Pacifier Problems

Andrea · 06-05-2008, 08:20 AM

I took my son in for his 15 month old check up on Monday. everything was fine, healthy weight gain, got two shots, etc etc ....except the dr wants us to wean him off the pacifier!

I said, "Are you crazy?" the dr laughed and said he wasnt. we tried tuesday and wednesday to slowly take it away from him.

BAD IDEA.

he is having a hard time parting with it. He loves his "Nu Nu" so much, he even eats with it in his mouth sometimes.

So all you parents out there whose kids loved the pacifier and sucessfully weaned them off, what are some tips and tricks that you could share?

I am not willing nor do i have the patience for him to quit cold turkey.

swedish · 06-05-2008, 08:31 AM

I hung onto mine until I was 3...my mom finally told me the easter bunny would only leave a basket if I hid my 'binkie' so I did...and in the morning the basket was in its place

I would try going down to 1 (& maybe hide a spare) so it's not easy to grab and find them all over the house if you have several and make a point to have him look for it if he wants it.

If you aren't already, I would also try to limit the time he uses it to the times you think he needs it most (nap time, bed time, etc.)

If he's playing and wanting it, try doing something like blowing bubbles and tell him to blow (I know at that age they can't do that yet) or ABCs/word/talking games but. If his mouth is distracted he might forget about it.

Mine were all thumbsuckers which was hard because I couldn't take that away! I finally had to bribe them with cash! Yes, they were that old

Andrea · 06-05-2008, 12:36 PM

thanks swedish for the info!

i will try those ideas when we get home today.

he likes to play outside with his lil soccer and footballs. maybe i can distract him with them when he starts to cry for his Nu Nu. or singing his ABCs or maybe go for walks (another fav of his). I think the key idea here is to distract him so he forgets it for the time being.

I have two older kids, they never took the pacifier. but my daughter DID suck her thumb. she just turned 11 at the end of may and she *just* stopped sucking her thumb. LOL she would only do it when she went to sleep at night. What made her stop was the thought of getting braces. her dentist told her if she didnt stop, she would have to get them. so whatever it takes, ya know!

draconis · 06-06-2008, 07:32 PM

Another way is whenever you remove it from him, hide it for some time and each time let it go longer.

draconis

GAsoccerman · 06-08-2008, 10:32 PM

you can always put something sour on the binky.

Your daughter sucked her thumb until 11 years old?? wow.

My one son was a thumb sucker, we had a hard time breaking him, we even had to put a dab of hot sauce on his finger to make him stop. BUt it is a night thingy, so I would stay up with him until he fell a sleep and everytime he put his thumb in his mouth subconciously I would pull it out and push it to the side, he stopped in a day or to.

For the binky, you just have to Buck up and take it away. It may be a nigth of crying, but you have to tough it out. Especially having it in the mouth while eating, not good.

but considering the kid is 15 months old, i would take it slow, no super rush yet until he is 2 or getting his adult teeth.

Andrea · 06-10-2008, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GAsoccerman

you can always put something sour on the binky.

Your daughter sucked her thumb until 11 years old?? wow.

Yep, 11. But she only did it when she was going to bed, like your son. It wasnt like we were grocery shopping and she was in public sucking her thumb.

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My one son was a thumb sucker, we had a hard time breaking him, we even had to put a dab of hot sauce on his finger to make him stop. BUt it is a night thingy, so I would stay up with him until he fell a sleep and everytime he put his thumb in his mouth subconciously I would pull it out and push it to the side, he stopped in a day or to.

Ive heard of people trying out the hot sauce on the finger. I dont think that wouldve worked for me, she loves hot sauce on everything, as so do i.

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For the binky, you just have to Buck up and take it away. It may be a nigth of crying, but you have to tough it out. Especially having it in the mouth while eating, not good.

but considering the kid is 15 months old, i would take it slow, no super rush yet until he is 2 or getting his adult teeth.

I really dont have the patience to cut him off cold turkey. but i thank you for your input.

Ive been trying to take it away from him during the day and that seems to be working so far. he gets it when he is tired and ready for nap/bed. its been working, so i think i will stick to that. Id like to have him completely weaned before anymore of his teeth come in. Cut the habit while he is young.

GAsoccerman · 06-12-2008, 02:22 AM

sounds like a good plan...didn't see you were from NO, no wonder he likes Hot sauce...LOL

best of luck

loobylou22 · 08-19-2008, 02:57 AM

when I thourght it woz time for my son to give up his dummy i told him that we had to send them to all the children in the world who didnt have binkies and if we left them hung in a basket from a tree in our garden the binkie fairy would come and take them to all the children who didnt have one and would leave him a special presant! (i saw this on a t.v program btw!) so i tryed and it works a treat
my son no longer has a dummy and if he feels tried and cranky he genrally sucks his thumb now!!
but try that it worked for us!

thank you super nanny!!

p.s iam now 22 and somtimes i wake up and iam sucking my thumb!!!!! so i wouldnt worry about an 11 year old doing it!

draconis · 08-20-2008, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrea

I took my son in for his 15 month old check up on Monday. everything was fine, healthy weight gain, got two shots, etc etc ....except the dr wants us to wean him off the pacifier!

I said, "Are you crazy?" the dr laughed and said he wasnt. we tried tuesday and wednesday to slowly take it away from him.

BAD IDEA.

he is having a hard time parting with it. He loves his "Nu Nu" so much, he even eats with it in his mouth sometimes.

So all you parents out there whose kids loved the pacifier and sucessfully weaned them off, what are some tips and tricks that you could share?

I am not willing nor do i have the patience for him to quit cold turkey.

We would hide it every chance we could. We always found it, but it took longer each time. Since the first few times we looked too it wasn't like panic hit the tyke. After a while we just didn't find it.

draconis