1yr outmoded unbelievably attached to his pacifier, any suggestions on how to wean him?
I don't want to just take it from him because it comforts him, but I don't want him to be so attached to it, is there a effortless way that worked for you that could help me?
I always said I'd never give my babies any pacifier - I HATED the look of kids walking around with them. But after there she was, my 2 then 3 year antediluvian with a paci. However, she was restricted to bed/nap time only by the time she be 3 for it - I never allowed it outside the house.
When she turned 3, her younger brother was born and I sure as heck didn't want to turn her world upside down any more than it was. So I waited and wait and one day, well after she was 3 1/2, she commented that she considered necessary to be allowed to chew gum. I jumped at the chance and we made a deal - make available up the paci and she could chew gum. That was it for her. First night was for a moment teary but nothing afterwards.
Now I have a 2 yr old thumbsucker and again, he mostly sucks at sleep time so I am not worried in the region of it.
If I were you, I'd slowly restrict its use to bed/nap time and eventually you'll find your opportunity too.
Try limiting it first. Noah is 15 months old and still uses a pacifier but only for naps and bedtime. They adjectives stay up in his room and he's fine without them during the day. He also have a couple of blankets he cuddles with while falling asleep. You could try finding a replacement for his pacifier(small blanket or stuffed toy).
Really, though, at this age it isn't a big deal if he still has one. I be super adamant about getting Noah off the pacifier at 12 months but it purely didn't happen. I've read that as long as they are off it by 24 months then here won't be any issues.
"Many pediatricians suggest that the age of 18-24 months is the best time to wean your toddler from the pacifier." Source(s): http://www.thelaboroflove.com/articles/w…
A contact of mine has told me to cut the tip off the paci. Then let your son suck on it and he will see that it doesn't work. He won't want it anymore.
I plan on trying this w/my boy when he turns 2.
My nephew was very attached to his pacifier. My sister-in-law would slowly give somebody a lift it away without him noticing during playtime, etc. - he'd be so busy he'd forget about it. Then, when he get worked up, she delayed the time she would give it back to him. First, she'd wait 2 minutes earlier giving it to him, then 3, and then so on. Finally, he only needed it at nap and bedtime. :o)
Answers: I did this over a weekend(thus having the time to lift a nap since I knew I would be getting less sleep). During the week I stopped giving it to him during the sunshine, just at nap and bed time. On Thursday I stopped giving it to him at nap time. I struggled finding other ways to comfort him. On Friday I did equal. On Friday night I got him to go to sleep minus the paci but gave it to him if he woke up during the night. Saturday the same. Sunday I didn't make available it to him during the night at all. Monday, I threw them all away except one. I cut the tip of that one rotten and put it in his play area. He saw it right away and put it in his mouth. He know right away that it wasn't right and spit it out and never picked it up again! Good luck!
With my daughter I put a small cut in the top of the pacifier so that wh she tried to suck on it it broke. She did not like it and stopped using it that deeply day. Make sure that if you do this you get all of them, but more importantly brand name sure there are no edges that will come off and cause a choking peril.
I have 2 children and both were different with nouns to pacifier. Don't force the issue it will only make it worse. Is there a plea you really want him off of it? You could always try buying a different pacifier that he may not like as economically and not making the other one as avialable. I know that bedtime was the worst. My daughter cried every time it fell out of her mouth. After many long nites we decided to merely let her cry. After 3 unbearable nights, she could vigilance less about pacifier-even during day! When she be old enough to understand-we told her the Easter Bunny was bringing her picnic basket in exchange for her pacifier. Worked like a charm and never wanted it again. But every kid is different and if it cause no harm, he will grow out of it eventually.
my son have a cold ,stuffy nose, he couldn't suck it, though he wanted to so badly.. i took it from that hours of darkness and we never looked back.. he was 13 months old..
although at 11 months weak he was only allowed to use them for nap and bed times with the sole purpose ..
I think you could probably let him keep it for a bit. Try with the sole purpose giving it to him when he needs it most, bed time. My son is 13 months and he only uses it when he naps and go to bed. Try going back to the infant paci's. It's harder for them to hold in there mouth.
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I always said I'd never give my babies any pacifier - I HATED the look of kids walking around with them. But after there she was, my 2 then 3 year antediluvian with a paci. However, she was restricted to bed/nap time only by the time she be 3 for it - I never allowed it outside the house.
When she turned 3, her younger brother was born and I sure as heck didn't want to turn her world upside down any more than it was. So I waited and wait and one day, well after she was 3 1/2, she commented that she considered necessary to be allowed to chew gum. I jumped at the chance and we made a deal - make available up the paci and she could chew gum. That was it for her. First night was for a moment teary but nothing afterwards.
Now I have a 2 yr old thumbsucker and again, he mostly sucks at sleep time so I am not worried in the region of it.
If I were you, I'd slowly restrict its use to bed/nap time and eventually you'll find your opportunity too.
Try limiting it first. Noah is 15 months old and still uses a pacifier but only for naps and bedtime. They adjectives stay up in his room and he's fine without them during the day. He also have a couple of blankets he cuddles with while falling asleep. You could try finding a replacement for his pacifier(small blanket or stuffed toy).
Really, though, at this age it isn't a big deal if he still has one. I be super adamant about getting Noah off the pacifier at 12 months but it purely didn't happen. I've read that as long as they are off it by 24 months then here won't be any issues.
"Many pediatricians suggest that the age of 18-24 months is the best time to wean your toddler from the pacifier." Source(s): http://www.thelaboroflove.com/articles/w…
A contact of mine has told me to cut the tip off the paci. Then let your son suck on it and he will see that it doesn't work. He won't want it anymore.
I plan on trying this w/my boy when he turns 2.
My nephew was very attached to his pacifier. My sister-in-law would slowly give somebody a lift it away without him noticing during playtime, etc. - he'd be so busy he'd forget about it. Then, when he get worked up, she delayed the time she would give it back to him. First, she'd wait 2 minutes earlier giving it to him, then 3, and then so on. Finally, he only needed it at nap and bedtime. :o)
Answers: I did this over a weekend(thus having the time to lift a nap since I knew I would be getting less sleep). During the week I stopped giving it to him during the sunshine, just at nap and bed time. On Thursday I stopped giving it to him at nap time. I struggled finding other ways to comfort him. On Friday I did equal. On Friday night I got him to go to sleep minus the paci but gave it to him if he woke up during the night. Saturday the same. Sunday I didn't make available it to him during the night at all. Monday, I threw them all away except one. I cut the tip of that one rotten and put it in his play area. He saw it right away and put it in his mouth. He know right away that it wasn't right and spit it out and never picked it up again! Good luck!
With my daughter I put a small cut in the top of the pacifier so that wh she tried to suck on it it broke. She did not like it and stopped using it that deeply day. Make sure that if you do this you get all of them, but more importantly brand name sure there are no edges that will come off and cause a choking peril.
I have 2 children and both were different with nouns to pacifier. Don't force the issue it will only make it worse. Is there a plea you really want him off of it? You could always try buying a different pacifier that he may not like as economically and not making the other one as avialable. I know that bedtime was the worst. My daughter cried every time it fell out of her mouth. After many long nites we decided to merely let her cry. After 3 unbearable nights, she could vigilance less about pacifier-even during day! When she be old enough to understand-we told her the Easter Bunny was bringing her picnic basket in exchange for her pacifier. Worked like a charm and never wanted it again. But every kid is different and if it cause no harm, he will grow out of it eventually.
my son have a cold ,stuffy nose, he couldn't suck it, though he wanted to so badly.. i took it from that hours of darkness and we never looked back.. he was 13 months old..
although at 11 months weak he was only allowed to use them for nap and bed times with the sole purpose ..
I think you could probably let him keep it for a bit. Try with the sole purpose giving it to him when he needs it most, bed time. My son is 13 months and he only uses it when he naps and go to bed. Try going back to the infant paci's. It's harder for them to hold in there mouth.
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