how to wean 8 week old from pacifier?

Answer 1

Why would you want to? Pacifiers have been shown to drastically reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome--it's worth the peace of mind!! If you are dead set on it, don't wean, stop--cold turkey. Same thing when it comes time to stop the bottle or breast at age 1--just stop and don't give in.

Answer 2

Your baby is WAY to young to wean from anything. The baby needs the pacifier to soothe himself. Keep the pacifier.

Answer 3

Babies at this age have no long term memory so just take it away, usually a baby will find that they have a thumb and that will usually soothe them and plus it won't ever get dropped or lost
I used a pacifier with my son for the first 3 months then I took it away because it was always a hassle when one got lost or dropped and he did just fine, he didn't even really fuss that much

Answer 4

Stepwise.Small children dont give away little pleasurable habits such as a pacifier.
The teeth are about to spurt and appear in the next month, so they become slightly irritavle, and "need to bite something",.
Instead of that, a clean rubber toy, (well washed with water and soap first) and cleaning the little guys hands, will do the trick, exchanging it for the pacifier, and allowing the little baby to "bite" the new rubber gadget, that normally will be big anough not to be swallowed by the child.
Nothing to worry about, after one- two weeks. tha baby will prefer the rubber clean toy, to the pacifier.
Try it and please tell me whether it has worked.
Yours
Garfield526

Answer 5

Babies give up pacifiers when they are ready, 8 weeks is a little early to think about this. They really need the sucking at this age.

Answer 6

I would let the baby keep it for a while longer, it really helps. When they are ready, they'll give it up on their own gradually. My oldest never did take a pacifier, while the younger one gave it up on his own at around 5 months.

Answer 7

Take away his pacifier and he'll probably discover that thumbs and fingers are handy to suck on. Personally, I'd rather have the pacifier than a thumb.

Pacifier isn't hurting him, he'll lose it when he's ready to.

Answer 8

Why are you trying to wean a 2 month old from a pacifier? I didn't get rid of my daughter's binkys until she was 3. Are you concerned about the baby's teeth? My daughter's are just about perfect. Do not seem to be affected at all.

Answer 9

You shouldnt have given him it in the first place.I know heaps of kids who are still using theirs when they are 2 or 3.A pacifier is better than a thumb or something else though.If thats the only thing that stops him from crying maybe let him have it a bit longer as your sanity is more important!!

Answer 10

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