My little girl is 5 months old and I'm considering getting rid of her pacifier in the next month or two, so I was curious when others got rid of the pacifier.
2007-01-22 03:36:51 · 20 answers · asked by totspotathome 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
OK, well I'm pretty sure I didn't ask if you thought I should give my daughter a pacifier in the first place...I asked IF you did, WHEN did you get rid of it.
Thanks to those actually answering the question.
2007-01-22 03:47:08 · update #1
My daughter stopped taking her pacifier at like five months. She just got to where it no longer satisfied her. I am glad she did too. A friend of mine just didnt give her daughter the option of having the pacifier, she got rid of them. In my opinion, if you take it away at a young age it is much easier than waiting until they are older. You wouldnt want your daughter 4 years old and still sucking on a pacifier, my neighbors girl was 4 when her mom took it from her and it was a mess. Just do what you think is best for your little girl but the sooner the better. Good luck.
2007-01-22 03:45:06 · answer #1 · answered by scotts girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first never took a "binkie". My second child, however, would not go anywhere without it for the longest time. I started breaking her of it around 18 months, when she would only get it at naps and bedtime. Then, she eventually didn't ask for it. With my 1 year old, she uses it most of the time. I've never seen a college student with the need to have a pacifier, so I'm not too worried.
Some babies just need to suck. Frankly, I'd rather give them the pacifier than have to break a thumb-sucking habit later. Let her keep it. She'll eventually give it up.
2007-01-22 03:48:44 · answer #2 · answered by tn_lovett 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've got 3 daughters and my first two had absolutely no interest in the pacifier at all, they would spit it out. It was hilarious...then there is my youngest who thinks that the pacifier is her best friend. It is adorable, but she is turning two in a week and for the past 6 months the "binky" as it is referred to in our house has been contained to her crib and at times the car. I'm not sure when we are going to get rid of the binky but I had a problem with her walking around with it in her mouth all the time especially since she was beginning to talk.
It is such a comfort to her that I think we'll keep it around for a while for when she is sleeping.
2007-01-22 04:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best time to get rid of the pacifier is around 5 or 6 months. About the time that they start teething. If you wait too long, they get too attached and will start sucking their thumb or fingers as a substitute. Consequently, this can cause problems when their teeth are growing in. At the teething stage, they become more interested in something to chew on, rather than something to suck on. Good time to stop breast feeding, also. ha ha
2007-01-22 04:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by the1daygo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah, i wouldn't. my brother and sister-in-law took their little girl's paci away when she was just a few months, also, and they really regretted it!
she would fuss and cry b/c she wanted to suck and was used to her paci and then without it she would be just miserable.
they finally tried to give it back to her, but she had gone long enough without it that she didn't want it anymore, but she was still upset b/c she couldn't have the soothing sucking....
it was awful. she just turned 1 in november and i think she is just now getting better with the fussiness.
i, personally, think about 3-ish is a good time to get rid of a paci. the child should no longer need it and it's just a habit. at this age they are old enough to reason with and can understand that they need to be a big girl/boy and give up their paci.
take care.
p.s. as for her teeth...most articles i've read all agree that as long as the paci is gone by age 5 or 6, then there should be NO affect to her teeth.
p.p.s.
my sister's girls each have a paci and the 4 year old gave hers up no problem once she was old enough to understand that big girls don't use them. the 2 year old still has hers, but they are planning to wean her soon. neither of them have teeth issues.
i can't speak from personal exerience since my son has become a thumb-sucker and didn't like the pacifiers AT ALL.
consider yourself lucky...at least you can throw out a paci!
2007-01-22 03:50:31 · answer #5 · answered by joey322 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter got rid of her pacifier by herself, she was about 1 1/2 months old she just didnt want it anymore, but the only time she really used it was when she was going to sleep tho. My friend has a 2 year old son and they just finally got his away from him, and another friend of mine has a 17 month old son and he still has his, he was broke from it but for some reason his mom gave it back to him (laziness I think, was tired of hearing him cry so she gave it to him.) So, the earlier the better. Good luck
2007-01-22 03:42:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first son still has his (2 years old) and my younger son hated it by 4 months so we got rid of it but now he sucks his thumb constantly (16 months) which is worse! Here is an article I found from a pediatrician. I think at 5 months it would be good to get rid of it....the longer you wait, the worse it will be...I cannot get my 2 year old to sleep without it, its terrible! Good luck!
Dr Tanya - Our Resident Pediatrician says, "
4 months is a good time to get rid of the pacifier. Recent recommendations from American Academy of Pediatrics say that pacifier use may reduce an infant’s risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). However, as long as your infant is sleeping on his back in his own crib without any loose blankets, the risk of SIDS is very low. Around 4 months of age your infant needs to begin learning how to fall asleep on his own. As long as you give him the chance, he will learn how to soothe himself to sleep at naptime, nighttime and in the middle of the night when he wakes up.
2007-01-22 03:48:48 · answer #7 · answered by MommyOf2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a touch one sister who's about a million 12 months previous, and my mom is very good with no longer tolerating whining, so i grant you with some suggestion that i'm getting from my mom. properly, are you eliminating the pacifier completely? i imagine you should first take some weeks to get your daughter used to no longer having the pacifier in the course of the day. you truly ought to persist with it although. if she whines for it, tell her to bring about a company voice. if she retains crying, placed her in her room till she stops. when you're out in public, take her out of the keep. besides, i'd first get her used to no longer having the pacifier at the same time as she's playing or something - purely in mattress. if it is after she wakes up, take it out at the same time as she's thoroughly wide awake and commerce it for yet another toy. undergo in concepts, do not tolerate whining! THEN, enable her attempt to nod off with out the pacifier, and if she throws a in good structure, you should be agency so as that she doesn't imagine it is alright to whine. you at the prompt are not being propose - it will be propose to attend and enable her have it, because the more suitable she receives used to having her pacifier and whining at the same time as she doesn't have it, the harder it will be once you're attempting to take it away. you should take it away quicker or later! at the same time as she wakes up from an finished nighttime of no longer having the pacifier, praise her and enable her understand she did a good pastime. good success.
2016-10-15 22:42:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At around three months old. My daughter (now 5 years old) never was interested in it. My son (5 months old) just didn't want it any more when he discovered his thumb.
2007-01-22 03:53:51 · answer #9 · answered by a_k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is terrible, but my son wouldn't give it up until age 2years and even then we had to tell him(at christmas time) santa needed it to take it to another little boy. needless to say, i'm pregnant now and DO NOT plan on giving this baby a pacifier, they are to much of a hassle to take away. good luck
2007-01-22 03:40:49 · answer #10 · answered by Mz. Tanning Bed Junkie! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋