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weaning from pacifier
Hello. Need advice from experienced parents. Our 15-month old son only
uses the pacifier for naps and bedtime. He usually goes right to sleep and rarely wakes up during the night. Most of the time it falls out or we'll take it out after awhile. We tried not giving it to him the last two nights, but he just screams and we give in after 5-10 minutes. Should we let him cry until he falls asleep without it or should we try weaning again in a month or so? |
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:47:13 -0500, "mrandmrss"
scribbled: Hello. Need advice from experienced parents. Our 15-month old son only uses the pacifier for naps and bedtime. He usually goes right to sleep and rarely wakes up during the night. Most of the time it falls out or we'll take it out after awhile. We tried not giving it to him the last two nights, but he just screams and we give in after 5-10 minutes. Should we let him cry until he falls asleep without it or should we try weaning again in a month or so? None of my kidlets kept a pacifier for very long so my ideas may not be useful.... but I'm wondering why you want to wean him? Passive use shouldn't be an issue with his teeth. Have you tried substituting another comfort item for the pacifier? Nan |
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:47:13 -0500, "mrandmrss"
wrote: Hello. Need advice from experienced parents. Our 15-month old son only uses the pacifier for naps and bedtime. He usually goes right to sleep and rarely wakes up during the night. Most of the time it falls out or we'll take it out after awhile. We tried not giving it to him the last two nights, but he just screams and we give in after 5-10 minutes. Should we let him cry until he falls asleep without it or should we try weaning again in a month or so? I wouldn't worry about the pacifier until he is getting closer to age two. You are already way ahead of the game than many parents. As long as it is put away during the day and he only uses it to get to sleep, he will likely wean himself off it by age two. If not, after his second birthday, you can give it to him at bedtime and encourage him to put it in a drawer and wave bye-bye to it as you take him to bed. (That way he's doing it, rather than you taking it from him.) PF |
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Note to fearful readers- apparently there is a time at about 7 mos when
the weaning from pacifier is very smooth and easy. If you miss that window, it can be really tough, as the OP is finding. my heart goes out to you. I understand why you would like to lose the pacifier- they cover beautiful smiles, are correllated with increased ear infections, speech delay and possibly later apnea. (see www.brianpalmerdds.com)- but it isn't easy, is it? some friends who missed this window of opportunity weaned their boys wwhen they were 5 or so and it was H*ll! for one of them they paid him for each one that he gave up- their son was fine until he sold the last one to his parents- not sure what they did, actually. even if they never gave it back again, it worked because he's almost 18 and doesnt' blame them for removing it. for the other son they snipped off the tips so it was no longer air-filled and satisfying. I think that was more effective- and more necessary as their son has an overbite and arched palate, IIRC and they really wanted to stop using it. Over time they made the nipple part smaller and smaller so it became less and less interesting until it was a non-issue. good luck with this. It will probably take more snuggling time for awhile- but it is so worth it, both to ditch the pacifier asap and to get some high quality toddler hugs while he's adjusting. :-) -- -- Kate, http://systems.cs.colorado.edu/~koli...f-formula.html Mom to Ursula (10), Sage (7.5), Benno (4!!) Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all. ~ Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Looking for a thinking moms list? see http://listserv.uts.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/parent-l |
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