how to move away from pacifier?
kangana posted on Thu, 05/13/2010 - 10:43
my daughter is almost 2 years now. she is so dependent on pacifier that she can sleep without it.
we tried all possible ways. but as soon as we take out the pacifier, she wakes up and starts crying. i tried to get her to sleep by cuddling. but she is very string about having pacifier in her mouth.
what else can i do?
2 years and pacifier????
this is too much.
you have to act tough. this can result in infection.
is she eating well at night. possible that she feels hungry and therefore wants to suck something when she is idle. she will cry and do all kind of act. but this is for her good.
soon she will understand this. you have to make sure that while you be tough on her for pacifier, be nice to her otherwise. this should not reflect in other actions. otherwise she may think that you are mad at her and therefore want to take away her pacifier and not the other way.
i have heard that the top teeth bends upward by excessive use of pacifier.
i have seen parents putting pacifier in kid's mouth whenever he/she cries. at least you want to get rid of it.
by 2 years she should be eating biscuits rather than sucking pacifiers. have you tried feeding her more frequently. in case she gets hungry more often or wants to suck/eat something, this may help.
Develop a routine. So that there will never be long break between two meals. Even if she likes sucking, having tummy fool will make her dislike sucking something.
same thought as poornima and hallobaby.
you need to make it very clear that it is just not acceptable at any cost. you can be lenient on other things. you would rather buy chips and ice cream. but pacifier is clear NO. once she realizes this she will start looking for alternative. right now she is used to it. and she knows she can get that. so she wants it.
i was replied on another thread where a boy was drinking alcohol. i feel these days we as parents have become too soft. by no means i am suggesting we should whack them at every opportunity. but we are not as firm as we should be. and such things start early. like in this case now that he can hang on to pacifier, he would want to hang to every other thing in life. we need to make them understand that not gets everything that the person wishes.
dear kangana,
please don't take it personal. this is how i deal with my children. And I got two boys.
Its not a good idea to have a child dependent on pacifier till 2. But I have seen some kids with this habit. A friend of mine had a son with similar habit. What my friend did to get him out of this habit is she cut the top of the pacifier secretly and when her son used it he did not find it soothing so he cried but his mom showed her helplessness in not being able to do anything. He cried for a day or 2 and then got rid of the habit.