My daughter is addicted to her pacifier, when should i break her and how?? she is 5 months old?

Question

Thanks so much for the feedback, i will make sure to try each one out!!

Answer 1

those things are nice and hard to get rid of...if i had it to do over again i would have done it around the 5 month age actually i probably never would have given my son one at all looking back....i finally got rid of my sons at the age of 2 cause we told him that if he collected up all of his binkys and put them under the x-mas tree that santa would trade them for toys...it worked and there were like 20 under there he had those things hidden in some weird place but it was funny watching him all excited walking around and digging under cabinets and stuff to put them all under the tree...lol....i would definately take them away now but do it slowly dont give it to her during the day only at bed time or if she is having a bad moment (crying)

Answer 2

My daughter was very attached to her pacifier, probably because I had to go back to work so soon. When she started walking well, at about 14 months, I told her she could only have it at naptimes & bedtime. Then at 2 years when it starting falling out of her mouth at night between the bed & the wall, and she would wake up crying for it, I made all the pacifiers disappear. It was kinda rough for a couple of nights but then it was over. (ps-she never had any teeth problems from the experience)

Answer 3

Now would be fine. No baby should use a pacifier past 10 months. I took my daughter's away at 8 months. It wasn't that bad either.

Answer 4

Five months old is very young for a baby to be addicted to something!
If she seems to want it all the time, then it could be that she just feels the need for a little extra comfort at the moment as she adjusts to her new world, or it could be that she's started to teeth already and it soothes her gums.

I would suggest that you wait a while.
I read that children who are allowed to keep their 'security item' ie; pacifier, blanket, soft toy etc.. for as long as they need to, are more likely to become well-adjusted, confident people.

My son used his until he decided one day to put them into a drawer in his room and he's never used them since. It hasn't done him any harm at all and it made all our lives easier.

Good luck

Answer 5

You could do a few different things. You could let her use it until she feels secure enough to give it up. You could limit it now to only be used when she is sleeping. You could take it away totally if you feel it is a habit and she doesn't need the sucking anymore. I let me older son use it for a bit too long (3 1/2) and had to have the 'binky fairy' come and take them away and leave a toy instead. My daughter is 8 months and loves her binky for nighttime. I will not be taking it away for awhile, but you should do whatever feels right for you. Good luck!

Answer 6

5 months old - she is still a baby so let her have it. My children had their pacifier until they were 3!! Its all a matter of preference but the older my kids got - ie from when they were about 18 months old - they werent allowed it when they were out in the pushchair and i tried to just let them have it to soothe them at bedtime

Answer 7

She's 5 months old! Life is hard, I don't think that is a lesson you need to learn at 5 months of age. My daughter is nearly 5 months old and I'm trying to keep her happy for as long as I can. Maybe if it makes you feel better, take it out of her mouth once she is asleep.

Answer 8

I read that most babies naturally wean themselves from pacifiers by 18 months, like most of them normally wean from the breast by then. She's not old enough that you have to take it away from her now. You might limit it's use however. Like, we only use it at home or we don't use it at bedtime so she becomes less and less dependent on it. Sucking is very comforting to babies and to take it away completely all at once is a little bit too tough love for me.

Answer 9

I would not take it away that gives him comfort, he is only five months old. It is way better than sucking his thumb. You can never take away his thumb. He could still be sucking on his thumb when he still is five, like a couple of kids in my daughters class. My doctor told me that 2-3 years is okay. When they are that age they understand, you do a ceremony to take it away do they can say good bye. We had a bonfire when we took hers away around 2 1/2,

Answer 10

I had my pacifier until I was around 18-24 months, probably. My mom says she cut the nipple off and told me it was broken. I never did argue with it.

My daughter loves her paci as well, and I plan on letting her keep it for as long as she needs.