't Suri Cruise walking around with a binky til she was like, 4?

    ETA: Looked it up and seems like internet consensus is that it can cause slanting/tilting of teeth if continued use past 2 years of age. Makes discontinuation at 15 months sound a little early if teeth are the ped's primary concern.
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  • beckyk9109beckyk9109 member
    We had our check up and my pedi didn't even bring it up and my girls even used theirs while in the office. We only use pacis for naps, bedtime, and to soothe after shots. Otherwise we don't allow them during daytime at all so I'm not worried.
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  • enigmaticjjenigmaticjj member
    Someone I know had sucked their thumb for a long time as a young kid to the point where it messed with how their tongue would naturally sit in their mouth when it was empty.  Normally your tongue pushes up on the roof of your mouth and the tip be touching/almost touching your top teeth...but for her it didn't because of that extended thumb sucking...she would have to consciously think about it, otherwise her tongue would sit lower (kind of like if you were sucking your thumb or had a pacifier).  She later had to go to some therapist to help her train her / her tongue to sit right.

    No idea how common that is, but just something I thought of when wondering why a doctor would care about pacifier use (at the very least I figure it's an interesting story).  But I wouldn't think using it a few times a day would makes a big difference, but I'm no doctor.  Maybe they are just being extra cautious.
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  • jessieR358jessieR358 member
    @virginiaunicorn11 your comment cracked me up. 

    My child doesn't use a pacifier but if he was closer to 2 I would get rid of it. I think 15 months is fine. 

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  • lindsladle15lindsladle15 member
    Yes, our pedi said between 12 and 15 months...just in the last few days we've gone cold turkey without it.  We tried just limiting it to bed time and nap time and that just made her mad and want to be in her bed all the time (not such a bad thing, right?!) and we also tried cutting a slit in one to get rid of the suction....another move that just ticked her off.
    Nap and bed are getting better (night especially because she's so tired from crying at naps for longer than she's used to) and I suspect in the next couple days she will be over it (I hope!!).  We also gave her a stuffed animal in bed to help her soothe and connect with something else.
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