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By: My son weaned off the pacifier by himself | Mayahood

My son weaned off the pacifier by himself | Mayahood — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:17:30 +0000

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WordPress.com Support — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:21:06 +0000

In reply to tamar.

Good to hear that it all went away by age 3. I think we’re on a breakthrough with my oldest, Kyle. He went to bed the last 2 nights w/o one. CRAZY!! We’ll see how the trend continues. With #2, Ryan, we gave a pacifier, but it appears that he doesn’t really want one – go figure. We still try to give it to him here and there, but he’s def. not taking to it like Kyle did. lol

By: tamar

tamar — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:25:16 +0000

Just read this great blog! I also have my share of experiences and opinions and my almost 3 year old still has her pacifier only in the house but all the time in the house. My first one was the same and so when I was expecting with number 2 i swore i wouldn’t give him one, and i didn’t. At six months when he would wake every hour to nurse i swore the next child would have a pacifier, and he did. He gave it up really quickly at 3 years old. Our youngest baby wouldn’t take one and i tried lots of different types, she was and still is very cranky. Overall, from my experience, if you wait till the age of 3 they will get rid of the pacifier very quickly, until then (from the age of around 2) i had them use it only in the house and it really helped calm them.
Also, i find that if i only have one out for use at a time it doesn’t get lost but if i have lots out i can’t ever find any!
Maya, what did you decide with number 2?

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To Pacify or Not to Pacify? « Rafferty's Rules — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:21:48 +0000

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By: Hila

Hila — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:04:54 +0000

have only one think to add: easier to get rid of a pacifier than a thumb!

By: Vinma

Vinma — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:07:41 +0000

Congrats on your oncoming bundle of joy! I would suggest not to give the soother to baby#2 if you deem it unnecessary. Means, if the baby is just as comfortable without it and not crying or anything, don’t give it. With my second baby, I did not give it to her and she was completely okay with it up until she turned 6 or 7 months. Then, She showed the signs that she needed it and started chewing on her lips. That is when I decided to give the soother to her. But with my first one, I just gave the pacifier right away just so I thought it might be a requirement or something (yeah, go figure! completely my bad) and he just latched on to it. He is 3 now and still ON IT! We are going to take it away from him soon and prepping him already saying that he is a grown boy and all, going to play school and his girl friend (another cute little girl in his class) would laugh at him if she see him with the pacifier. I think he is thinking about it :).But bottom line, don’t introduce the soother to your new born if you don’t need it to. Why teach them bad habits already (like I did with my first one)! 🙂 I hope this helps…

By: Shani

Shani — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:06:07 +0000

Maya, great post. I am not much on advice as only Amit took it and the older tow didn’t never wanted it. But i would for sure try it with the new baby you never know he might not want it. We gave it to Anael and it really does help her. I personally rather them use it then not. As for him being 2 and still having one I wouldn’t worry about Shmulik used it until about 5 hehe. I guess you have it from both sides.

By: Maya Fitz

Maya Fitz — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:47:28 +0000

In reply to Ayala.

Ya. That’s where I’m at too. If I figure something out I will let you know 🙂 For now… I’m contemplating what I should do with #2. Give or not give? I’ll probably give, but take away at 3 months if I see a similar trend reappearing. xoxo

By: Ayala

Ayala — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:43:54 +0000

Hey Maya!! Congrats on #2 on its way. Hope you are feeling good! As you know – we got rid of the paci when Li was only 5 months old. But, it has been replaced with the lovey bunny! We have the same issue with Li – but in our case its the bunny that she sucks on. It’s super gross, we own nine (lost 1 already) and have 3 in her crib at all time. I am constantly washing them. So its pretty much just as bad. I honestly can’t imagine her without them, and I know that at some point we will need to get rid of them. I have heard though that before age 3 is not the best time, since this is when so much is changing for them and they are gaining independence. I think it brings real security. She literally goes nuts when she see’s a dry one…it’s like her crack! Honestly, if you figure out a way to do away with them, let me know. I just feel so bad taking it away!

By: Maya Fitz

Maya Fitz — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:26:19 +0000

In reply to Mandy.

That’s such a great suggestion Mandy. Kyle loves gifts. We’ll see if it works. But I’ll prob. wait until after baby #2 arrives. And you’re right, we’ll see if the new babe is even into them or not…