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following. Mine is 2.5 and uses it only in crib but sleeps SOOO well so I'm scared of giving that up .....but I know we will have to at some point.

We did it right after he turned 3. Was same as yours, only used it for sleep (though he used it for his one nap plus bedtime).
We talked about it for a week or two - how when he turned 3 he’d be a big boy and the binky fairy would come and take his binkies to give to other babies.
My first tip - the night you decide to do it, THROW THEM ALL AWAY. Destroy them. I had a few false starts (before 3yo) because I’d say they were gone then he’d cry and seem so sad and I’d cave and be like “oh she forgot one!” The night I decided to rip off the band aid I literally threw them all down the building trash chute before I could cave and change my mind.
When he was asleep I took them and replaced them with a toy he had wanted. It wasn’t a soother or lovey - he already has a lovey - because I didn’t want to introduce another “crutch”.

Honestly, it wasn’t as bad as I thought. He wasn’t a paci monster but he def liked it to fall asleep. He did whine and cry a little at bedtime for a few nights but it wasn’t full on meltdown and some extra snuggles got him through. He fell asleep without it each night no problem, it was just the whining before that made me feel bad. But they were GONE and there was nothing I could do anyway.
The only disruption we had was he started waking earlier for a month or two. Not insanely earlier - but like 6am instead of 7am. I think he had always woken up around then but he’d put in his binky and zone out or fall back asleep. So without it he was like, IM AWAKE! But we also introduced the ok to wake clock at the same time so despite waking earlier he still stayed in his room till 7. After he really got used to it, his sleep went back to 7am wakeup.

Bottom line, it wasn’t that bad, I’m mostly glad we waited because he was old enough to understand. I made sure his dentist knew he was using it for sleep only and she said that was fine even up till 4, though of course sooner was better.

We did both of my girls around 2.5, and I would call them very attached to the paci. With DD1, it was easy because she fell and hurt her teeth and the dentist said the paci would really make everything worse (her front 4 teeth were all loose), so we ditched the paci cold turkey, and DD was old enough to understand the paci would hurt her teeth and make them fall out.

With DD2, we talked about it for a week or so ahead of time, and then wrapped up her pacis and took them to a neighbor (who was in on it) who had a new baby. DD2 was VERY excited to give her pacis to a new baby to enjoy, and it was a very smooth transition. She got a little teary at her first nap time but reminded herself she gave her paci to the baby, and then she was fine from then on out. We also gave her bottles to the baby when she was 2, and gave her diapers to the baby right after the paci. The giving everything to the baby method was a slam dunk, mainly because DD2 loves babies so much.

@Ajsmommy: This gives me hope! If he would wean himself I’d pay him 🤷‍♀️

Following... my son is 2y8m and extremely attached to his paci, although it's limited 90% of the time to sleep. (the other 10% is when he's really exhausted or really upset or sick). He doesn't use it at all at daycare - although his naps suck there.

He would have it 24/7 if we'd let him. I am having baby brother literally tomorrow so I don't really want to "rock the boat" right now, but I'd like to get rid of it by the time he turns 3 (in August). I dread it though! He has an extremely intense personality and I know it won't be easy. It gives him so much comfort when he's upset, too.

We are gearing up to say bye bye to the binky as well. DS just turned 2.5 and only uses it to fall asleep at bedtime. He doesn’t nap with it. He does also find it in the morning, which gives us probably an extra hour of sleep. We got some books at the library about how big kids don’t need binkys and he asks to read them, so I’m taking that as a good sign. Though, he does inform me that “that girl no need binky, but I do!”, so maybe we aren’t quite there yet hahah

We took my daughter's away at 3. We a book about a character "Bea" who gives hers to a Pacifier Fairy for awhile before hand to get her used the the idea. Then we decorated a brown paper bag and put 1 in their outside her door. The next day she got a barbie in its place. She immediately decided she was ready to give up the rest of them once she saw a gift. So she left the rest the next night and got a small gift for each one. It was a little hard for about a week at bedtime but she was ok. I did end up giving her one of her brothers broken ones (which I clipped the entire top off of) so that she could hold it in her hand on a particularly rough night. She was upset it was broken but just holding that piece really helped.