https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:41:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1142002 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:38:16 +0000 wonderstruck 1142002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe ask a dentist about it if you're really concerned about his teeth? But I don't think you should take it from him. I had a blankie and sucked my thumb at night till I was 6 or 7 and never needed braces. DH never did anything like that, and he did need them. I'm skeptical as to how big of a correlation there really is there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141956 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:20:32 +0000 irene 1141956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: It is not a corner, it is half the blanket! hahahahaha! And he doesn't use a pillow yet..... I have just emailed the pediatrician.</p> <p>@JerricaBenton: @mrs. wagon: Thanks... I will try... except there is already 6 stuffed animals and 2 silk blankies on his bed. He makes sure all his stuffed animals are in his crib when he goes to sleep and he doesn't quite care about those 2 nicer blankies. If I give him more objects his crib will be filled with stuff. hahaha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141947 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:17:22 +0000 hilsy85 1141947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would not take it away at his age...if you're concerned about his teeth/oral development, I would speak to his dentist and your pedi to see their take on it, but I doubt that sucking on the corner of a blanket is going to cause long term damage. </p> <p>It seems cruel to just take it away cold turkey--my LO also has a lovey that he LOVES and it breaks my hear to think about him crying for it and not being able to have it at night. </p> <p>Maybe can you stitch it to his pillowcase so he can feel it against his cheek but can't put it in his mouth? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141915 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:00:48 +0000 mrs. wagon 1141915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that a compromise might be a good idea-- he is old enough now to understand certain things, so maybe you can replace it with something. For a few days keep mentioning to him that blankie is for babies, and he's a big boy now. He will probably protest but you can keep mentioning it to really get it ingrained in his brain. Then start mentioning that if he's a big boy, he can choose a new toy for bedtime to replace his blankie. The more excited he gets about it, the better. Then when the big day comes, you can bring the blankie, let him choose his new toy (stuffed animal? or even a bigger, nice blanket) and physically show him, this is for the big boy! blankie is for babies. He will probably regress several times but with a slow transition he might not be as sad about it. </p> <p>My son sucked his first two fingers (index and middle) every time he fell asleep, every single time until right around age 2 he just suddenly dropped it on his own. One day we just said "has he been sucking his fingers or not??" then we realized he had stopped. Mind you, he did this every day and at age almost 4 now all his teeth are in and they're perfectly straight. And these are baby teeth, too. I'm of the camp of "don't worry about it until it's actually a problem" (like if the dentist tells you that he needs to stop). </p> <p>That would be my suggestion!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141835 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:18:07 +0000 JerricaBenton 1141835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: maybe you can redirect it though. Have it all clean and dry and rub it on his cheeks. Say stuff like, doesn't this feel soft when it's dry? Depending on how far you want to go you can say it will get torn or ruined if he keeps putting it in his mouth and he'll have it forever if he doesn't do that anymore. Maybe a little harsh but less traumatic than taking it away I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141830 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:13:05 +0000 irene 1141830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: @sunny: I did tell him to not put it in his mouth... he still does it.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141827 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:11:33 +0000 irene 1141827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Shoot. Maybe that is one of the reasons that causes speech delay. He is mimicking words but always sound off....</p> <p>OK. Must email Pediatrician. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141826 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:11:11 +0000 JerricaBenton 1141826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Admittedly biased as I still keep my baby blanket under my pillow lol, but add me to the 'let him keep it' list. I do understand the concern about stuffing it in his mouth. It seems like he adjusted well to just using it for sleep time, so maybe you can work with him to not to that. Encourage him to rub it on his face or mouth or lay his head on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141819 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:04:29 +0000 looch 1141819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be concerned about stuffing a lot of it in his mouth, honestly. If he just slept next to it, fine, but I would not be okay with stuffing a burp cloth in his mouth. Not for his teeth, but for oral motor development.</p> <p>Take this with a grain of salt, my son is almost 3 and uses a pacifier for night sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141818 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:03:40 +0000 irene 1141818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: My mom said I had a similar blankie which she took away when I was around 20 months (LO's age). I was a thumb sucker too and she corrected that around the same time by putting some ointment on my thumb. Maybe that affected my development!! I should go tell her now that if it wasn't her who removed my blankie at 20 months, I would have become the 2nd Steve Jobs !! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141812 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:56:20 +0000 irene 1141812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys.... ahhh .... maybe I should take a picture and show you how he sucks on the towel and thus our concern! His mouth becomes a big "O" (filled with the blankie) every night when he goes to sleep. Sometimes it does fall off but if it doesn't, that's 12 hours of "O" hahahahaha!!!!</p> <p>My in-laws, husband, my mom and me are all concerned. Daycare teacher has once said if he isn't asking for it then don't give it to him (that was 15-ish months). Maybe I should email our pediatrician and ask his opinion about it.</p> <p>My husband's younger brother had the worst case of protruded teeth. It is not just the teeth coming out, it is the bone structure of his mouth. I saw him before his braces and I wondered if he could really close his mouth... it sounds mean but it was very bad. He did braces, it did help a bit, but it still doesn't look "pretty" (not sure what word to use to describe). I asked my MIL and he didn't do what my LO did though.... but seeing that "example" makes me extremely nervous that will affect the structure of his teeth/mouth.</p> <p>For now I'll still give blankie to him (due to all the "no" votes haha)... I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141797 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:32:25 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1141797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Let him keep it especially to help transition to a big boy bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141793 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:30:12 +0000 Dandelion 1141793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 6 and still has a blue blanket that he carries around the house. I call him Linus, lol. We just limit where it goes (it stays home, or only for overnight trips), but at home it's fair game. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141758 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:28:52 +0000 Penny Lane 1141758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: omg I would smack someone if they did that to my baby!!</p> <p>I'm another vote for leave it as long as he wants it. I can't imagine sucking on a blanket would really damage his teeth that badly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141754 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:23:50 +0000 lamariniere 1141754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would leave it as long as he needs/wants it. DS is 2.5 and still has several security items that he sleeps with and are only for sleeping. However, he doesn't suck on anything. I'm content to let him keep everything until he decides he's done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141693 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:31:39 +0000 rachiecakes 1141693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby's a thumb sucker. DH was, I wasn't and we both have perfect teeth without braces. If DS needs braces, we'll deal with it.<br /> (I've had strangers pull his thumb out of his mouth and tell him "don't do that!". Wth?)<br /> DS also has a lovey, a stuffed animal, that he asks for to go to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141686 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:11:55 +0000 sunny 1141686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Many kids need braces anyway. I didn't suck my thumb and I still required braces as a teenager. I wouldn't worry about that in terms of a reason why or when you should take the lovey away. Maybe you can gently tell him that it can't go in his mouth anymore and let him still sleep with the cloth? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141659 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:03:53 +0000 lemondrop 1141659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see it as a problem, especially since it's only at night time. For me a restful nights sleep and not fighting bedtime is worth it all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141621 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 22:17:19 +0000 immabeetoo 1141621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, I should add that I might be biased. I had a blankie growing up and loved it, lost it during a move in 6th grade. Bought a furry/silky throw blanket before I left for college intending to have it on a futon and it has basically become an adult blankie. I wrap it up under my arm every night! DH still loves me, and actually steals it any chance he gets. LO loves it as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141617 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 22:11:06 +0000 Ree723 1141617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think pacifiers are one thing, a security blanket or lovey is another. Pacis I do think need to be taken away at some stage but I see no reason why a child should have to part with their security blanket before they're ready. I sincerely doubt the blanket is going to wreak significant havoc on his teeth (and if he resorts to thumb sucking in place of his blanket, that is known for sure to cause over bites so the blanket is definitely the better option) and really, I just don't see anything wrong with him sleeping with his blanket forever if he wants.</p> <p>LO has a monkey lovey and I have no plans to take that away, ever really. Kids sometimes need something to help soothe themselves to sleep and comfort them, why take that away? :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141599 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:45:52 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1141599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just took away DD's paci, but we're keeping the blankie as lo g as she wants it because it's her security item. When I talked to our pediatrician about her paci (because of her teeth) he said age 4 is the latest you need to get rid of the paci and that most dentists will tell you that orthodontics are cheaper than a lifetime of therapy LOL! </p> <p>Have you talked to a dentist to see if his teeth will have problems? If he's only using it to fall asleep, but it falls out afterwards, then I would think that's fine... Especially at this young age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141597 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:45:25 +0000 pinkcupcake 1141597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't take it away. It brings him comfort. I wouldn't worry about the teeth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141593 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:37:38 +0000 mamimami 1141593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree. He's still little and it kind of breaks my heart to think of taking it away. Little kids sometimes really need those transitional objects to have a healthy development! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141590 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:35:07 +0000 immabeetoo 1141590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am sure he'll grow out of it on his own. Most kids need braces anyways, even if that is a concern. If it comforts him, I'd let him keep it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-cut-off-los-blankie-for-good#post-1141588 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:32:59 +0000 irene 1141588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Please read the following and vote whether I should cut off LO's blankie for good.</p> <p>LO is 20 months. He has this burp cloth that he becomes very attached to since birth. We have 20 of them. He puts it in his mouth. He used to drag along with it all day, until we limit it to nap/sleep only at age 1, then sleep only at 15 months. It's been the case since.</p> <p>It is fine except he really puts a lot of it in his mouth and goes to sleep that way. I imagine he use it in a way as if any child use a pacifier or sucking his/her thumb, only for him he has a giant pacifier/thumb because he puts a whole lot of blankie in his mouth.</p> <p>Husband wants to cut it off for good. We tried for the past few nights. The first two nights were OK. The 3rd night onwards he started crying after we left him in the crib. I caved in tonight and gave him one.</p> <p>REASONS WHY I SHOULD NOT CUT IT:<br /> - it is his security blanket. It is also one of his first words/phases. He asks for it every night before bedtime. He knows to separate with it in the morning (he puts it in the laundry basket himself). It is stinking cute. </p> <p>- He knows it is bedtime and he goes to sleep quietly without a fuss. For the past nights we told him it is no longer available (daddy told him "it is all sold out" hahaha), he cried at bedtime when we left him in his crib in the dark. He does go to sleep within 5-10 minutes though.</p> <p>- Will it damage him psychologically if we remove it before he's ready..?</p> <p>REASONS WHY I SHOULD CUT IT:<br /> - He uses it like a pacifier. He sucks on it in order to fall asleep and he put a large portion of it in his mouth. We are afraid it will affect his teeth (like it will protrude out and needs braces) when he grows up.</p> <p>- Braces are expensive</p> <p>- If he ends up having ugly teeth as a teenager, I can imagine husband will blame me for not cutting it, and DS would blame me if the girl he likes doesn't like him in the future, because of that.</p> <p>- Many tots go to bed without a security object anyway.</p> <p>What do you think? If you don't think I should cut him off just yet, when should I cut it? </p>