Taking the Pacifier Away

It was very easy for me to wean my twins from their pacifiers. All I did was say "you don't need that ucky thing.". Then later I would take it out of the crib so when they woke up it was not easy for them to see or grab it. It only took about a week and no more pacifier.

Well, I have a good idea that worked with my boy. And this come from another mother I knew at the time. When he was 2 1/2 years old, that Christmas I told him that Santa took his binki and left him all the toys for it. And it worked, a bunch of toys for that little binki, he thought that was a great trade.

We made a huge deal about the Pacy fairy would come and give her a special present if she gave her pacy to a new baby that needed it. My daughter loved it and we got her some horses. Of course she went through a stage where she wanted it back. I think mine was three before we did this so 2 might be harder to understand. It did work because she seemed to realize I couldn't get it back because the pacy fairy recycled it and gave it to a baby that needed it. It didn't hurt that she got a cool present she had wanted either.

Good question. My daughter turns two in January and we've started asking the same question. I tried to let her nap without it this weekend and she screamed. I've started telling her that "binks are for babies and that she is a big girl" too and when she woke up this moring she handed me the bink and said "babies." But who knows if it's going to help with getting her off it. I've heard one method where you start trimming the bink off at the end a little each week until it's eventually gone and they don't want it anymore...that might be my next resort, since I don't want to listen to endless screaming for three days straight while she forgets about sleeping with her paci.

Good luck!

We took my sons away whenhe turned 3. Why wait so long? It was his comfort. Someone ones had an analogy they shared with me. We may have a glass of wine or drink to relax, read a book, what everit is we do to relax this is your childs mode of relaxation and why should we take it away. If She only has it at home so what. Let her have it. However, when he turned 3 we decided it best at that time. He was more capable of others forms of relaxation. We told him that the pacifier fairy needed to collect his pacifiers for other younger children and in return would leave him a gift. She left a Power Ranger in the tree in the front yard. He wanted it in the beginnign at night but no real tantrums over it.

We just went through this. Our son was 18 months, and it was actually EASY! (Believe it or not.) His doc, along with some other parents we know, said to cut the tip off of it every day or every other, NO longer(so they don't get used to the new size.) The first day we did it he wanted his daddy to put it back together and when he didn't, he never wanted it again. It has been 3 weeks, and my sis has a new baby, and he never takes it away from. him. We tell him it is baby Sean's and whenever he finds it laying around, he finds whoever has Sean and gives it to him. So good luck and I hope this helps. Let me know!

We had to do the same thing with our daughter. She was just about 1 1/2 and only taking it at home when sleeping. We went with the snipping off the tip a little at a time and eventually she didn't want it. Problem with that...She still screamed for it, and being a little advanced with words as some...told us that wasn't her bink and for us to give her HER bink! She screamed and cried for a week maybe 2! It was hard...So I would suggest going cold turkey. Or try to give her a doll or another lovey to sleep with or taking her to the store and allowing her to pick something out to sleep with. HOpe this helps you

Hi K.! What worked best for us, that was so much easier than I thought it would be was, about 2 weeks after my daughter's 2nd birthday we had a conversation about her being a big girl now, and big girls don't need binky's. I asked her if she was a big girl and she of course responded yes, and then I asked HER to throw away her binkys herself. That way, mom's not the bad guy. We made a big deal about it and clapped and called everyone and told them what she had done, and that was it, it was over! She asked for it for amybe 2 days afterward, and I reminded her that SHE had trown it away because she was a big girl now, and she just let it go! I hope that helps!

I know someone who had their baby send her paci to another baby who needs it. (she didn't really send it of course, but the girl thought she was doing something good) It worked because the little girl thought that she was now a big girl and was helping another baby.

We just went through the same thing with our 3 yr. old. we started at 2 and tried many different things. We tried rewards, bribery, etc. We found that you just have to take them away cold turkey. We told her tat when you turn 3 that means you are abig kid and that pacifiers are sent to the hospital for the babies. We even mailed them. So from then on she had no more pacifiers. Yes, it took almost a week for her to get back to normal, but she sleeps fine now. Your child will just need extra comfort for a while. I really think that is the best way to do it. Good Luck!

She is a "BIG GIRL" now and you should make her get rid of it. Have her find all of them and throw them in the trash. You know that there are some hidden in the house so each time that she finds one she immediately goes to the trash and throws them away! Good luck this won't be easy

My son was the same way.. He would only take it at hoem during nap and bedtime... I eventually slowly started hiding one pacifier at a time and eventually se forgot about them... There were a few nights that he cried himself to sleep because he wanted his pacifier, but I did not give in and he has no need for it now... I just had a baby 8 months ago and she took a paci and I was afraid he would try to take it from her and he wanted nothing to do with it...

D.

Just take it away and don't let her see it again. Don't give it back no matter how much she cries for it. It usualy takes a week or less for kids to adjust to not haveing it.

When my daughter was 9 months old we sliced the end of the pacifier. Not cut it off, just put a slice in it. Ofter the third slice she didn't get the suction she wanted and wouldn't take it(this all happened over the course of a week) . So by the time she was two she had only a regular pacifier for naps and bedtime. When I tried the same thing again, she cried forever. I ended up just going cold turkey. I laid her down for nap time and told her to go to sleep. When she asked for it, I told her it went bye bye and she couldn't have it. She cried and I would go in every ten minutes and tell her it was nap time and to go to sleep. I hate to say it took almost an hour for her to fall asleep without it. That night for bedtime when she asked for her pacifier, I told her it went bye bye and she rolled over and went to sleep with out it and we haven't looked back. Believe it or not, I had to hide the pacifiers from my husband because he wanted to give them to her. I had more trouble from him then her. Good luck. A.

I told my kids that the Tooth Fairy had a sister named the Pacy Fairy. And if you left your pacifiers for her she would leave you a present. So they were all happy to get the present. And when they said they wanted a pacy, I reminded them the fairy took it away when she left their present.

This is what I am doing with my 2 yr old, we started out with no pacifer at naps. If she goes without it, then she gets a treat of some sort when she wakes up. The first time we did this, she cried and begged for her pacifer, but we made sure when she did get up finally, we gave her a sucker and lots of praise. The next day wasnt so bad then, yeah she still begged for it, but it wasnt as long or as loud. Now we are talking about taking it away at bed time. I have promised her a present if she will let me throw away all her pacifers. I am going to let her pick it out, as long as it is reasonablely priced, like maybe one of the Dora movies. lol
A friend of mine told me about the Nanny, who gathered up all the pacifers in the house and put them in a clear bag and hung it from the tree outside. Then while they were sleeping, the "Pacifer Fairy" came and took them and left some toys and sweets. I hope this helps, Good Luck!

My daughter just turned one and she was the same way, she only took her binky at nap and bed. One night we decided to just not give it to her. It took a little longer to get her to sleep for a couple of nights, but now she doesn't use it at all and sleeps just fine without it. You may just have to listen to extra crying at those sleep times but don't give it, stay strong and don't give her the binky.