How do we get rid of the almighty Binky?

Question

Well, my daughter just turned two and has to have her binky (pacifier). She doesn't use it all day at daycare but as soon as I pick her up, she asks for it. She also won't fall asleep at home without it, and if she does by accident, she wakes up in the middle of the night crying.... I know it is time to throw it out. The doctor says that it will start to affect her teeth and speech if she doesn't rid of it soon... But she is my last baby and I can't seem to make her throw it out... Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi and NO, it doesn't affect their teeth that soon! My grandsons were both Bink kids until they were about 4, then We all started to point out BABIES with Bink's.
Then Their mom was the brave one; She SET A DATE...
The Bink fairy is coming on such a night in 5 weeks, in 4 weeks in 3 weeks. The Bink fairy leaved a great toy, the one you want most of all. BUT in exchange, takes the Bink for the NEW BABIES who need them.

Listen, let you baby be protected as long as is possible, he or she will get tossed into the cold hard world soon enough.
So what is a Bink for a year until they can reason out what I just told you for them selves. Most of letting go is learning to reason.

Also, My daughter is a nurse, my son is an electrician.
My daughters Sons are 8, no speech problem, 6..we wish he had a speech problem...3 months, hates Bink's.

Answer 2

The doctor is wrong. My best friend is a pediatric dentist and he says there is NOTHING wrong with a child having a pacifier at the age of two. Kids usually give them up on their own between the ages of two and four. The problems with "speech" or the teeth stem from GENETICS not from using a pacifier. Seems to me as if the doctor is banking on old wives's tales. Since even over 20 years ago doctors knew better, my daughter's pediatrician didn't have a problem with her having her pacifier at two, she didn't use it a lot, it was a gage for me to know when she was tired or not feeling well because those were mostly the times she used it It is a source of comfort, if it were me I'd be less concerened about throwing out the pacifier and would seriosuly think about throwing out the doctor. My daughter is now 20 years old...never had any speech problems and never had any problems with her teeth, no cavities, no braces...

Answer 3

Snip the end of it. It won't feel the same and tell her that all the new babies in the hospital had to get all of the ones at the store, so you can't buy another one. She will cry at times, but if she is doing well at daycare, she will learn to be ok at home. This will take some time. Try giving her something else for comfort. A stuffed animal or blanket. I know it is trading one thing for another, but other things will not mess her teeth or speech up. My daughter still sleeps with a special blanket she has had since she was about 3 months old and she is 8 years old now. She doesn't carry it around all day, just sleeps with it at night. (she is my baby also)

Answer 4

I'm all for the "Binky Fairy", it worked for us. We put a plate on the fireplace and ceremoniously put all her binky's on it, along with a few additions her 4 year old sister thought to add, like a cracker and a half-drunk juice box lol. We also waited to put her to bed until she was drop-dead tired ... so when she cried herself to sleep, it wasn't that far of a drop lol.

We explained to her in simple terms that the Binky Fairy will take all her binky's to babies who need them, because she's a big girl now and doesn't need them anymore. She rather liked the idea that babies would get them.

The next morning she woke to find the Binky Fairy had left her a bag full of goodies, including a "big girl" cup, a little tape player with microphone and some neat pens. (Note that all these things are related to keeping the mouth and hands busy).

The next night she cried herself to sleep again, but accepted that they were gone to babies who need them. The next night she didn't cry, but she complained. The next night she fell asleep without mentioning it, and she's only asked about them once or twice since then!

Answer 5

There are a couple things you can do. You can snip a small hole in the tip of it so when she sucks on it it will go flat. She won't like the feel of it and you can throw it away! That works like a charm!
Or you can do a 'trade' with her. Tell her she is a big girl now and that the 'pacifier fairy' will bring her a new toy in exchange for her binky if she leaves it out on the table over night. She may go for that (like the tooth fairy concept). Good luck!

Answer 6

I have 3 kids, and my first 2 took it. My oldest lost his (for the 100th time) and i just never bought another, he was 1. When he was finding them he threw them away. My middle child had his til he was 2, and the day of his 2nd b-day party he was so busy with everything he didn't thik about it. So that night after he went to bed I threw them out. A friend told me to cut the nipple off and let the child find it like that, and tell them it has broken, no more binky. She said it worked. Have you tried giving her a sippy cup instead? That is what I do with my kids, and their teeth are fine.

Answer 7

i got lucky with my daughter she never wanted to use one, you can try telling her that there are other little girls and boys who don't have a binky and that they are really sad and that since she is a big girl now she can make the other children happy by giving her binky to them, then have her put it in a special bag and then take it to the mailbox and then later when she is in bed you can remove it and do whatever with it. She may feel like she is helping others feel happy. Good luck. P.S the easter bunny took mine (i still hate him lol)

Answer 8

I learned this from Nanny 911, have your daughter place binky in a bag and tell her you are goig to give them to the babies, I went as far as letting my kids put it outside the door for the binky pick up. It work twice for me.

Answer 9

Is there a "big girl" thing she wants you can tempt her with? "Yes, that Dora house is lovely...but I'm not sure you're old enough for it...." Explain big girls don't use a binky.

Try having her choose a place to store it in the house so she knows where it is when she gives it up. If she chooses where to "park" it, she will feel like she has more control over the situation and it will go easier. She may slip and take it out a few times, but if you're consistent about putting it in her spot she'll slowly let it go....especially if she's got a "big girl" thing to look forward to/hold on to.

Answer 10

My pediatrician suggested cutting a small part of it off (the tip) and letting my daughter continue to use it. Then a couple of days later, cut off a little more and so on until there is nothing left. Also, they lose intrest in it because they can no longer get that good suction going on. It worked for us.