2006-10-06 07:46:30 · 13 answers · asked by MomOf1 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
You can try this, it worked for us. My middle daughter would not sleep unless she had three pacifiers, one in her mouth and one in each hand. It was time to get rid of them, but if you took them away, she would go nuts looking for them. One day, I took a pair of scissors and cut a slit in the middle of one of them and when she put it in her mouth, she noticed something was wrong with it. She handed it to me and said, "broken". I looked at it and said, you are right, it is broken. I guess we need to throw it away. I handed it back to her and she walked over to the trash can and threw it in there. She did not need a pacifier after that and it did not even dawn on her that she still had two others. I guess since she is the one that found it was "broken" and she is the one that threw it away, it was okay...
2006-10-06 08:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by Suthern R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's only 16 months, give it another few months, it's better than thumbsucking and that's a proven fact. He might just give it up by himself and if not, start him on the weekend, this way at least nobody has to go to work. My children had a pacifier until the age of 24-26 months. Never needed braces, never had a cavity until the age of 30 and older. As long as he is just using in bed, who cares.
2006-10-06 07:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What's wrong with him having it while he sleeps, it helps him feel comfortable, if it is a issue then just take it away, eventually he will get used to it. With both our kids from the age 1 1/2 they only got it at nap time. For our daughter we cut off the bulb part in front of her and let her try and suck on it then once it didn't work she threw it away (of course the complete look of utter horror when we cut the bulb part off), with my son we had it on a key chain leash thing and him and my hubby were playing tug of war and my hubby had the paci in his hand and it fell off, my son was like it's all gone then continued to play. I'd not stress it until he's closer to 2 if he only uses it at nap time. It's a lot better then him needing it all the time.
2006-10-06 07:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by Kitikat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 03:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by lacy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Mom:
I think that you shouldn't worry about it.
It's his security. Some babies use pacifiers, some use blankets, some bottles and some their thumbs
I think we take things away too early from babies.
My baby is 16 months as well and her comfort is the tag on her blanket.
My son, I didn't take his pacifier away til he was three. I only let him have it at night though. I can't stand seeing 3 and 4 year olds in stores with a pacifier hanging in their mouth.
Don't fret-let him be a baby
2006-10-06 07:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He will sleep.....eventually. A friend of mine was going through this recently (her son is 2!). She finally decided enough was enough and took it away....literally threw it out in the trash (so she wouldn't be tempted to give it back)...he screamed bloody murder for a few nights, eventually crying himself to sleep. Anyway, he's doing great now and sleeps with his stuffed spiderman.... I know it might seem harsh, but honestly, the sooner you take it away the better off he will be as prolonged use of a pacifier can lead to crooked teeth!!! and therefore expensive braces.
2006-10-06 07:56:43 · answer #6 · answered by bluearia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't worry about it ! He will leave it went he is ready. My grand- daughter is 2 and she needs her Baby (pacifier) when she goes to bed. My son her father throw the pacifier when he was 3. It's just a attachment that babies fell security with. I for one don't believe that someone should take the pacifier away from their babies.......... But then again it depends on what you see fit..... Don't worry the baby is FINE !
2006-10-06 07:56:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
make a big game of getting rid of it like "its big boy time throw it in the trash (let him ) then like with every game there is a prise get him something to sleep with that way you can say oh its better than that old pacifer
2006-10-06 07:50:30 · answer #8 · answered by drinda t 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I explained that our neighbor at the time was pregnant,showing him her belly etc,and that he was all done and her baby would soon need it.Even infants this age can understand sharing.Then I replaced it with a small toy he chose,and dealt with a bit of crying.
2006-10-06 07:51:36 · answer #9 · answered by maykithapin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There comes a time when you just have to take a few nights howling while he gets used to not having it. The longer you leave it the worse it will get and the more often you give in the longer it will take to get him off it.
2006-10-06 07:48:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋