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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!
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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.
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We just did this a month ago. DS only used it for naps and bedtime, and we went basically cold turkey.
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.
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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.
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@ValentineMommy: I ordered that book!
the build a bear idea is cute!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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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@cmomma17: yay! That's awesome!
@Pepper: that's what was happening to us--the teeth were starting to protrude.
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...
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@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.
the build a bear idea is cute!
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