When.... - Tampa,FL

Bottle-12 months
Pacifier-around 2 or limit it to the bed only.
Diapers-around 2.5-3, but that is ultimately the child's doing!

Please keep pacifer for as long as the little one wants it- if there are any "cranial faults" this helps.
If any questions about- see Webster Chiropractor.
Best, k

My belief is that if you go longer with any of these items than the "norm," it's okay, there's nothing wrong with it, and your child will not be damaged from it, so ignore judgmental comments.

My experience -- Got rid of paci by cutting tips sometime around 2 or 3; with youngest he still used a bottle until his 4th birthday; diapers can be as late as 4 for some kids. And guess what? They can still be happy, well-adjusted, high-performing kids.

There is no "supposed" to age -only a national average and it has a pretty long range. It has everything to do with how it's all workin for ya.
Mine stopped using the paci just before age two, when the last one wore out we didnt replace it and he didnt like it anymore because the nipple was messed up and tossed it on his own... both times.
Both boys were potty and poop trained before age 2. The youngest peed the bed tho off and on till age 4. They both poop trained by two as well with no complications (praise the Lord) after the stories I read on here.
Bottles were gone by age one. The older one started using a cup once he was able to hold one properly (takes training and patience). The younger was breast fed till he was two so he never drank bottles enough to have to break him of one.
Everyone has their own story and every kid is different. You cant really make a plan, you have to go by the cues you get from your child. But you can teach them fine motor skills through play, and teach them vocabulary by reading and talking to them a lot, and expose them to the bathroom so they understand what going pee and poop in the toilet is. You are the trainer and the child is your little student. They dont learn on their own, that's what we are here for :)

My rules when I did daycare (and then later on after we started having our own kids):

1. Pacifier. Only allowed in crib from 12 months till 18 months. GONE completely at 18 months.

2. Sippy cups introduced around 6 to 7 months WITH WATER. Bottle gone completely at 12 months.

3. Diapers. EVERY CHILD IS DIFFERENT. Ours were introduced to the potty around 18 months and even did really well sometimes. However, they were not "ready" themselves till almost 3 years old. And once they decided they were ready, they have VERY FEW accidents. (Like, I can count on one hand....... INCLUDING NIGHT TIME! And we skipped pull-ups and went cold-turkey underwear.)

Every child is different, but here is my story. My daughter is 2 years and 10 months. We stopped the pacifier 3 months ago - she only used it to fall asleep and for nap time, but my 8 month old nephew was visiting for a few weeks and I told her pacifiers were for babies and we should give them to him. We put them all in a bag and "gave them" to her cousin. She asked a few times but that was it. We were completely shocked because we had expected it to be an ordeal. We were pleasantly surprised.

She started potty training about six months ago and by Thanksgiving (she would have been like 2 1/2) we were only using pull ups at night with rare accidents and then by Christmas we stopped those too. From what I've read from other moms - our transition was pretty easy and the whole training thing went really well. School was a lot of help in this department.

BUT - the bottles. My daughter will be three in six weeks but we haven't gotten rid of them yet. Again - she only takes one morning and night during the week and before naps on weekends, but she really wants them. We keep talking about how she is too big and we've promised to take her to Disney when she stops using them. Nearly every day she tells me she doesn't want to have her bottle anymore until it's time to go to sleep and then she does. My hubby and I have decided that shortly after her 3rd birthday they are going in the trash and we will deal with whatever happens (crying, etc.). It's kind of embarrassing to me that I let it go on so long, but then I read other mom's posts and there are other kids that used one just as long.

I try to remind myself and hopefully you will too - that it doesn't really matter. There are really no kids (without special needs) who start kindergarten wearing diapers or sucking a bottle. Every body gets where they need to be at their own pace and there is no right answer. We unfortunately, probably can't have anymore kids but if we did I would have tried to dump the bottle harder earlier, but it is what it is.

I feel confident that my daughter is happy and well-adjusted and that she is progressing as needed. I'm proud to tell you that they moved her to the three year old room at her day care at 2 years and 9 months when other kids don't go until 3 1/2 or 4. She is "ahead" in some areas and behind in other (like the bottle), but all in all she's PERFECT!!

Good luck!

1. Pacifier. neither one of my boys used a paci, so I didn't have to worry about getting rid of it. Phew!
2. Diapers. I had my first son potty trained 2 weeks after he turned 3. I had my second son potty trained a week or so after he turned 3. no more diapers. We did NOT do pullup, which to me are like a glorified diaper. When I say trained, I mean NO accidents...and with my 2nd we did go back to diapers a couple of times before he was completely trained at 3.
3. Bottle. My first took a bottle and breast until he was almost 2. it was a nightmare for me! But, when I told him no more bottle, time to get rid of them, he helped me throw them away and never asked for them again. don't know why I waited so long. With my second he NEVER took a bottle, just breast fed.
Remember, every child and parent is different. So, some of us may have done things very different than another.
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In my experienced there is RARELY "should" or "supposed to"... merely what works for each family.

1. paci/ binkie/ thumb : if the dentist says there are problems resulting from

2. diapers : when the child is potty trained (varies from 1 year to 5 years as the *norm*... my 30yo cousin still uses diapers. He's autistic and could never be potty trained. I know MANY children who use pullups at night well into elementary school because night training is an issue.

3. bottle : they're just sippy cups with soft spouts. So whenever kids stop spilling drinks or get irritated by the slower flow.
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What worked in our family:

1 - My son sucked on satin "tags" on his blankie for many years. Not sure exactly when that one stopped most of the time. Around K?

2 - My son was day trained at 3.5, and night trained a little under a year later. ((Ahh the sound of money hitting water!!! Ch-ching! It's not potty training... it's an financial windfall!))

3 - We used bottle interchangeably with sippy cups until apx age 3.5ish, and then sippy cups interchangeably with regular cups until around age 6/7.

Here is what my daughter did, but every child is different....

1) paci- She refused it around 6 mos and I never offered it again....
2) diapers- 2.5 when we started potty training, but she still wears them at night because she has yet to be night trained...She's 3yrs 3mos.....
3) bottle- off bottle by 12 mos...

You can choose to allow your child to make the decision, or you can make it for him/her....I knew I wouldn't let her have her paci after 12 mos, but she determined she didn't like it sooner than that.....I was hoping she'd be potty trained by 2.5 and it took a little longer than that for her to be completely ready and out of pull-ups/accident free.....I wanted her off the bottle at 12 mos, so I just stopped giving it to her and she did fine without it.......Do what works best for you and your child........

All questions for babies are "never supposed to". Every baby/child is different and will need things for a short or longer time than what so called experts call the norm. Listen to your child and do what is right for them. Good Luck :)

There is no right or wrong answer. You're the parent & you get to decide what works for you & your family.

For us, we didn't use pacifiers. My son was almost 4 before he was out of diapers & my daughter was just over 2. Both kids were off the bottle by 2 however, my son was a little older because he took a small bottle of water at bed. He was completely off by 4.

Every baby is so different. Our son we took his paci at about 2 he wanted it for 3 days and then he was good. Diapers he was not out completly until almost 3, a bottle we started using a sippy cup at 1 and by 18 mos. he was good to go. My daughter Paci was also 2, diapers was 2 1/2 she almost potty trained herself, the bottle was 1 she wanted a cup like everyone else. You never know on these things. It won't be all at once. And we found with the paci it was how long we coud stand to not give in and give it back. They will cry but is easier than you think. Good Luck !!!!!

Neither of my daughters every took to the paci so we didn't have that battle. Right around the time my oldest turned 1 she put her bottle down one afternoon and said she didn't want it anymore, only her big girl cup. Dodge another bullet with that one...no breaking of habit on our part. She started potty training right before her second birthday and has pretty much been trained since around 2.5 y/o. We still put a pullup on at night because she only drinks water and drinks tons of it all day long and will occasionally pee in her sleep still. Our youngest is only 8 months old and I'm hoping she will be as easy.

Every kid is different, but I will share my experience.

Paci- before age 2
Bottle- stopped at 12 months
Diapers- My daughter was 2.5 when we had her potty trained. My son is almost 2.5 and we are having struggles with potty training. Hope to have him potty trained by this summer.

1. ditched the paci after 6 months. They don't need it after that and the older they get the more difficult it is to get rid of. (2 of my neices are 2 years older than my girls and they still had paci's when mine didn't. It was a nightmare for their mom. They were both also speech delayed. They caught up but it was an issue for a while.) Pacis are intended to help a young baby sooth to sleep when all they know what to do is suck. After that parents these days use it to keep their kid quiet. Not what it is for. Although sometimes I wish I could plug a coworker.
2. I potty trained my girls at about 2 1/2. Somewhere around then but it will vary per child. Did it in a week flat. Night training was seperate. We ONLY used pullups at night for a month or 2 and then did night training. it worked well.
3. My first ditched the bottle around 15 months. My second I think got rid of it about a month or two before potty training. She did not want to budge. It wasn't like she took it to bed or anything. It was just what she used to drink from. We then skipped "sippy" cups altogether and went straight to cups with lids and straws. I think that was a huge deal for her.

1. The paci I think is really up to you-both my babies just kinda gave it up about 4 months old-but I know some parents who will allow it for about a year-but I guess its up to you (please dont wait until the kid is like 3 or 4) its just strange!

2. LOL! Such a big milestone-again all kids are different I have a 3 y.o. who took forever to completely potty train so I would say maybe 2 1/2.. but we still do pull ups at night!

3. I got my son off the bottle at one year-it was a good transition-sippy cups and maybe a night time bottle until he could be without it.

All kids are different, you need to do what you feel is best for you and yours.. some milestones are easier than others but they all catch up! Good Luck!

My daughter never took a paci, but i do know that its bad for their teeth.
the diapers she will be 3 in august and we just started pullups on her but at night i use a diaper still. and bottle i stopped when she was around 2, but i still give it to her only at bed time because, she goes to sleep easier with it.
Hope this helps you

MW's answer is right on. we never used paci's but I've seen 2 YO walking around with them in their months and it's just so odd. I think this one will be your biggest battle so I'd even start earlier than 19 mos!! Good luck.

My kids never took a paci but my youngest sucked her thumb until she was 24 months and quit on her own.
My girls were out of diapers during the day at 27 and 33 months old and my youngest wets the bed so she still wears them at night and she's almost 3 1/2.
My oldest took a bottle until she was 15 months old and then we quit cold turkey and my youngest never took a bottle but breastfed until 11 1/2 months and then we weaned to whole milk in a sippy.
For me, I don't care about "schedules". I do what works for me and my kids.

It really depends on the child:
My kids:
#1 paci- never used
diapers- 2.5
bottle -around 18 mo
#2 paci- 3yrs and 4 mo
diapers- during night only since 3.5
bottle - stopped at 8 mo
Just an example.... I think you should be flexible both ways.