My son is 18 months and still is very attached to his pacifier. He only uses it at nap/bed time. His bottom front teeth are starting to get a bit crooked, so I no longer gve it to him.
How can I get him to sleep without it? He gets so wrestless and cranky and won't fall asleep. He sleeps in a toddler bed. If I give him the pacifier, he goes right out! Help, please. Thanks!!!
2007-01-17 07:41:56 · 20 answers · asked by FrazzledMom 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
snip the end of the pacifier off and give it to him. cutting the end cuts the suction and after a few days he won't want it anymore.
2007-01-17 07:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by redpeach_mi 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I sucked my thumb until I was 5. I grew up and needed braces. My mom talked to the orthodontist about why my teeth stuck out so far and asked if it was the thumb sucking. He told her 90% of your teeth placement is genetics. Crooked teeth ran in the family and the thumb sucking alone would not have made my teeth stick out. I wouldn't worry about it. He'll give it up when he's ready and if he's going to have crooked teeth, then he'll have it whether or not he gives up a pacifier now. And is it so bad to have braces? I don't think so. So many kids have them now anyway. I had to wear headgear in middle school and survived.
2007-01-17 16:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by redrum42482 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ALOT of Dr's will tell you the child will give it up when he or she is ready. Most use it as a comfort thing. My mom took away my sisters pacifier before my sister was willing to give it up so she soon started to suck her thumb for comfort and as a result in her teen years needed reconstructive jaw surgery. This is an extreme case though. Maybe you can slowly stop giving it to him and replace it with a new security item. Sucking is natural for children even at that age
2007-01-17 15:47:15 · answer #3 · answered by texas_angel_wattitude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my first (twins) I took their pacifier at about 12 months. They then started to suck on their fingers. At the age of 6, one of them finally stopped sucking her fingers (the other one did earlier).
With my second I let her keep it as long as she wanted. It wasn't long after she turned 2 that she didn't want it anymore and she never sucked on her fingers or thumb or anything else.
Let him decide when he is ready. It will happen eventually. Don't sweat the small stuff--I doubt he will walk down the aisle to get married with a pacifier in his mouth. :)
2007-01-17 16:12:04 · answer #4 · answered by intewonfan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well. I just got my 10 month old off of it. It may not be the same since your son is 18 months. I just let him tire himself out during the day, give him a nice warm bath so that he's really good and sleepy and then gives him a warm bottle of milk...........he's so tired he doesn't even finish the bottle and then I take it away from him when he's sleep.
Hope I helped a little
2007-01-17 15:55:11 · answer #5 · answered by oohLa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I started with only at nap and at bed time, then just at night. After that only to go to sleep at night then take it away when a sleep. Soon you will not need to give him one anymore. Ease him off of it. Sometimes if that doesn't work, letting him cry himself to sleep is best. Hold his hand and sing to him. Don't give up. I know what you are going through. Only I have to do it again with my little girl soon. Good luck.
2007-01-17 15:49:45 · answer #6 · answered by techno_beauty 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes as parents we give in to our children because we do not want to hear the whining. But all we are doing is hurting them. So my suggestion would be to explain to the child that it is time to throw out the pacifier and let him watch. Then deal with the couple of days of crying until he realizes that you are not going to give in and give him his way. If you do, then you will never be able to tell him NO!
2007-01-17 16:21:52 · answer #7 · answered by CityGirl_loveselvis 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
my little girl sucked on a pacifier until the age of 2 then she just stop she no longer wanted it so let him have it its only at bedtime in due time he will out grow it
2007-01-17 19:27:19 · answer #8 · answered by K.B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
once you take a pacifier dont give it back, becasue then the baby will think that you will always give it back. its sort of sad but you really just have to let him get used to it, he will eventually be able to sleep with out the pacifier
good luck!
2007-01-17 15:47:57 · answer #9 · answered by chelsea c 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
With my son we simply just took all of his pacifiers but one and threw them away. We let him walk around with that one until we saw him drop it on the ground, then we told him that it was yucky and he needed to throw it away. The act of him throwing it away helped because he knew that he threw it away. When he asked for it we reminded him that he threw it away. Within a week he quit asking about it.
2007-01-17 18:21:25 · answer #10 · answered by Kristin R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋