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help,
how do you get rid of the pacifier? my triplets are 20 mts. b/b/g
and i was told you should have them off by 2 years old.
my other problem is them waking in the middle of the night looking for them. when they can't find it they cry till i run in there with another one. i can't handle the crying so i just give them a binky.
my one boy is attached to the binky big time....
my other boy only wants it when he is tired and wants to go to bed.
my daughter is a little bit of both.
any advise?
i am on my own and do whatever it takes to get thru the day.....

You do nothing. They will get rid off it themselves. My girls are almost 22 months old. They used to love their pacifiers so much, and it is always in their mouths. But now, during the day, they can completely forget about it. They still need the pacifiers before the bedtime. But that's the only time, and we think soon or later they will get rid of it completely
I was concerned like you, and was thinking a way to break the pacifier habit, but now I think I don't need to worry any more.

thank you for the tip...since i posted the message i decided to try and give it to them only in their cribs..seems to be working.
when they wake up in the morning i manage to get it out and back in the crib before they know what happened. i still have to deal with the night time when they wake up crying looking for it...eeesssh that is when i go in and plug them with another one. they all share a room and i get nervous that if i let them cry too long looking for the one they have they will disturb the other two kids. not to mention i can't stand the crying...i need sleep too. another question if you don't mind, what are your kids doing with naps???? i am starting to lose my two naps a day, i'm not sure...
thank you so much for taking the time out to help me, you're an angel.

When my son was 7 mo. old I asked my pediatrician when I should take the pacifier away from him. He said "right now." I said "cold turkey?" Because he was hooked on it & had sucked a hole in it! He said "cold turkey, now!" So I went home & he never got it back. He cried & threw a fit for 3 days like he was addicted to drugs. Then he was fine. Never sucked his thumb. So you either put up with 3 days of them throwing a fit or put up with the continuous crying & them wanting it for several days. A friend of mine recently told her kid that someone took it and he never missed it. They aren't as hard to break away from it as you are I think the earlier you break them of it the easier it will be for you.

Pam

Our trio was "addicted" to their binkys. At approximately 18 months, we started to wean them. We let them use them in their bedrooms and car only. Then we eliminated the car usage. Soon, they were only permitted to have them in their cribs. We explained that their binkys came from the Binky Fairy and soon, they would be big kids and the Binky Fairy would return to take their binkys and bring them to other babies that need them. Whenever we saw a baby, we would check to see if it had a binky. If it didn't one of our children would make a secret wish that, that baby would get their binky. So one nite, (around the age of 2.5 years old) they put their binkys under their pillows and in the morning, they were gone. The Binky Fairy had replaced them with "Big Kid" bikes (two wheelers with training wheels). Our kids were so excited to not only have "Big Kid" bikes but to know that their binkys went to other babies. After that, when we saw a baby with a binky and it was the same as one of the kids', they were thrilled. The first maybe two nites were hard but after that, they never asked for them again. By the way, we have told them that the Tooth Fairy does not bring toys but gold, dollar coins!


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Have no fear. My older daughter was so addicted to the pacifier she never lost it. When she was 4 she gave it up on her own.

The girls were 6 or 7 months when I just took them away. It took 3 good nites for them not to wake up in the night wanting it. Sometimes I would still like to give them one in the morning just to get a few xtra zzzzs. But, not worth the aggravation just to get one more hour of sleep. Good luck and don't worry whether they are infants or 4, they don't go to college with them.

Which one to use? My triplets are still using the soothies they used in the NICU their new of course. It that ok or should I be using a different brand please advise. By the way my trips are 9 months.

thanks

Karen
Mom to
GBG
9/23/2003
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if you can get them to switch over to the nuk silicone ortho ones that is the way to go...they have them for the different ages.
my kids are still using them and they have no problems with their teeth. they are 2 1/2. i only let them have them for bedtime or naps.
congratulations and good luck,
laura

I know how you feel! I have 17 month olds and am also trying to rid them of the binks... a good thing to try is only letting them have it when they're REALLY upset or sleeping. thats whats working for us right now.
I used to teach pre-school and we had MANY kids over 2 that still had their binks at nap time... on thing that worked for many of the parents I talked to was to tell the kids that "you are too old for a bink now and its time to give your binks to a NEW baby who needs them." they explained that a 'binky fairy' (kind of like the tooth fairy) would come and take the binks to all of the new babies that needed them. Parents reported that kids asked for the binks for a few days, but they just reminded them that the binky fairy took them to the new babies, and eventually they stopped asking for them.

just make sure you find ALL the binks, kids hide them EVERYWHERE!!

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Isabella Rae, 2 lbs. 11oz.
Alexandra Paige, 3 lbs. 8oz.
Madison Leigh, 3 lbs. 13oz.
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hi my triplets will be five next month they had a binkey till they where a little over three I think I felt the same as you, I did not want them upset it was funny they started pre school at 20mth old I was told they could not have them they did fine there but as soon as they got in the car they wanted there binky even thow no one had one for hours and I gave in I felt bad we had to make a deal you leave the binky in you car seet I would promise the to still be there when I picked them up everyone complained but like I said that if you were me you would do the same you do not have to here tnem cry at nap and bed I bet I went thrue 400 binks before we stop them oh well they were happy so I was to yes I am single mother to you do what you can do

ljdennisxthree

I think that when you have children there is no written timeframe anywhere that could tell you when its time to stop or give up anything. It depends on the development of your child. Use it as a guideline only. With the binky alot of children have these as a form of security the sucking is soothing. My daughter and son both had their binkies well over two years of age. They're teeth are fine! What you can do is after they have fallen asleep go into the room and remove the binkies from the bed. If they have them during the day try to find something else to help sooth your child, it is a habit that is formed and it takes awhile to break. Alot of times this will work. Eventially when they are ready the need for the binkies will diminish. Also try to give them a stuffed animal to snuggle with or a special blamket. Then when they go to reach for the binkie in the middle of the night they will have something else to comfort themselves with. I admire you having to raise these babies on your own but know that only you and your babies will know when the time is right for every milstone in their life. Good luck.

Ya Ya

This is what worked for me and my ggb when they turned two I told them all about this pacifier Fairy and she was going to come one night and take all the pacifiers. She would take them and give them to other baby's who needed them. We talked about this for a couple of weeks. We look up fairy's on line and they pick out the one they wanted to come and take them away. The night of the 2yr old birthday, I went in and took them all away. The next morning when they asked for them I told them that the fairy came and took them and for giving them away they got a gift and I gave each of them a book and it worked great. Just a thought. Good luck.
Traci
Mom to
Chelsea 7
Elizabeth,Trevor,Crystal 3
Branon 7 months

Traci,
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Allyson 2/2/07