https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 02:40:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380692 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:59:19 +0000 Pirouette 2380692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Carrot: one of many reasons I love this place :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380561 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:39:18 +0000 Mrs D 2380561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Carrot: Ya, we have a staircase (she would have to walk right past it to get to our room) so I am too terrified to risk it. Plus - it is impossible for us to safeguard the top of the stairs....so it was a no brainer!</p> <p>I am cautiously optimistic about the toys. DD has always had stuffies/dollies in bed with her (since it was safe to anyways) and even some books. Occaisionally she will read the books and "play" before laying down - but not throughout the night. Hopefully that continues! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380551 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:34:21 +0000 HazelEyes 2380551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oooh, keep us posted. I'm with you. My little guy is only 21 months, but know that we have to transition to the big boy bed/room in the next few months so we can use his crib for incoming Baby 2, drop the paci, and throw in potty training. I'm cringing just thinking about it. I was hoping to have this all done before I'm too huge to do anything so we don't have to wrap in new sister/surviving newborn months, but I just don't know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380538 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:26:18 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2380538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: Thank you :) I've been coming back to the boards here to keep finding myself some reinforcement whenever I start to doubt, you guys are awesome :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380536 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:25:42 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2380536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: I'm going back and forth between confining her to the room and being proactive about bringing her back if she leaves. We don't have stairs to worry about, but I definitely don't want her wandering the house. I'm a little nervous about whether she'll freak out about the door being locked/unopenable, but I'm leaning in that direction, I think. Now only if I could find a place for the toys in there. We have a huge toy box without a lid that I can't fathom where to hide. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380521 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:17:34 +0000 Pirouette 2380521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Carrot: I totally understand! try not to be too hard on yourself about it - it's likely that there is little to no difference between taking the paci away now v. 6 months from now, especially if she only uses it at night. But I get it, it's hard either way - I don't think there's a right answer here - just know that if your gut is telling you it's not the right time, you aren't going to singlehandedly destroy her teeth if you wait! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380511 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:14:53 +0000 Mrs D 2380511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Carrot: We are moving to a big girl room, toddler bed and no paci in the next few months...I am terrified. Our plan is to move to the toddler bed and allow the paci - she only gets it currently at night and I have found that she only uses it when falling asleep and going back to sleep after she starts stirring in the AM. I am not too worried about 2-3 hours a day from a dental perspective. </p> <p>As for keeping her contained. We bought a door monkey that we will use to keep her in her new room. I know she is going to get out of bed - so for the first few nights I am going to remove most toys from her room - to avoid the temptations.</p> <p>I am interested to see what she does about the 10 dolls/stuffed animals we currently "have to have" in our crib at night... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380507 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:12:43 +0000 MrsSRS 2380507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Carrot: These transitions suuuuuuck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380492 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:08:46 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2380492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: My brother sucked his thumb until he was well into elementary school so yeah, I do not want to go that route. Thanks for the reassurance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380488 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:06:57 +0000 MrsSRS 2380488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved to a bed and kept the paci. The pediatric dentist I spoke to said that if kids still have a need to suck and you paci wean they are likely to switch to a thumb which is way worse and most paci damage self resolves six months after ditching it. His hard cut off wasn't until age 4! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380423 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:32:37 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2380423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: This is exactly what I've been waiting for too and my gut tells me to just let it be with the pacifier, but as someone who's delt with dental issues all her life, I'm also nervous about making things worse for her that way. That's actually why I was thinking maybe doing both at the same time might work as a "big kid" thing but I'm also terrified at the prospect of too much at the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380414 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:28:09 +0000 Pirouette 2380414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't speak from experience yet, because LO still has her paci and is only 2, but my plan is to let her adjust to the transitions before we wean from the paci. Mainly because I want her to have some comfort and consistency as we transition her to a big girl bed. But, we haven't gotten pressure from a dentist so I am in no rush to get rid of it for her. I might just be delusional or overly optimistic, but I think there are times in their development when it's easier/harder to take things like a paci away. it was the same thing with weaning from nursing - suddenly I saw an opening and took it, and it was easy for us. I think a month earlier, it would've been a total lack of sleep disaster! so I'm hoping to see a bit of a window and take it away then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380409 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:26:14 +0000 .twist. 2380409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, we just went through this so I know exactly how you're feeling! My original plan was to keep the soother and ditch it later. However, we accidentally threw out his last one (we thought we had one more) and so that was it the NIGHT before we transitioned him to a big boy bed. He asks for it, but we remind him that it was broken and we had to throw it away (he threw it away, actually), and he kind of whimpers and says "yea". He's done really great though. </p> <p>Staying in bed hasn't really been an issue, yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-big-kid-bed-transitions#post-2380382 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:12:53 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2380382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So we are hitting that magical age (2.5 on the dot) where all the big transition things are converging. LO has been trying to climb out of the crib for weeks and finally toppled over last week. I think it might have scared her off from trying again and I'm being way more vigilant with watching her on the monitor but taking off the front rail is definitely on the agenda. We still haven't taken her pacifier away (she uses it only to fall asleep at night) because every time we try she just can't get to that final stage of asleep and loses out on sleep. Last night she finally made the connection and actually asked for the binky for the first time ever, after nearly 2 hours of trying to go to sleep. I wimped out, after watching her struggle on the monitor for hours and she was out in seconds. </p> <p>So I'm wondering how to approach this bed transition. She's an active kid and I'm nearly certain we're going to be spending a lot of time putting her back in bed because she won't just stay in it. It takes her a long time to settle down, she seems to need a solid hour or so to just be on her own and get into the sleep zone. Should I keep at it with the pacifier and then move her once we kicked it, or move her first and leave the pacifier alone? Or try both at the same time and try to explain the changes as "big girl" things all at once? I honestly broke down crying with the pacifier last night because it felt like I was torturing her, but our dentist does say it's starting to affect her teeth so I'm nervous letting it go too long. Thoughts? Anyone try it one way or the other? </p>