How Do You Get Rid of a Pacifier??

Punch a hole in it, and it will become less satisfying. You can then have a go away party for the pacifier, and will donate to a baby. She is a big girl, and tell her pacifier is for babies.

We first went to house use only, then bedroom use only, then a chair in the bedroom (forces them to not have it in bed). Then we told her that when you get too old for them that they start to blow the top off. She found it very amusing to put them on top of the fridge and see how long it would take for the top to "explode". We would just take sissors and cut them apart when she wasn't looking (mostly at night). Sometimes they just had small slits, sometimes the top would blow a couple feet away. She found this all so amusing that she would bring us a binky pratically every day to see how long it would take to explode. She loved it!

Throw it away, replace with another lovey such as a stuffed animal or favorite sippy she picks from the store. I did this with my first at 14 months old. She got over it in a week or two. It will be hell for sleep but they dont stay awake all night also a replacement lovey will soothe them better.

My son is 28 months old and we just took the pacifier away when he was 27 months..... and it was a complete success. Don't know what I was so worried about. I know every child is different however my son was addicted to the pacifier so I thought it was going to be awful.... I had delayed for as long as I could and then noticed that he was crying/whining even when he had a pacifier. What's the point of pacifier if they are still going to cry? Often he just wanted attention.

He would require two or three pacifiers with him at night. One to have in his mouth the other's in his hand to rub his face/side of nose and eye. Strangest thing ever but it soothed him. He also would require them in the car rides. He's a great sleeper so I was afraid I would loose that if the pacifiers were gone.

We took the approach of talking about the "pacifier fairy" coming a few weeks in advance. the pacifier fairy would come to take the pacifiers to the little babies that needed them and in return would leave a "big boy" present. It took a few weeks of talking about this before he understood or got excited. He never really told us "yes, let's do that" however he absorbed the story so it wasn't a shock and even talked about it at day care to other kids.

On paci day, a couple hours before bed we went around and collected all of the pacifiers together... he sucked on each one, one more time, and then put them in a baggy.... then we put them in a box in his room (by the door so the parents could easily sneek in and out). At night we swapped out the baggy for a couple dinosaurs.

We had a little rough patch getting to bed so we let him snuggle a little longer in mommy and daddy's bed. The next couple days were a little rough at naps however we kept reinforcing snuggle time with his stuffed animals and that seemed to help. He did so well we also rewarded him with a big boy bed and switched the crib to a toddler bed. He loved that.

Anyway... hope that helps. Good luck.

My girl is 15 months old and fortunately, we have her down to only using the Binky for sleeping! At daycare, she doesn't use one at all (not even for naps), so I don't know how they manage that! She knows that she isn't supposed to have it during the day and she will happily hand it over to me as soon as she wakes up in the morning!

At around 10 months old I just started making it "less available" and as long as she didn't see it sitting around, she mostly forgot that it even existed. At 13 months, when she moved from the infant class to toddler class at daycare, they just stopped it cold turkey. We do keep one in the car for those rare occassions when she just cannot fall asleep (if we're driving around during her nap time or late at night), but she hardly ever gets it in the car. Now I'm at the point where I want her to not need it at all (for sleeping, either)! I don't think she's quite old enough to understand being a "big girl," so I think we'll have to wait a few more months before we get to the point where she can get rid of it herself...

Good luck!

Give it a "funeral". Bury it in the back yard and let her plant a flower over the spot. She can watch her "soo soo" turn into a beautiful flower and water it and take care of it.

I have done all of these and they all worked. Now you mention crying bothers you. Well one way is to lay her down with out and let her cry it out. At that time you could leave the house and let your hubbie stay usaully men are more patient with that cry. After a week she will stop. Also you can try telling her another baby needs them and shes a big girl and we need to take them to a new baby. there is tons of different ways you could do that. one put them in a bag have her do it and than either hand it to the babies mom or go to a nursery and hand them to a nurse and give them a heads up pryor too so they know to through them out. You could do something similar to that but have her take it to a shelter for a baby. There is another way. is you take her paci and you punch a hole in it with a needle than after a couple days take it and nip the tip just so like when she sucks she can't and she will frustrated and through it. eventually if you nip it right and you nip one at a time she will eventually give up and not want it. good luck

My twins were 2-1/2 when we took the pacifier away. I wanted it to be their choice. I went with the "binky" fairy was looking for binky's to give to the newborn babies that are coming into the world and would they like to donate their binky to the babies? The first day, second and third day they said no, then the 4th day they said they were ready to give the binky's to the binky fairy. We cleaned them and wrapped them in a box and put the box in our mailbox and the next morning our mailbox was covered in glitter and confetti and there were come special presents in there from the binky fairy as a thank-you for being such generous big boys. When they went to bed that night there were some tears, but we talked about it and about how happy those new babies are and gave lots of hugs and I never heard about the missing binky's again. It was pretty easy.

We have just successfully ditched the binky with the following approach:
For about 2 months we have established restricted access. I made a box for the binky, where it had to stay during the day and only come out for naps and nighttime.
Finally about 2 weeks ago planned a weekend with a flurry of activities that I knew would tire her out. In the morning we collected all binkies and threw them in the dishwasher. What can I say - in her mind they have been there ever since. During the first 2 nights she asked for it and I told her they were dirty and needed to be washed... she agreed. There were no tears or drama...
She hasn't been asking for them a lot since then, sometimes she tells me they are in the dishwasher :) and I agree.
Good luck!

Maybe try eliminating it in small steps - first she can only have it in the car and when she sleeps (not during play time, couch time, etc.) Then only when she sleeps (nap and night). Then only at night when she sleeps. We did that and it worked out great. You'll probably have to move at a very slow pace, like at least a week or two at each step so that she gets used to it. At the same time I'd let her pick out a replacement "soothing" item that she can bond with. Maybe a comfy lovey, blanket, stuffed animal, etc. It will be hard, but you'll have to stand firm - if you give in and give her the Soo Soo back, she'll know that she can work the system. Good luck!

Throw them all away. Have her do it. And then provide comfort before bed and nap times, but she will have to cry and get used to being without it. It took about 3 days with my 2 year old (I'd taken it away at 18 months with NO issues, but since she liked to chew it when teething it returned, then it was a battle to get rid of). Honestly it wasn't a huge deal. She cried about 30 min the first night and it got to be less and less.

Now, you need to get over this fear of hearing her cry or she'll manipulate you like crazy with it from now on! She's a kid, kids cry, especially when they want their way. You're the parent and you need to be strong. This is for her own good, so don't be sucked into letting her have her way because her crying is bothering you. Get earplugs! :) (honestly my husband does this)

Best wishes!

my nephew had a pacifier too and we had a hard time getting him off it. we tried everything...we ended up putting a small amount of lemon juice on it when he was happy and off doing something else and not paying attention to the pacifier. he would stick it in his mouth and then take it out and make a face and drop it on the floor and move on to the next thing...we didnt do it all the time but we did it at intervals and after a while he started asking for it less and less. i am not sure if it would work for you or not but it is a way of not having to take it away...its a way of having her slowly getting rid of it herself. BTW he was off of it in a months time.

what worked for us: cold turkey. My son was almost 2 when we gave up the pacifier for him, and we've never looked back! It was Halloween night actually...we ran him ragged all day, and we were spending the night at the in-laws. I realized as he was going to bed (later than normal) that we didn't have his pacifier. I panicked. I was pretty transparent with him, telling him we didn't have it. And miraculously, it didn't bother him! He asked about it when he was tired for about a week (naps & bedtime) but I told him we didn't have it (it was true, I didn't have it with me the room! believe me...we had a huge stash elsewhere, but he didn't know that. There were a few times that I almost caved and gave it to him, but husband helped me stay strong - we were concerned that the pacifier was delaying his speech and hurting his teeth). And I offered the one that we did have to him - it was a different brand of pacifier, one that he never used or liked - but he refused that one. And after a week....he stopped asking about it.

What helped: keeping him busy, distracted, and tired. He has several lovies that were a great alternative to the pacifier. He also has a big brother who didn't use a pacifier, and a baby brother who does - we asked him to help get the baby's pacifier, and emphasize that "only babies use them".

Grrr....those pacifiers are truly a catch-22, aren't they?! Good luck!

I did a slow transition for my daughter, starting when she was just over 2. I only kept 1 or 2...if she couldn't find them anywhere, I figured it would be easier. For the first couple weeks, she was no longer allowed to take it out of the house, so it wouldn't get lost or dirty is what we told her. The next step was she could only have it in her room...then only if she was laying in bed. At that point, we started telling her about our friends new baby and how he needed binkies to use, warming her up to the idea of giving them to the baby. The last step we did was tell her when she gave all her binkies to the friend's baby, she could go to the store and pick out a new toy that she could snuggle in bed instead of the binky. Right then and there, she was ready! We washed them, put them in a pretty box and dropped them off for the baby on the way to the toy store. She didn't even question it that night, she just hugged her brand new dolly close and went right to sleep.

Good luck!!
L.

Hi C.,
Getting rid of my daughters "binky" was more difficult than potty training her! She was almost 4 when she finally decided to wrap it up and give it to Santa so he could give it to "the babies who don't have one". This was after we tried tying it to a helium filled balloon and sending it up to the Binky Fairy who then sent her a new toy, hiding them, and a few other unsuccessful attempts. We also started by not letting her have them in the car, then only letting her have them at bedtime. It took a long time, but we ultimately had to let her kind of decide when she was done with it. I guess it all depends on your daughter's personality. It was worth it though...life without the Binky is so much easier! Good luck!

I agree with KL, try it in steps. With our twins, we eliminated it around the house, then from the car, and then naps during a 2-3 month period. Then when it came time to eliminate it from sleeping, they were ready. We made a big deal out of them being big girls and when the day came, they threw them away themselves. One tried to find them the next day day but when we told her the trash man all ready took it away, that was the end of it. I was surprised at how smoothly it went. Good luck.

B.
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I say take it away "cold turkey" as soon as possible. That's what we did with our kids and never had a problem - although they were all less than a year old when we did it. The older your daughter is when you take it away the harder it will be.

Good luck!

we did it slowly. My daughter was almost 3 before she gave hers up, and she needed 3 at a time. One in each hand and one for her mouth. She knew that it was only for bed and nap, so during the day she would put it under her pillow untill it was time to use it. If she got upset or wanted to suck on it she would put herself inher room for a few mins. of quiet time. Eventually the dog ate them all, he would get them from under her pillow and she didn't care anymore, but we didn't push the issue just enforced the only bed, and nap. Good Luck. My second is a thumb sucker and will be 3 soon, now that is a challenge.

My daughter was 3 and loved her passy. We tried the steps, we tried giving it to Santa she said take all my presents back I dont like santa. We even tried to put in a build a bear where she put it in her bear and in a day she had figured out how to tear the bear and get it out. One day I asked her if she wanted to do a project? She was ready I handed her scissors and her passy and said lets see how fast we can cut the tops off. She cut every one of them off. Then threw some in the trash and kept 2 of her favorites of course she couldnt suck on them but she never complained about not having them. She knew only big girls got to use scissors and she thought it was all her idea.

you just do.....its hard! but it only lasts a day or two and then its done. be strong, and don't give in...throw them away so that you won't be tempted!
we gave ours to the "baby birds". put them outside the door, then put them in the garbage when she walked away. she cried that night....ALOT...but we didn't give in and we were ok by the next day.

Both of my kids were hooked on pacifiers, My son just finally gave his to me one day and said he didn't need it anymore (he was about 3). My daughter, on the other hand, was a little more difficult. I think she was around 2years old
When one day she was in the kitchen with me and I guess was ticked off at something so she took a photograph I had and started ripping it up. SHe had her pacie in her mouth. I grabbed it from her mouth and put it in the trash can. I had to sit on the trash can for a little while so she couldn't get it out. I won't lie she was very mad for about a day. But she never went back to it. I wish I would have taken my sons away earlier because he had an open bite from it. My daughter did too but hers went down after a few months. There will be tears when you do it but you have to remember that you are doing it for her own good. You are the mom and you know best.

Hi C.,

I know you have gotten a lot of responses already,but wanted to tell you what we did.Our daughter was three at them and only used if naps and night time. We took it away and for three nights when we put our daughter to bed,we would "go look for it." We couldn't "find" it and after the third night she didn't need it anymore. With our son six years later,we never gave him one. Our daughter is going to be 20 in April.

Good luck

C.

We stored all of them in a bin by her toys. One day I went in and cut about 1/2 of them but left them in the bin. When she went to go for one she would pick up a broken one and announce it was broken then would throw it away. Within a week I had cut them all and she had thrown them all away with the exception of 1 or 2 which she would just hold. The holding of them only lasted about a week. She never cried and she was 1 1/2. Good luck!

We tried a lot of things like cutting off the tip, leaving it the bedroom so she could only have it to sleep & wrapping it in a box for another baby. We could not take the crying either. Our doctor asked why we were rushing to take it away (I think this was at her 18 month or 2 year check up)? She said, she is going to suck on something if she really wants too and you can take away a pacifier, but you cannot take away a thumb or fingers. Interesting. We still made several unsuccessful attempts between 2 and 3 to get rid of it….yes, on her 3rd b-day, she STILL had it! We told her the dentist was going to tell her she had to give it up or she would end up with beaver teeth (nice, I know)! Sure enough, just days after she turned 3, she went to the dentist and they said it MUST go in the garbage. She came home, threw it away and that was the end of the story.

Bottom line, there's probably no perfect solution & you will find the one that works best for her.

Good luck. Our youngest is almost 2 1/2 and we will be doing the same thing within the next 6 months.

Tell her that big girls don't use a pacifier and take it. Throw it away. It will damage her teeth. My best friend's son will be 4 at the end of the month and he still uses one; he's getting a gap in his teeth! Rid her of the habit now! Distract her with other things, like a trip to a children's museum! Good luck!