Breaking Baby of Pacifier

Hi J.!! I know exactly what you are going through, except my children are 5 and 3 now. When they were babies they loved that pacifier so much it drove my husband and I crazy. My mother-in-law suggested that I use something. IT will sound funny to you, but believe me I recommend it to anyone. Go to www.farmersalmanac.com Click on best days. They will have "wean days" I know this is used to remove babies from thier mother, but it HONESTLY works. Something about the moon sign. I used it with thier pacifiers, thier nighttime feedings of a bottle, and taking away sippie cups. I would quit using it the days it told me too. They whimpered just alittle, but not much. I know it sounds too good to be true, but if you have the willpower like you sound you do just give it a try. I hope this works for you. Good luck.

~S.

I had the same problem with my son I thought he would never give that thing up. I didn't get him to give it up until he was over 2yrs old. What I did was cut the tip off and told him it was broken and that we had to throw it away and that is what we did. When he asked for it at night I just reminded him that it was broken and we had to throw it away. He eventually stopped asking for it. Hope this helps :)

Hi J.!
I allowed my baby to have it until 18 months. She always had about 4 pacifiers in her crib so she could always find one in the middle of the night. When it was time to move on it was not that big of a deal. By the time she was 18 months, she had so many new things going on in her life that the need to suck on a pacifier was not as strong. Do what works for your baby! :-)
K.

Cold turkey worked for my daughter (at 8 months). She got over it a lot easier than I expected. Just throw them all out.

My friend did it cold turkey and it worked out just fine. When he starts wanting it during the day, just try to redirect him. She had her babies throw it in the trash by themselves and tell it bye bye. She took the trash bag outside and it was over with. Good luck, I know it can be stressful!

Once my daughter turned one, we lost the "fires" (wink, wink). It took about a week for her to not ask for one anymore. Then just as a new baby started at daycare with the same type of fires..."there it is!" she squealed. But she didn't steal his, as I thought she might. But instead would help by putting it back in his mouth after it would fall out. She has a big helper! They grow up SO fast, don't they?

Hi J.!My now 3 1/2 year old use to have to have his pacifier all the time.We took him off of it around a year old.I remember trying everything to get him away from his pacifier.Finally I read a magizine articile about weaning off the pacifier.The articile said to try cutting half the part that they suck on off and throwing it away.So I clipped the end off and gave it back to him.He would stick it in his mouth and take it right back out.After that day/night he was done with the pacifier forever.I hope this helps.

Cold turkey. Just rest up a few days before you do it and after a few nights he won't even remember. Just DON'T GIVE IN no matter how tired you are and how grating the crying gets in the middle of the night! He will be fine, you will be worse, but it will all work out in just a few nights and you all can start getting good rest again :)

My daughter was the same age when we got rid of hers. Same thing, needed it to fall asleep, would lose it at night and cry, etc. We went cold turkey and it took about 3 days to get all settled but it was great! No more waking up a night, during naps etc. She has slept better since and we've had no negative repercussions. Do it now before he's older and more attached and it will be much easier.

Cold turkey is a great idea but just for next time i found that with both of my kids the binky just disappeared when they were about 6 months old and never returned lol My mom let me have one until I was 5 years old and it makes me crazy to see "older" kids with them Be strong sister!!

Honey, don't look at yourself as being mean by taking it away, it's a natural thing to do when that time comes. But, I'm afraid you need to do cold turkey and just walk away. Give him some love and say goodnight and walk away, you can't give in now and don't keep going back in the room. You will be doing this for many things you will learn, so get use to it. It's gonna hurt you more than him, believe me.
Good luck

hi J. my name is W.. i would start out limiting it to nap and bedtime and if you've done that than i would start losing them. meaning throw it in the trash give him a certain one for that day and then throw it away the next morning before he wakes up, take it out of his crib. once we lost the last one we didnt buy more. and also make sure he doesn't stash them anywhere. a friend of mines daughter would stash them in the corner of her bed and under her animals in her room. it may take you till he is a year old but at least you would say goodbye to it. hope this helps. W. mom of 4

Hello Jenifer,

I am in no way an expert. Thats what the doctors are there for, and I recommend speaking to them any time you have a question or a worry.
Most parents wait to long, and that really does makes it harder. If he isn't already, your son is almost ready to be weaned from his bottle. I would do the pacifier at the same time. If you want to do it slowly. But The way I did it both times was just what you said "Cold Turkey!!"
Honestly, the truth is that the pacifier is more for the parents than the baby. It will also be harder on you than the baby, but I assure you that it will only take three days. I promise!! If you can hang in there for three days with out giving it to him. He will forget about it. I promise!! You may want to pick a weekend when your not working. You will be woke up! But you've been there done that. You can handle three days worth. Don't worry your motherly instincts will help you through. Trust yourself!! Be strong!! & Good luck!!
Let us know how it goes.

I dont think its a bad thing to have it in his crib if he wants it, its where the pacifier stays for my son, it doesnt come out of his crib, so if he wants it, it will be there. Not sure on how to break him of it, my son hardly ever took it, but I leave it in his crib anyway.

HOpe that helps

G.

My daughter did the EXACT same thing!! We would have to get up several times a night to put the pacifier back in!! We waited until she was 15 months, although I'm sure it won't hurt to do it now. We weaned her from the pacifier by cutting the end of it off. Start by cutting just a little. Let him suck on it like that for a week or two, then cut a little more. Do that every week or two, and there will be pretty much nothing left. Make sure you do it to ALL the pacifiers!! By the time there is nothing left, he won't get satisfaction out of it anymore anyway, and you can just throw it away. Good luck!

I am not sure I would get rid of his pacifier while he is still taking a bottle. I found that having the pacifier made it very easy to transition from bottle to cup (at around 1 year). As for when you do decide to get rid of it, here is what worked for us was that I cut the nipple in half and then, when it was naptime and time for his paci, I just gave it to him. He popped it in his mouth, pulled it out, looked at it, threw it across the room, and said, "no". That was it. No more pacifier. Bottle was gone at 13 months and paci gone at 18 months with no problem whatsoever. Also, recommendations on this subject are to only get rid of one thing or make one change at a time and to do so at milestone times--9 months, 12 months, 18 months. Best of luck to you. That is what worked really well for us.

THROW IT AWAY AND NEVER LOOK BACK! MY SON DIDN'T LIKE PACIFIERS! BUT I'VE NOTICED WITH THE BOTTLE AND ANYTHING ELSE, IF YOU THROW IT AWAY WHILE THEY AREN'T LOOKING AND NEVER MENTION IT, THEY WILL BE FINE. KEEP THEM OCCUPIED WHILE THEY ARE SEARCHING OR THROWING A FIT LOOKING FOR THAT "CERTAIN SOMETHING"! CHANGE IS OK!

My daughter because very attached to her pacifier. When she was a little older than your son, we siad that her pacifier was "lost". She wanted if for a couple of days, but soon forgot about it. It's better to do it now before he gets older.

Hope this helps.

L.

My sister took all of the binkis and cut off the front part so that there was nothing to suck on! They were a little older, maybe 18 months, so she just showed them they were broken. They got over it really quickly. I don't think that will help your immediate problem ,but if your child is still hanging on after a few months you could try it! Good luck!