How to I get my daughter to stop using her pacifier?

Question

My daughter is just over 2 years old and I want to start getting her to stop using her pacifier. Our dentist told me to cut the end of the paci off and she won't like it so she'll stop using it. But I always thought that babies are not supposed to have paci's that have holes or tears in them. Isn't that the same thing? I'd appreciate any help. She usually falls asleep with one in her mouth and one in her hand. Thanks. (she only has the paci's when she is sleeping. We don't let her have them outside of her bed unless she sneaks in and gets one without us knowing)

Answer 1

tough one. my son loved his pacifier!!! one in his mouth and one or more in each hand!!! we got rid of every pacifier except one - well we did hide one in the glove box - just in case we lost the other one. we started by just letting him have it only when he was in his bed, naps and night time. then progressed to just night time. he really loved thomas the tank and hot wheels. so we would give him a new train or car and tell him that he had to give us his pacifier to get the new little toy. when he woke up we put the train or car up and told him it was for night night time. later we gave him a choice - car, train, or pacifier. he never chose the pacifier. it did take a little bit, but he was 2 1/2 and it needed to be done. lots of people told us just to take it away and not let him have it again, but we didn't want all those tears at bedtime. my husband and i would much rather him have a little car or train in his little hand than a pacifier in his mouth. some may even say that we shouldn't have done it that way, but he is now 10 years old and it worked wonderfully. pacifiers are security and soothing and we just found something to take his mind off of his pacifier. good luck, i know it is tough!!!

Answer 2

I saw this on a show nanny 911, or super nanny. What you have to do is convince her that the "paci fairy" is coming that night and that you have to collect all the pacis from all around the house with her (like a fun game) and then take them outside but a tree(or some other place) and tell her when she wakes up the paci fairy will have brought her a special toy for her in the morning in exchange for the pacis. She will not care about the paci anymore because she will be to exited about a new toy.

Answer 3

My daughter used a paci until she was 18 months. When we were at my aunts house she said why is she still using a pacifier. I told her because it soothes her. Then I told her that I was trying to get her to stop using them but I didn't know how to go about doing that. My aunt then took my daughter's paci and threw it in the trash. When I got home I threw the rest away and she was fine. My daughter hasn't looked back since. I am so grateful that she doesn't needed any more.

Answer 4

Take them away from her when she is sleeping. When she wakes up I'm sure she will be very..very..very..upset. Stay calm and tell her that paci faeries took them all away because she is not a baby anymore and other babies need pacis too. Tell her it is her turn to hand the pacis down to a baby that needs them. Get her a fairy doll to leave with her instead (from the paci faeries)
It is their way of saying thank you.I'm sure she will look at you like you are crazy, but just tell her a story in your own words about how special she is now. Oh!! and brave.

Answer 5

My Grandson also used a pacifier when he was sleepy and ready for a nap or bedtime. He was a little over 2 1/2 when his parents and I started talking to him about getting rid of it - we told him that no matter what that when he got to 3 yrs old he would have to give it up. we would talk to him about from time to time - the day after his 3rd birthday he did ask for it that night but his parents told him that they gave them to his 2 cousins that were a year old, he did cry for a little bit and asked a couple of time but they were firm - the next day he asked once they told him the same thing, he fussed just a little - took a couple of days but we are now paci free

Answer 6

Never heard of cutting off the tip. Anyway try telling her that she can be a big girl like Mommy and mommy doesnt have a paci anymore. Have
her help you find them all put them in a bag and throw them away or put them up in a cupboard.
Then have a special night together, special treat and read a book or whatever is special to the two of you Remind her how proud you are of her etc.

Answer 7

We were getting our daughters pictures taken for easter and a guy waiting to pic up some pics said that for his children and grandchild he took the pacifier and "accidentally" dropped it out the window of the car while they were driving. He got ride of the rest and all his children and his grandchild had it rough the first day or so, but then accepted the fact that it was gone. A couple months later we took my daughter to see Finding Nemo. When we were getting up to leave my daughter dropped hers, and it rolled down a few rows and we couldn't find it. Remember what the guy had told us, when we got home we found the rest and threw them away. She asked about it once and we reminded her that we lost it at the movie and she never asked or cried about it again. My second daughter kept losing hers when she was about one or so. We just stopped buying them, it took a few days, but she didn't seem to miss it much after that. She would even bring ones that she found to use to throw away. I know the car or the movie thing wont work if she only has it at night, but if you could think of sometime along those lines, sorry I couldn't.

Answer 8

I have a great answer for you. I noticed that you have 24 answers already so who knows if you will ready this. But another mom told me that what you do is go and get a acouple of helium filled balloons (colors your daughter likes). Go out to your front yard and with your daughters help tie a couple (hide the rest) to the balloons and tell her your send the pacifiers to heaven for the other girls and boys so that they can use them. I promise this will work like a charm. It will make your daughter feel good that she is doing something so nice for someone else and you will be gettting rid of the pacificers.

Good Luck

Answer 9

Be strong, you will have to deal with the crying for it a couple nites but in the long run your chid's dental health will be well worth it.

No matter what anyone tells you NEVER EVER dip it in hot sauce or put soap or any other kind of substance on it. That will only cause severe problems to your childs health if she has a reaction to the substance. If your childs doc says cut the tip off, then do it. I don't think he/she would give advice to harm your child.

Tell her it is time to be a big girl and throw them in the big trash can outside, that way she can't get them out again. and they are not in sight.

Good luck. I was lucky with mine, they both tossed them before they were 1 year old. Never really cared for them.

Answer 10

What you can try is giving her a stuffed toy she can hold while trying to fall asleep.Throw the paci... away if you only hide it ,you will be tempted to give it back to her when she cries.It won't be easy at first but she will get use to it.