I Tried To Get Him To Go To Sleep For A Nap Today And He Started Throwing A Fit. He Cried And Practically Screamed At The Top Of His Lungs For Nearly 20 Minutes! Eventually He Fell Asleep But I Dont Want To Have To Deal With That By The Time He Is A Year Old.....I Never Wanted The Paci In The First Place. The Hospital Gave It To Him Against My Will.
What's The Easiest and Most Effective Way To Ween My Son Off The Paci?
2007-12-26 07:08:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
What we did with my sister, to ween her off her passy and her bottle, was to make her stop cold turkey.
She fussed for about two days, but she forgot about it!
Babies at this age dont have a great memory, so just take all his pacifiers away, he'll fuss and cry and throw fits for a day or two, but he'll forget and it will be over.
Theres a girl in my class who STILL uses her pacifier, and throws fits when people try to take it away (at age 17!).
Plus, I dont know if your son has teeth yet or not, but if he does, you might want to stop using the paci, it will deform his two front teeth!
Also, my sister, when she stopped using her paci, started wrapping her fingers around a blanket for security, so give him a small security blanket or something,.
2007-12-26 07:14:39 · answer #1 · answered by Karen 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Six months old might be too young to take away the pacifier.
It's been my experience that children like having some sort of comfort, be it thumb-sucking, bottles, nail-biting, pacifiers, blankets, nursing, special toys, etc., and they will hang onto that comfort until age 3-5, or beyond. If you really don't like the pacifier, you might try substituting a toy or small blanket (when your baby gets older). Bottles can cause cavities, unless they are just water. I wouldn't push an alternative too hard, though. You don't want to end up with thumb-sucking or nail-biting once the pacifier is gone. Good luck!
2007-12-26 07:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by Torchbug 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right now is the perfect time, or at least by the time he is one. Sucking on things through out childhood will mess up his teeth and you prob don't want that. As for the crying, your just going to have to deal with it. It will die down over time but you have to be ready to listen to the screaming. My 2 year old step daughter still has her pacifier and her mom just started to ween her off. Talk about a rough nights sleep. The sooner you do it the better off you are.
2007-12-26 07:16:48 · answer #3 · answered by Two peas in a pod 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think 6m is rather young to take away a paci. It's a slow process and is not something that just happens overnight. Remember you are taking away his security. Something he feel he needs when you are not there. My daughter just turned two and still uses one but ONLY at night. It's a gradual process and I feel it should be done when the child understands why it is being taking away. Give it a little time.
2007-12-26 07:14:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
6 months is just a bit too early to wean him off the binky. As long as he's getting breastfed,or a bottle,then a binky is not going to be a problem. If your child seems to cry too much if it doesn't have it, it could just be that he's just a bit insecure or anxious. A little tenderness at that time will go a long way in solving the situation. My grandson just gave it up 'cold turkey' one day at when he was 15 mo. old. He had already started to need it less and less around 12 mo., then one day ,he spit it out,and never asked for it again. No battles or drama,it was like he made up his own mind that it wasn't doing anything for him,and just stopped!
2007-12-26 07:20:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
ugh, i'm sorry the hospital sabotoged your wishes.
that's why i had, and advocate homebirth. :)
it's really normal for babies to soothe to sleep by using a pacifier, especially since that's what they would instictually want to do if they were breastfeeding. from the breast, soothing on the nipple produces oxytocin for both mom and baby which helps the uterus naturally contract, and even later in infancy aleviates pain from teething.
friends of mine who were breastfeeding and using a pacifer took the pacifer away around 6 months and let the baby scream and cry every night for a week. i'm definitely NOT ok with that but after that, the baby did not cry for it. (i'm not ok with it because around 6 months babies are going through a lot of changes - teething - growth spurts etc... and that's a time they need comfort, not fear or discomfort)
good luck with everything!!
2007-12-26 07:20:56 · answer #6 · answered by O new moon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is what worked for my twins...They could have a paci at anytime from birth to one year old. From age one to two they could only have it in the crib. At two I poked a small hole in the tip and they couldn't get any suction and they stopped using them immediately.
2007-12-26 07:56:21 · answer #7 · answered by twinmomg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had this situation. you're able to nicely be caught with the breast for a at the same time as greater. additionally, possibly it may be effective for the toddler to have your spouse pump breast milk, and supply that interior the bottle, to help with the transition. Then, one million/2 formulation and one million/2 breast milk and then ultimately to formulation. It additionally could help to attempt this on a weekend. You upward thrust up with the toddler, and do the bottle of breast milk. Have mom tell toddler bye bye, then you definately do the lunch bottle....if the toddler would not scent mama and the milk it quite is greater uncomplicated for them to pass from the boob to the bottle. as quickly as the toddler sees how briskly the milk comes from the bottle, it quite is going to be an person-friendly transition, esp whilst the toddler is hungry. it rather is tough, and it ought to be which you will could desire to dangle on slightly longer. I actual have additionally heard some grandma's say -- deliver me the toddler and the formulation, whilst she/he receives hungry she/he will consume. If it rather is an selection for you possibly it rather is going to help. sturdy success!
2016-10-02 09:21:08 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does he have it all the time, if so, then slowly start taking it away, only let him have it when he is sleeping. Thats what my parents did with me, and then they said if you want a big girl bed, then you cant have a binky anymore, and i went and threw it in the trash.
2007-12-26 07:12:00 · answer #9 · answered by frayfray 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
at 6 months you can start but if he really wants it then I would start just giving it to him at naptime - the pediatricians recommend total weaning by age 2 so you have some time
2007-12-26 07:11:36 · answer #10 · answered by beast 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋