Pacifier Addictions!!!

Cut the pacifier first just a little so they don't get the suction they use to and then every week cut a little more till there's no nipple left. Don't no if this works but I know several mother's that have done this.Good Luck

I just let me kids pick when they wanted to stop. the oldest one was 3yrs when she gave it up. I think they just grow out of it. They may still need the sucking.

when he stays awake at night try putting on some soft music. It might take away his thought about the pacifier

Our older son (who is now 6) was a binky baby. He called them gigees for some reason. We started at 1 year to get rid of them but he'd just figured out how to put it in his mouth so dind't want to mess w/that! Thought about it again at 2 years but changed our minds as we thought he wasn't emotionally ready & couldn't cognitively understand it. So, we settled on his 3rd b-day. Here's where my suggestions come in to play: At about 2.5 years, the only time he could have his gigee was in the car or at sleep times. He knew he had give the gigees to us as soon as he woke up & we put them out of his reach. During ths whole 6 months, we kept telling him that the gigees would go bye-bye on his 3rd b-day. He heard this so much that as the date approached, he was telling people that they were leaving on his b-day. We told him we'd give them to his ped. so she could give them to the new babies. On the day of his 3 year check up, together, we put them in a ziploc bag & then he pulled all of them out of my bag on his own & gave them to our ped. who knew exactly what we were doing & I hadn't even told her! Well, he was fine at bed time. Luckily, the gigee wasn't as crucial for bed time sleep & if it fell out of his mouth, he either put it back in or didn't but never woke up screaming for it. Naps were another story....the stopped all together! This was a kid who I would need to wake up after 3 hours! Kind of screwed my afternoons! Plus, it was close to X-mas & I needed that time to wrap stuf. So, the gigees came back for a short period of time. After the holiday, we made a chart & every night he went to bed w/o one, he got a star & then a treat at the end of the week. We only did this for a very short time & were done w/them altogether. The afternoon naps never came back, but, hey, he had to stop at some point. So, my suggestions: 1) start w/the 3 year old that way the one younger will see this happening & may be more ready for when you start w/her, 2) Pick an agreed upon date to be done w/them, & during that time keep talking about how the binkies will go away cuz he's a big boy & doesn't need them anymore. Maybe try a chart of some kind & give a reward that you all agree on once he's binky-free. Maybe try subsituting the binky w/some music at bedtimes. My best friend is our hygentist & her brother is our dentist & they both assured us that binkies don't do the damage that fingers do but get your dentist's opinion. It's gonna be hard & there may be some loud nights but you'll get through it. Stand firm & good luck!

My son was just a little over 2 and we were going on a 12 hr airplane ride and i new I could not get rid of the pacifier
( His Ninny)He was so attached to that darn thing. I was preparing him the entire trip saying when we get off the air plane to go home we are going to throw it away. So I followed thru with it. We land hom from poland about 5 pm and of course our luggage was lost. We stood in line and he was getting upset and wanted his pacifier his dad gave in and gave it to him. I was a little steamed because i was ready to get rid of it. Then we were finally leaving and it fell on the ground. I grabbed it and through it out and said bye Ninny and he said bye not one tear until 4 am. Boy did i wishI had that darn Ninny. If I had I would have given in but I am so glad that I got rid of it. With in 2 weeks no more restless sleep and not even another word about it. Then maybe a month later we were cleaning behind the couch and we found the Ninny. He said mumma theres a ninny. He was so excited!!!!! He said no more ninny thats for babies and he through it out and said does bay devin want it?( My friends baby). It was so cute.
By the way with in 2 weeks my son was speaking so loud and clear it was like a miricle. He was only saying maybe 10 words at that time. It was like oh my god stop talking. He never stops talking now. He thinks he's a comedian..
Just be strong and don't give in. It has to be in the garbage or out of the house. Otherwise there is to much darn temptation. Just think if you do it for both at the same time you will only have 2 sleeples weeks verse 4 if you get rid of them seperately:-) It will be rough let me tell you but you will be amazed how stong you can be if you don't have it..
Good Luck,
T.

my daughter was the same way!!! I finally had to throw away all the binkies & tell her we lost them all!!! It was tough the first week or two but we survived!!! She woke up screaming & crying & would only cry out for her binky!!! My baughter was a little over 2 when I finally did this so I know its tough but it will work you just can't give in!!! My daughter would throw full blown tantrums in the middle of the night but I would just keep telling her that we lost them & how she was a big girl & didn't need one anymore!!! I know its hard to let them cry it out but its the only way I know of!!! Everyone else used to tell me to put hot sauce on the binkies but I couldn't do that!!! Good luck & let me know how it goes!!!

Please just toss the pacifiers out you will have problems with their teeth if you dont.

I know how you feel. I had to just let my baby cry it out. Yes, it could take a while but it's what has to be done. Be prepared to not sleep at night. While you do this, i would reccomend to take a nap yourself when your toddler does. Talk your baby at night while he is going threw this rough ordeal. Let him know he is okay and that you are there for him. Eventually he will brake the habit.

Robin,

Throw them in the trash, with the children explain that they are both too old for it now. That pacifiers are only for little tiny babies. Be prepaired, they will throw fits and probably for a while. It has been 3yrs for one and two years for the other so the habit will be missed, and it would be unrealistic to think they wont ask for it or throw fits.

Also, remember when they do bring it up YOU must respond calmly and act as if they are being silly, say "oh silly girl(or boy)you know we do not have any tiny babies here, and pacifiers are not for big girls only little tiny babies".
Then there needs to be lots of good praising for being so big now; ie: now that you're such a big girl you can ride your bike outside and play on the swings, I am so glad your getting so big it's fun to play with you.

If your child say's she wants to be a tiny baby, just remember to encourage all her favorite things to do, and that tiny babies can not do those things.

As the time goes by you will realize it was easier then you thought, it's just that we parents give them the pacifer to give ourselves a break and it works it pacifies these little people.

Only my last two kids used the pacifier(aka woobies)and after going through the withdrawl period I remember being in the car and my fourth daughter was so tired and screaming, I looked over at my frazzled husband and said,"I sure miss the woobie". The convience of having a scream stopper was great! I guess that's what the phrase careful what you wish for is about.

Anyhow, good luck! If you start you have to be totally committed to following through. Patience it is never easy, but with two kids so close together it will be a loud bedtime just pick a calm day and make sure YOU'RE READY!

C.

I have a son who is 14 months old and he LOVES his binky! And you know what? If it comforts him and makes him feel better I say SO BE IT. Its not hurting him, and self-soothing is a good thing. And don't listen to those who say it will ruin their teeth! I work in dentistry and have for 11 years, and I can tell you that it will not affect their teeth in a negative way.... not until they have their permanent teeth, and that's when they're 5-6 years old. By that time they will be older, more secure in themselves and able to understand the rational of getting rid of them (if they even still want them past 3 or 4) So, I say let them have it... they will get better sleep, you will get better sleep and that will make EVERYONE in the house happier!

My daughter was addicted to her binky too, so I took it away the day after she turned one year old. She cried, and cried, and cried when she would have to take naps or go to bed, but I stood firm and after about 1 week of fits and crying herself to sleep she began going to bed with no trouble at all. She finally figured out that mommy wasn't giving the binky back, so she dealt with it. It sounds harsh, but I'm telling you, this is all that will work. There is no weaning...only cold turkey. Get something that will play music for them to fall asleep to. If they have something for comfort other than a pacifier it helps ease them into it. If I try to put my daughter down without her music playing now she won't go to sleep, she just stands up and looks at me. But I'd much rather pay for batteries in her toy frog than see her grow up with an attachment disorder from her "binkie". Another thing that I did for her when I took away the pacifier was to stand next to her crib and rub her little head and sing to her until she was calm and understood she was going to be okay. It will take a lot of patience for a little while, but it will be okay once the initial shock and dissappointment wears off. They are both old enough to not need it anymore. :) Good luck and stay strong.

P.S. If your daughter is getting out of the bed without it you should put a gate up at her door, or even put her into a playpen or a crib for awhile again so that she understands that it is still bedtime even without the pacifier.

I oldest son is almost 5, i thought he would never give up his pacifier. At age 3 i couldnt take it anymore. His little sister is 1 year and 3 months younger then him. I remember trying to get him off it, he would scream at night, i use to have to keep at least 3 in his bed, just in case he would wake up and not find one. I remember he use to steal his sisters right out from her mouth. I tried everything, but what worked best for me was just cutting the tip of the pacifier. He would say its broken, so i would give him a new one with the top cut, it took a few times but this is the only thing that worked, actually this is what worked with all 3 of my kids. Cut the tip. One more thing, thier gonna cry, just let them, it will take a few days and nights of torture, but in the end its so worth it. Good Luck!

on supernanny they told the little girl that elmo was haveing a baby and that the baby needed some pacifiers and they took them and tied it to a baloon to send it to sesame street. On another nanny show they tied it to a tree in the yard for the pacifier farrie and then in the morning there was a present under the tree. Both of those worked.

Hi!! Oh, I'm so excited to be able to share this with you. It really works!!! Another mamasource mother told me to do this same thing, and I will be forever grateful.
My son was the same way. He would NOT let that thing out of his mouth. So I cut the tip. I cut it just far enough that he couldn't suck it, he had to hold it with his teeth. He thoguht it was funny at first, then he started to cry. He cried for about thirty minutes, then fell alseep when I put him in the car to take him for a "goodnight ride."
After that, it never seemed to cross his mind agian. I didn't cut all his binkies though. Only one and I hide the rest. I was thinking, man I'm going to need a backup plan because he is never going to stop crying. But he did!! And it worked.
Just the other day (he's been without his binkie for about 3 or 4 months now), he found the ones I hid. He sucked and chose and he picked out different ones. Then his Uncle John was going to go to the store and asked if he wanted to go bye-bye. He started out the door with four binkies (1 in his mouth and three in his hands) and I told him no-no. "You have to throw them away if you go." And oh my god! He threw them away.
Good luck with this! Take the crying and it is soooooo worth it. Best wishes, T.

Okay so my daughter will be turning 4 in late Aug and was still very very addicted to the binky as she called it and it was actually starting to go from sleeping only with it to she wanted it all day to hold on to and I would catch her with it in her mouth constantly so I would say something and it would dissapear. So my husband and I decided enough was enough 8 days ago and well day 1 and 2 not bad actually she asked we said no she said okay days 3, 4, 5, 6 bad a lot of crying and I will wear diapers drink bottles I will be a baby I want my binky and now day 7 and 8 nothing. So my advice to you is just do it and make sure you get them all you would be surprised were you'll find them especially with two kids on them and stick your guns and after a week it will be over. Just think this time unlike the bottle you'll only have to do it once for both kids instead of going through it twice with both kids. Best of luck to you.

My daughter gave her bottle to Santa, and santa left her presents in return. With Easter coming up, have them leave it out for the Bunny, and the bunny will give it to someone whose mommy doesnt have enough money to buy any. Then if they ask for them you dont have them the Easter bunny does. This only worked with one of my kids. I dont think 2, and 3 is too old for a pacifier, 5 maybe, so you could even hold out for christmas too. Good luck

My little one is nearly 10 months, and Dr said no Pacy but 12 months. So... since I tend to spoil my babies, we are slowly working on using the pacy on an "need to have basis", no more pacy during the day, which you have accomplished, BUT when she want's it, ok this is mean, we get it wet and rub it on the carpet - it get fuzzy and she doesn't like it, so she picks up something else to play with , chew on, etc.
No body likes a fuzzy pacy - maybe that would work or, you could soak it in mouthwash, Listerine might turn your kids away from it, or something else less appealing?

Hi Robyn
I'm having the same problem with my 3 1/2 year old daughter. She has fallen madley in love with hers and it seems to be a huge issue. I've tried to take it away as well, only to have her wake up with screams in the middle of the night. If you hear any tips let me know.
M.

I hope you find something that works for your kids! I'm trying to break my son of the habit too, but it's not working. He will be 2 in three weeks, and he still wants his "pappa" all the time! He has been sick lately, so I can't work on breaking the habit until he gets better.

So, if you get any really good advice, I'm hoping I can use it too!

I was a preschool teacher and had a few kids that I weaned from their binkies. My trick was a Binkie Tree :) What you do is get a small flower pot, put some dirt in it about 1/3 of the way. Then have your child put their binky/binkies in and then cover a bit more with dirt, then when they aren't looking sprinkle some sunflower or other flower seeds on it and top off with some more dirt. Your child will get so excited to water their binky tree every day and will be even more excited when it starts to grow :) Hope this helps

My daughter was four when she stopped! I made half hearted attempst for a year. I feel some kids need to suck longer than others. We told her the story of the binky fairy and to let us know when she was ready. What worked is her biannual visit to the dentist. She had her first xrays and the dentist showed her the perm teeth coming in and that the binky was interfering. She asked for the fairy that night. She was a little sad for two nights but not what I thought. Good luck.

Dear Robyn,

Now Mother! The pacifiers are not evil. Just let them have them in peace and tranquility. They need them or they wouldn't show such devotion. They will give them up when they do not need them anymore. Sucking is a normal natural need in babies - after all, two and three years old is not very old! ....and so on and so forth, you get the drift. But, I would make a rule about leaving the house with the pacifier, that is not a good idea. They get dropped and germs appear like magic. You probably wouldn't do that anyway.

My son sucked two fingers until he was about 3, he eventually stopped - one time he accidentally burned his two favorite fingers, and I thought that he would forget about it and stop on his own. But as soon as they were healed he started back again, and then a couple of weeks later, he got too busy to suck, and quit.

Sincerely, C. N.

i have heard that you just need to take it away "cold turkey". they will learn to live without it, maybe after a week of little sleep.

My DD had hers until she was about 3. She didn't like them when they would get holes or rip. So, when they would get a hole, I would make HER go throw it away. It was easier for her to understand that they were gone. If she would wake up and want one, I would just remind her that she had thrown it away. She cried for a bit, but eventually got over it.
Good luck.

Don't worry, my son is addicted to the binky too! Most of the advice I've gotten from my friends who've successfully broken their little ones is to just cut the tips off. Once they figure out that they can't suck on them the fun is gone. I'm determined to break my son before he turns 2. Good Luck!

sorry i won't be of any help, but i was wondering if you could email me when you get some answers. i have the same problem here. my son just turned 2 1/2 and would scream all night if i took it away now. i heard that waiting until they're 3 is way better since you can "negotiate" with them, or bribe them, etc.

let me know what you hear.

I finally just took my daughters away and dealt with her being crabby.. BOut a week and she forgot all about it..