A few weeks ago, I told him that he could only have his pacifier when he was sleeping. The next morning when he woke up, I told him that he had to leave his pacifier in the crib with Tigger. He wasn’t very happy that he had to leave his pacifier in his crib. After, leaving his pacifier in his crib he cried for a few minutes but he quickly forgot about his pacifier. I was hiding his pacifier in my pocket so that I could take it to the daycare so that he could have it during nap time.
One day, I totally forgot to take his pacifier out of my pocket one morning at the daycare. I didn’t realize that I still had it until mid-morning. So I decided to see how he did during the day without his pacifier. I was expecting to get a phone call from his daycare asking about his pacifier, but they never called me. His teacher said that he did great and didn’t even ask for his pacifier. I was amazed that he was able to take a nap without his pacifier. I am no longer taking his pacifier to daycare.
I am kinda sad that my baby boy is growing up so fast. He has done great with leaving his pacifier in his crib with Tigger. In fact, as soon as he gets up he will throw his pacifier at Tigger, as if Tigger is going to protect it all day long.
I plan on trying to take his pacifier away at night in the next few weeks. I just hope that my son doesn’t stay up half of the night and cry. He has slept with Tigger for the last few months, in fact, he always hugs Tigger as he drifts off to sleep. So in a few weeks when I take away his pacifier I hope that Tigger gives him the security that he needs to sleep at night.
How old was your toddler when you took away his or her pacifier?
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6 responses to “I Successfully Weaned My Child from a Pacifier Using This Technique”
Our oldest had his pacifier until he was three (and his teeth and speech are just fine! He’s almost 19). Our daughter sucked her thumb till she was four (can’t remove it, you know). She finally gave it up to get a big girl frilly nightgown with Ariel on it. You seem to be doing it the smart way, little by little. He will probably stop using it on his own in the next few weeks. 🙂
My oldest daughter found her thumb on a across the country move and I couldn’t break her from her thumb. With my other two kids, I introduced pacifiers in the hospital so that they couldn’t find their thumbs.
OH PLEASE TELL ME HOW IT GOES!!!! Yes I am shouting – I a nervous about taking it away from my twins. they are 2 yrs and 2 months and I swore by 2 it would be gone. Good luck! You are doing great!
Leigh
It sounds like he’s ready to give it up, so hopefully you won’t have many problems. I never used one. The first time my daughter got her hands on a pacifier was when she was about 7 months old. She took it from another kid at the daycare, then got ticked off and started crying because nothing came out of it. 🙂
My oldest never used a pacifier. However, my youngest still had it in her mouth when she was 4. It did start to affect her teeth formation so she only got it at night. We broke the night habit a few weeks later when I cut the tip off the pacifier. She didn’t like the way it felt in her mouth, so no more paci use after that!
We never used the paci but it sounds like your little guy is transitioning well. I agree with you : “I am kinda sad that my baby boy is growing up so fast” our son is 2.5 and I miss his “baby” self. They grow so fast.