https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:58:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2161866 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:04:52 +0000 .twist. 2161866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: We are down to 3. I cut a big piece of the tip off and he tried it a couple times and then kept looking at it perplexed. So, I asked him if maybe it was broken and he said yes, so I asked him if he wanted to throw it in the garbage and he said he would! So... 1 down, 3 to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2161610 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:57:48 +0000 hilsy85 2161610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: yay! That's awesome!</p> <p>@Pepper: that's what was happening to us--the teeth were starting to protrude. </p> <p>Our first day without it did not go so well...he slept fine that first night, but refused to nap--didn't seem to be crying about the paci per se, but just kept sayin he wasn't tired and screamed for an hour. Last night, it took about 40 minutes for him to settle for sleep, and I finally had to stand in his room with my hand on his chest til he fell asleep. We'll see how today's nap goes... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2161480 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:24:41 +0000 cmomma17 2161480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO survived his first day without the paci! He asked for it a few times in the evening as he was starting to get sleepy, but there were no tears shed! We think we want him to keep it for sleep for a while. It comforts him and we have no speech or dental issues. Maybe he'll quit on his own? We really played up the "big boy" role today, and he only tried to steal baby brothers paci once :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2161048 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:48:46 +0000 PurplePeony 2161048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following this...I really want to wean my DD off the paci soon She's almost 17 months, so younger than most on this thread, but she's super addicted. For the most part, it's out of sight out of mind, but it's like they have homing beacons on them because she can find them anywhere when she's looking. Her poor cheeks are all chapped from the plastic part rubbing against them. Anyway, if I can manage to hide them all, we're usually okay at home except for naps and bedtime, but my real issue is daycare. They keep the pacis on hooks on the wall, each labeled with the kid's name, but it drives DD crazy to see them and not be able to have one. I've asked them to limit her use but apparently she'll just stand, point at the wall, and cry until they give in. I feel like the paci wall is a stupid idea and I don't know why they can't use a segmented box like the infant room does, but I don't want to be "that mom" about it. But in the meantime, it's making it impossible to cut down on her paci use, in fact I think she's actually getting worse about it. Any idea what to do in a situation like that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2161032 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:40:41 +0000 Pepper 2161032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have been struggling with this! The dentist told us at his 18 month appointment that the bink use was causing his teeth to curve and push out. Kid is a total bink addict, he sleeps with 4 of them and holds them like a lovey! He's 22 months now. We cut it down to naps, bed and car rides.... But we recently moved, and he has been asking for the bink all day (probably for comfort) and I've been giving in. So now we are back to square one! I'm planning on going back to naps and bedtime only, and I don't think I'm going to push him too hard to give it up for sleep until he's closer to 2.5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2160940 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:41:44 +0000 cmomma17 2160940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: I ordered that book! :) the build a bear idea is cute!</p> <p>LO had a little cry this morning when we left the paci in the crib but he got over it after some snuggles and cartoons. We have had a great paci free day so far and he was so excited to take a nap and see the paci again! I think he's going to do great. He only asked for it twice and doesn't cry at all when we tell him it stays in the crib now and he's a big boy. And he got to pick out a new train at Target to celebrate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2160704 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:53:48 +0000 cascademom 2160704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had him look for his paci after it had been removed from the room. It resulted in some cry it out situations, but eventually he forgot about it. It feels like ages ago since we ditched it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2160617 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:06:14 +0000 ValentineMommy 2160617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did this a month ago. DS only used it for naps and bedtime, and we went basically cold turkey. </p> <p>First we started reading him the book "pacifiers are not forever" and told him that soon he was going to be a big boy and wouldn't need it. After about a week of that, we asked him to pick his favorite paci, then we took him to Build-a-bear and had him stuff his favorite paci in the bear. Then we went home for his first nap without the paci and reminded him it was in the bear. He cried for about 5 minutes, hugged the bear, and went to sleep. That night, he asked for it, we reminded him again it was in the bear, and he went to sleep. He never asked for it again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2160402 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 06:02:29 +0000 looch 2160402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am another one that did it on my son's terms. He was also addicted, but one day, we talked about not needing it anymore and he just gave it up, no crying, no bribing. He was a little older, almost 3, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci/page/2#post-2160399 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 05:56:45 +0000 hilsy85 2160399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update again, I went in before I went to sleep and he had taken the paci off his pjs and was not using it! When I went in this morning, he asked me to "fix paci" and was a bit upset but seemed to understand when I told him that it was broken because he had used it such a long time and seemed ok with not using it. We'll see how naptime goes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160345 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:24:50 +0000 littleblessings 2160345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2.5 yr old has been clean off the binky for almost a week. That's impressive for her. She was an addict. All day and all night. 24/7. It was awful. I started limiting it to nights. Then I went to work last week and since the sitter had her and her brother there were no binkys taken over there. She fell asleep without it. She still asks for it in the car and at bedtime when she is tired. In the car I say she left it at home. At bedtime I say "I'll try to find one and if I find it I'll bring it to you". I don't look therefore I never find one. Pretty happy with the random binky weaning results. </p> <p>My sister had the pacifier until she was 3. Since she's an animal lover they convinced her to hang the pacifiers in a tree so mommy birds can take them home to baby birds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160336 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:15:00 +0000 MamaCate 2160336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: you already got a lot of good advice but i wanted to share our experience too. My LO loved the paci and we started limiting it after a year so by 2 it was really just for naps, nighttime, and long car rides. She somehow decided that when she was 3 she would be too big for the paci so we went with that. We told her she would get a big girl bed at 3 and that would be time to give up the pacis, and talked about it on and off for probably the 3 months before her birthday.</p> <p>We had her gather up all the pacis and put them in a bag for "the babies at the hospital" (where DH works). The first few nights were awful, and she kept saying "But I need something to suck on". But eventually she fell asleep and once she made the adjustment we all moved on. </p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160312 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:12:49 +0000 MrsRcCar 2160312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>N was completely addicted to his wubbanub. We started by only allowing him to have it at nap time, long car rides (2+ hours), and bed time. After a while we dropped to just nap and bed time. One time right after a nap he bit through the wubbanub so I just took it off the pacifier part and closed the animals mouth back up and be still sleeps with the stuffed animal part. Sometimes when he is really stressed he chews on her front horn (it is a Triceratops). There was no fuss about the pacifier being gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160251 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:56:03 +0000 jedeve 2160251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice. I'm just happy so many other two year olds still have their paci!</p> <p>My pediatrician told us we should aim to have it gone by age 3, dentist said by age 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160227 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:40:30 +0000 cmomma17 2160227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: keep us posted! We just put LO to bed with a paci clipped to his jammies so hopefully he can find it himself when it falls out at 4 am. Then tomorrow we are going to start no paci during the day (sleep only). Yikes. A trip to Target to pick out a new big boy toy might be in order! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160222 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:32:42 +0000 hilsy85 2160222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update, we cut the tip off the paci tonight! He seemed to understand that it was broken but still was ok with sucking on it :meh: I am planning on cutting more tomorrow and so on, and hopefully at some point he will just be done with it. He handled paci being "broken" way better than I thought he would!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160221 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:32:34 +0000 autumn865 2160221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around a year we started doing pacis only for naps and bedtime and she had to leave them in her crib or bed. Then at 2.5 she collected all her pacis and put them in her Easter basket. The "bunny" took the pacis and left tons of candy. Lol DH and I were so scared but she was absolutely fine and nothing with her sleep changed (she now just holds her lovie to fall asleep) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160218 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:30:10 +0000 SeptMomma12 2160218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also did the Santa approach. He was 27 months and addicted. I was terrified and honestly, it went amazing. Before bed, he put all his pacis in a bowl and left them out for Santa with cookies and milk. Then went to sleep with no problem. He asked for it a few nights after that but was totally fine when we reminded him that Santa left him big boy presents. Never shed a single tear over it. We were totally shocked.</p> <p>I like @NorthStar: suggestion to make up an event like Santa. I think the act of leaving all his pacis together in a bowl really helped him say good-bye. And Santa brought him a stuffed Pluto doll that he now sleeps with instead.</p> <p>@hilsy85: Our overall transition was easy, but naps have never really recovered :crying: That's the only thing I miss about the paci! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160211 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:16:52 +0000 cmomma17 2160211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: fingers crossed I'll have a similar experience! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160075 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:20:52 +0000 mrskc 2160075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We dreaded ditching the paci for the longest time! He had one in his mouth almost all of the time. He was 2 years and 3 months when we just had to cut them cold turkey. All his pacifiers even had holes in them and he still wanted them! And he surprised us and did just fine with out them. We just told him no more paci and that they were all gone. He asked for it for a few days and then he was over it. His sleep wasn't affected at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160067 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:06:20 +0000 cmomma17 2160067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: report back on how this goes for you please! Be brave!! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160066 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:05:32 +0000 cmomma17 2160066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: we felt the same! No way were we getting rid of it before baby #2 arrived, or even soon after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2160009 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:53:32 +0000 Mrs. Lovejoy 2160009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only used it for crib time, but when she was about 18 months we cut the tips off. I cut off a bit more than I was planning, but it basically turned into cold turkey and it went so much better than expected. Basically we stressed out more than she did and she was back to her normal sleeping schedule in two days. You can do it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2159924 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:57:43 +0000 blackbird 2159924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Man, E tears the tip off and still tries to use it. We've limited her to naps and bedtime, which I'm good with. Out of sight, out of mind with her. I ain't messing with good sleep before #2 comes!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2159901 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:34:22 +0000 .twist. 2159901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: haha I am scared but OK!!!!!!!!!! I will do 1 of 4 tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2159890 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:29:13 +0000 pinkb 2159890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got rid of it during the day awhile ago for us it was to encourage more talking. So when we weaned it was just nap and bedtime that she was using it for. And we did cold turkey at that time. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2159873 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:17:09 +0000 Mamaof2 2159873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: YES! Cut a bigger hole and if you have to cut the whole tip off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2159857 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:08:55 +0000 .twist. 2159857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mauxie: Thanks for this! I'm going to have to try this. </p> <p>@Mamaof2: So, I have been saying, since you posted it, that I would poke holes in his paci to start this. Well, I did it last week. He doesn't even care. He still uses it! Should I poke a bigger hole? haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2159841 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:02:51 +0000 cmomma17 2159841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: I'm all about bribery, haha :) I'm thinking about getting some small treats/toys and letting LO pick something in exchange for the pacifier. Then he is in control of the duration and is distracted by a treat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-we-break-up-with-the-paci#post-2159830 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:58:33 +0000 Smurfette 2159830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know someone who had their LO put them all in a bag, then left them on the front porch for the paci fairy. The fairy takes them to babies that need them. In return the paci fairy left their LO a new toy as a thank you. </p>