How long did your child use a pacifier?

Question

When did you take the "binky" away? And how did you do it?

My daughter is 12 months old and Im not going to take her binky away just yet because she will have a baby sister in the next few weeks, (I don't want her to think of it as a concequence), plus it will make life easier for me in the next few months.

She still hasn't gotten her first tooth, so im not worried about "teeth comming in crooked". (I think thats crap anyways).

But when I do take it away, how should I do it? (keep in mind he little sister will be using one then)

Answer 1

For both of my kids, I started limited use of "the plug" to in their beds only(nap and bedtime). Then eliminated nap and eventually bedtime followed. My youngest daughter was 13 months when the binky went away, but she kept her blankie. My younger daughter gave up the binky around age 2 and had no other comfort item.

I think you are wise to wait until little sister has arrived and then work at it.

Answer 2

The pacifier does not only affect the teeth but it affects the child's speech. But I do agree that since you have not already taken it away now would be a bad time. It will be difficult to take it away when the new baby uses one but you cannot allow her to use it for another year or so until you feel it is time to take it away from the baby too. You will need to start preparing her now. Tell her she is going to be a big sister and what that means. Explain that she will need to give up her binky because she is the big girl and it is for the baby. Then after the new wears off of a baby being in the house you can take it away. Maybe first make it a sleeping time only. Then a night time only. Then do away with it all together. I know it will be hard. My son used it for 2 weeks and my daughter for about 2 months so I did not go through that with mine but I work with kids and I do have to face it daily there. Once you decide you are doing it be strong and stick to it.
Good luck!

Answer 3

My oldest never took one, my youngest however took one until about 14 months. I don't know how well it would work but you could try waiting until the baby is a few months old. Then pick a day & tell your daughter that there are new babies that need her pacis now. Tell her that the paci fairy will be coming that night & that you must gather all her paci's & put them into a bag. Then let her hang that bag on the front door knob before bed. After she's asleep take the paci's out of the bag & put in a few new toys/books/treats/etc & throw the pacis away where she cannot see them. When she wakes up the next morning have her go look & see what the paci fairy left her. SHe may still ask for them now & then but remind her that the paci fairy took them to the new babies that needed them. It won't be easy but she might really surprise you. Good luck!

Answer 4

I've always heard by age 2 is good. I could tell my daughter is ready because she wants it just to have it most of the time, she chews on it a lot instead of sucking on it.
She doesn't have it all day at the sitters, except for naptime, but she'd demand it the second we got in the car when I picked her up. That's when I started to limit it. I told her no more pacifier in the car, she would get mad, but if she had it when we left home, she would leave it there when I asked her to. That went well, so now we are at leaving it in her crib for naps and bedtime only. Like I said, she acts like she'd be fine without it, it's in her bed, and when I put her in there she doesn't even grab it right away. She will see it finally, and grab it, and give me a little smirk because she knows she doesn't really need it. She just uses it because it's there. So I decided this weekend we are going to try going without it.

PS - She will be 2 yrs. in less than two weeks.

Answer 5

Neither of mine ever took to a pacifier in any respect. As newborns we tried to provide them to them contained in the automobile and such after we couldn't feed them besides the undeniable fact that it under no circumstances truly stuck. they could have it like a couple of minutes max. did not even hardship with them after 3 months or so. i replaced into no longer disappointed by this because i do not imagine pacifiers are mandatory in any respect.

Answer 6

My oldest had hers til she was 11 months... we just "Lost" it..
However... the youngest LOVED the pacifier... so it took awhile.. I think she was 15 months or so... we ended up having to used the ones with the air in them and clip a small part off each day... until there was no more and she got used to it over a week and never wanted it again because she wasn't getting what she wanted from it.

Answer 7

well as long as they were nursing a bottle,but when i took them off the bottle i also took away the pacifier. but since she is so young and you are expecting another little one it will be difficult, because she will want the other babies paciifier, and like mine will probably sneek and get it-ha ha so you must consider she too is still just a baby.so you must use your own judgement there. but congradulations and best of luck on the new baby.

Answer 8

she's only one, let her have the security of the binky for a while. My daughter is almost three and she just uses it at night. Wow, two kids one year apart, God bless you....

Answer 9

My son has never once had a binky...

You could try telling her that big girls don't use a binky, or that her sister lost hers and since she's a big girl now, she should let her sissy have hers...

I wish you luck!!

Answer 10

My daughter never needed a pacifier because I nursed on demand.

I prefer that she bond to a person-me- not a thing- a pacifier.