Should I Just Get Another Binky?????

do NOT NOT NOT give him another one!!!!!!!!!!!!! he should have been done with it looooooooooooooooooong ago, like by his first birthday. he will fall asleep if you let him, you have given him a crutch his whole life instead of letting him fall asleep on his own. who cares about the neighbor, let him cio, 2 maybe 3 days tops and he'll be fine.

I sucked my thumb until I was 7 to put myself to sleep. I'd get him a new binky, just for nights. You all need to sleep.

What do you mean by "just?" 2 days ago, 2 weeks ago? I'm curious, because it's usually rough the first couple of weeks. So, if you took away recently, you're probably about over the worst of it. In my opinion, I would not give it back. It's hard now, but it really does get easier. If you think it's hard now, it only gets harder as they get older. It will be much worse the next time you try to take it away. I would deal with the hard parts now, instead of when he gets older. Hope you get sleep soon.

He will adjust. It will take a week or so.

I'd give it back. Things like that really aren't big deals in the whole scheme of things. When he's 15 years old, he won't have a pacifier. It'll work out in the end. My 13 month old will still have her pacifier at that age unless she tosses it herself. I have enough kidlets that if it's something that makes things easier for everyone, we'll keep it! (and in case it sounds otherwise, I totally understand why you were trying to let it go...for me, at this point, I'd definitely get new ones).

I've never met an adult who still needed a binky to get to sleep, so I'm pretty confident you don't have to worry about THAT aspect of things.

Get some sleep. Try again in a few more weeks.

i say go for it, he may not be ready to give it up because it is such a comfort item. or get him another comfort item for him to cuddle with at night. I lucked out with my daughter she was 18 months when we finally got rid of it and it wasnt even a fight

I would get another one for now. I will tell you how we broke our daughter,who was 3 at the time,of using one.She only used it at night by this time. We took it away and when she went to bed,hubby and I would go "look" for it. We "looked" for three nights and after that she never asked again.

hmmm.. if it was me. I would just get him another one and make it a bed only pacifier unless there was a definite reason to get rid of it. Everyone has there opinion but really unless it is a dental problem or talking problem due to the pacifier then I don't see the problem. Don't worry what others think.
Now if he was 4 or 5 and still had it and was having trouble then of course not with school coming etc. But since this is his comfort, it doesn't hurt him, he is still little so there is no problem. when he is 3 or 4 it will be much much easier to get rid of it to the binky fairy or something fun. the one thing I have seen is that a lot are parents who get rid of it, give it back, back and forth and back and forth. So I would say if you are going to give it back to him, let him be and don't try again in a few months. Wait for a long time and don't put you or him through it again and again.

good luck with whatever you decide to do. they are only young once. enjoy it, love on him and look at the big picture

I haven't read all the answers but u need sleep and so does he.. What about a night time binkie. I would do it and explain nighttime only and keep the broken binkies for daytime.
Hugs,
L.

I know it's hard but give it a few nights and he will adjust. Don't go backwards now, he just needs to learn how to soothe himself to sleep. I had a music box for my kids and if they woke I would just rub their back a minute or pat their back and put the music on. After a few nights they woke less and less. It is a little inconvenience but if you give it back it is only going to prolong taking it away later.

Don't go backwards.
This period of crying and him finding new ways to soothe himself will end soon. Why drag it out and go through it again in a month or two or even longer?
It doesn't feel like it now, but you've got a head start on all this.
He's 2 years old. Let him have a lovey. My son had a little stuffed puppy dog that he patted and shushed and covered up with his blankey and he was so concentrated on that....before you knew it....he was out like a little light. We told him his puppy needed to go nigh nigh. It worked.
He was cold turkeyed from the breast at 15 months because I had to go into the hospital. It certainly wasn't easy, but he did just fine. He wasn't traumatized. He's a perfectly loving and affectionate human being who has no memory of mommy being sick and away for a week.
Your son will learn to sleep without his binky.
If you get him another one, you'll just go through this again later.

That's just my opinion.
Take a nap. Tell your neighbors you're sorry, but he's off the binky.
It won't last long.

Best wishes.

You said yourself 'he doesn't yell for his binkies or anything - just lost interest b/c the suction doesn't work anymore.' Giving them back would be like giving a person who just quit after 2 years of smoking a cigarette! Binkies are gone, a major milestone in his life, it's time to move on. The worst is more than likely over, you just need to work on teaching him to soothe himself to sleep.

Make sure he's getting plenty of physical exercise running and jumping during the day, and some right before dinner to tire him out. What is his bedtime routine like? Everything should be quieting down after dinner, no TV, no roughhousing, no tickling, nothing to get him keyed up. A warm bath, brushing his teeth, a rubdown with nighttime lotion, a book or two, cuddling, maybe a quiet bedtime song, and down to bed. Make sure his room is darkened so light isn't coming in (we use a shade,) you can run a fan for white noise, and maybe have a CD or radio with soft music playing. The point is to get him relaxed. And does he have a lovey to snuggle with, a stuffed animal or blanket, that he can reach for to give him comfort when you lay him down or when he wakes up in the middle of the night? If not get him one today, let him name it and tell him that when he goes to sleep he can snuggle with it and show him how. My little guy looks forward to going to bed with his bear "Arnold" and his puppy Pillow Pet, "Puppa." BTW, they have smaller versions of the pillow pets now for $12.99 @ Target, really cute for little ones. If he wakes up go in but don't turn the light on, don't pick him up, talk to him quietly, a whisper really, and in a monotone voice, say something like, "It's nighttime, everyone's asleep, time for you to go back to sleep." Give him his lovey, pat his back or tummy a little, but again, don't pick him up, and leave the room. You're trying to teach him to soothe himself to sleep. It will benefit everyone in the longrun.

One more idea that a friend of mine uses for her son since he had trouble going to sleep and staying asleep: she bought a Nightlight Turtle (they come in other animals as well) that projects stars on the ceiling. She said it stays on for about 45 minutes and he falls asleep looking at it, and it's easy for her or her husband to slip back in and turn it on again if he wakes up in the middle of the night.
http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Twilight-Constellation-Night-...

Hang in there ~ this will pass! ; )

We recently gave up binkies too. I so feel your pain. We waited until our child turned 3 to give them. I think it helped because we were able to reason them a bit more than if he had been two years old. With that being said, what is the reason why you took the binky away? Can you wait until he's a bit older to give it up? Maybe try and replace the binky with a lovey or something he is bonded to? Otherwise, you may need to let him cry which I know is hard. There is nothing wrong with that option but you just have to be willing to get through the tough patches at night for a few days.

Yes, get another one. What does it matter? You all need sleep.

He won't be sucking on his binky at his high school graduation.

Consider reading hte Dr. Ferber book. It addresses binkies and a number of other sleep associations which can be curbed. The method involves some crying, and some sleep loss and patience on your part, but sounds like you, your son and your neighbor aren't getting much sleep as it is.

Good luck.

I agree with Rosebud, however, it takes approximately 2 weeks to change a habit. So if you want him to stay off the binky just keep it up. He should learn how to self soothe.

I would think he needs something to suck. He could suck his thumb or some fingers or he could get another binky.

But I would think that explaining to the neighbor what is going on might make it easier for the neighbor to understand and have some compassion. He will eventually get tired enough to go to sleep and stay that way.