How to get baby to give up a pacifier
Is baby still unwilling to give up his/her pacifier? Here are some tips to make binky a thing of the past.
A pacifier can become a child’s security object very easily. As a newborn he needed it to satisfy his sucking needs. Many doctors agree that you should start weaning the baby after 6 months or one year at the latest. But what happens when baby doesn’t go for that? Here are some tips and suggestions on how to get your child to give up his "binky."
The weaning process begins with allowing the pacifier only at sleeping times. Gradually it becomes only at night time and you begin to remove it from his mouth as soon as he falls asleep. Then begin soothing him to sleep without giving him the pacifier.
If your baby strongly objects, or is older - here are some tricks to try. With a pair of scissors cut a little snip in the nipple of each binky. Then when baby can’t establish the sucking - just tell him it broke. Offer another broken one if he asks for another. Tell him he got too old for them so they all broke.
Have a "saying goodbye" ceremony. Take him to the beach/river/lake. Tell him that he is too old for the pacifier and make a ceremony of throwing it away. You could also bury it (better for the environment) but do not do it in your yard and he will know where to go dig it up when he wants it again.
Give it to the binky fairy. Have child put all binkies under her pillow and tell her that the binky fairy needs them so she can give them to brand new little babies. Tell her she will get a big girl toy in their place. Replace the binkies with something your child would like - maybe a new sippy cup or something else big kids use.
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