I love the pacifier, binky, paci, nuk whatever you choose to call it. But, my love for it pales to the love my James has for it. When James was about one, I allowed him to use it only while sleeping. For awhile, during the day he used his Little People® figure as a pacifier. When we were at play gym one day, I looked over and saw him put a replica of the same guy in his mouth. Gross.
A friend told me to clip the tip off of his pacifier bit by bit. Over the past few months I have been slowly clipping away. As you can see from the picture below, there is just a nub left. I was also told that he would lose interest on his own because it wouldn’t suck very well. But NO, James sucks away as if nothing is different.
My next plan is to snip more right after his last two teeth come in. Eventually, there will be no tip left so he’ll have to give it up! It breaks my heart because he loves it so much. But, I just need to suck it up; no pun intended. I know it will be harder to get rid of the older he gets…
How long if at all, did your little one use a pacifier?
I am going through the same thing with Hannah. She is 2 1/2 and still has her passy. It is hard to take it away from her because she LOVES it and it helps her sleep. She usually gets it just at bedtime or in the car. I tried taking it away and only lasted about an hour. After she cried and cried, I gave in and gave it back and she went right to sleep. I know I need to take it away but it is hard for both of us.
P.s. I love your blog. You are a great writer.
I’m sorry you feel my same pain
I know they won’t be teenagers and still wanting a pacifier, so I’m sure I’ll look back on this and realize it’s no big deal.
P.S. Thank you for making me smile!
Jenna had hers until she was 2 years old. I didn’t really think about taking it away entirely, because having it at bedtime or in the car did not seem to be a big deal to me or her. Then, she got sick in the middle of the night one time and every time she tried to suck her pacifier, she gagged and threw up. So, I seized the opportunity and told her it appeared the bink was making her throw up (which it was at that time). She did not like that…we went with it for a few days and that was that. She never had it again!
Well, that wasn’t too bad! Maybe I’ll get lucky with James and his pacifier will make him sick while sucking on it too, haha. Smart thinking on your part though.
Jen,
My little one (19m) this go around only used a binky for the first year. I think it’s because her nephew (my first grandson) came along and she was more inerested in tring to give it to him. Keep up the good work.
You know what? A few days after I posted this he stopped using it! I bet he read my blog
Yay!
This made me laugh…LOL! When my daughter was still using a bottle and it was time to take it away I went out and bought her a newborn nipple for it so it would be hard to suck and then I put water in it and gave her that with a sippy cup full of milk. She quickly took to the sippy cup because it was easier.;) It’s funny how so many people have so many great ideas. I guess it’s because we have all learned to figure out what works best with our children. Thanks for sharing:)
You’re so welcome! And thank you for reading