Posted: 4/20/2010 6:00:24 AM EDT
Anyone have any tips for breaking the pacifier habit for a one year old?
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| I don't have kids but I'll tell you what my parents did with me. When my little cousin was born they told me I needed to be a big girl and give her my passy so she could have one. We went to the hospital and I gave it to her mom. They said I only asked for it once after that and they just reminded me I had given it to my little cousin. |
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Simply throw them away! Kind of what I'm thinking, but I don't want her to start sucking her thumb or something. We made our daughter throw hers away. Told her she was a big girl now, and that big girls don't use them. We had her throw it away, and that was it. No screaming, no crying, no begging for it etc. Although, a funny story: Wife took our two girls to the doctors about 6 months after we got rid of the oldest's binky. They both got shots. In the elevators afterwards, my oldest was still crying, but our infant had calmed down. My wife asked her "Why are you still crying? Emma (the infant) isn't crying anymore." To which my oldest replied matter-of-factly "She has a binky, and I don't." |
I would say not to sweat it yet! At 1 years old you still have time. They are too young to reason with at that age. I know there are people who say (even docs, and I don't know if it is fact or not) that pacifiers can damage the teeth and jaws, however I have seen MANY kids that use them well past the age of 1 and have had no damage. My kids never used a pacifier but they had other things that were hard to get away. I would "forget" them when we went out. A few weeks after that when we were at home I "couldn't find it" eventually, after several months they just forgot about those things. Prepare yourself for crying and a fight - but don't worry your child won't be graduating high school with the pacifier.  Good Luck to you!
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| I nursed both of mine for an extended period, and they rejected any pacifier. Weaning at 1 would have been cruel in my case. A one year old is having so many dramatic milestones. You can also try some extra attention and love, consider lying down at bedtime to help with sleep. Your intuition is so important in all this. Listen to your heart. |
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My mom took a scissors and cut the tips off of all of them so that they wouldn't "work." I tried each one and tossed them to the floor, apparently. That might work? I have read that this is one of the most effective methods. I am getting ready to wean my daughter from the binky. |
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My mom took a scissors and cut the tips off of all of them so that they wouldn't "work." I tried each one and tossed them to the floor, apparently. That might work? I have read that this is one of the most effective methods. I am getting ready to wean my daughter from the binky. How old? She's only only 14 months but I was thinking sooner would be better than later. |