When & How to Detox a 2 1/2 year old from a Soother?!?
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i honestly dont know how as my little one didnt use that before. hope you will be able to find a way!
This is what worked WONDERS for our little one. She was almost 2 1/2 and VERY attached to her “pappys.” We decided it was time to get rid of it when she could ask for a certain one by color! LOL!
We took her to Build-A-Bear and explained what was going to happen before we went. She took her pappy’s with her. She picked out her bear and when it came time to stuff it, she stuffed her pacifiers in the bear as well! That was it. She now had a bear to sleep with and she knew that her paic’s were GONE! The first few nights, she whined for them and even asked me to cut open the bear! Haha! BUT, we didn’t give in. She now sleeps with the bear most every night and takes it almost everywhere! It worked wonders for us. She enjoys telling people about her bear and how her paci’s are inside when they compliment her on her bear. The best thing we ever done!
This is an awesome idea… I LOVE IT! I wanted to do this with Genevieve, but hubby took over and last night she went cold turkey. But this just seems like such an amazing way to make her Pappy’s still special
Thanks so much for sharing!
Too funny because I have said that binkies are like baby crack. Around the time she was 2, I told her she couldn’t leave her room with out the binky, so that cut it down to nap time and bed times. Then around the time she was 2 1/2, I started slowly cutting the nipples off and leaving them laying around the house until slowly she had one binky and then I explained that she was almost 3 so she didn’t need the binky any more. It took a couple nights withdrawal, for lack of better term, but after the last one “broke” by the next week she was sleeping fine without it. I have hear d of exchanging the toy for the binky or some even tell their children the Grinch too the binky if they attempt withdrawal around Christmas. What ever method you try….Good Luck.
I always took them away from my girls before 12 months old, so they didn’t get *too* attached, so I’m not sure I can help.
3 for 3 though, I just took it away. They watched me throw them out, and we said good-bye as we did it.
It took 2 nights of them crying when I put them down, but after that they forgot about it. Not sure if I had it easy all 3 times, but it does help if they have something else that soothes them, like a blanket or something.
Good luck!
When my twins were about 2 the Binky Fairy came! The Binky Fairy comes and takes all the binkies and gathers all the binkies to give to new babies who needs them and leaves a comfort toy. In our case the Binky Fairy left 2 very cute and cuddley TY full sized stuffed dogs…to replace the need for a binky. It worked amazingly! The girls were really cute. Good Luck!!!
My daughter didn’t use one but I have also heard of people using the fairy approach as well.
Oh I am no help. I was very lucky all 4 of my kids hated them. Have you tried cutting a piece off? IDK one of my friends swore that worked for her
My son didn’t use one often. It was more of a Grandparent tool. So things ended naturally and very early.
Mine was 2.5 when I finally detoxed her because I noticed her teeth getting a bit off. She only use it for naps and bed but she resisted horribly. Finally I did it…told a white lie…said if she kept chewing her paci her teeth would get crooked and fall out and she’d never be able to eat candy again. She got up and threw all her pacis in the trash. My husband tried to make me feel bad for lying but…I had tried other ways!
I took my kid’s away when they started to throw them out of their crib at night. I took it as a sign that they didn’t need it anymore. The detox for us was nursing. The trouble is, is that breasts are there. You can’t throw them away. I wish they had velcro on them. I’m done with it now. Have been for a long while, but it was hard! Lots of tears from me and both of my son’s when it was time to quit.
I’ve heard several ways to get rid of the binky.
1. Tie them to string of balloons, and let them go.
2. Wrap them up in a box, and tell her that a binky fairy will come to get them for kids that need them.
3. Cut a small hole in all of them. Everyday cut off more and more. She won’t like the suck. Just tell her they are broken. She’ll stop wanting them.
4. Cut cold turkey.
I think cutting off the tips is probably the best approach – we’re on our last pacifier (boy is it in bad shape, too! lol) and my daughter chewed a hole in it. I know it’s not the same because one night she kept crying that her pacifier was broken… I didn’t do anything about it (what can I do?) but am looking SO forward to the day she finally is weaned – I am tired of the pacifier drama! So I’m right with you here, it’s painful but we need to just do it!
No suggestions dear! My kiddos never liked the binky
i’d like to know the answer too please!
ackkk good luck with that. My daughter gave her’s up at 3 yr old she gave it to the new baby in the family. DIdn’t ask for it again
my son at 2 1/2 gave his up voluntarily for a toy. We took him to toys r us and let him pay with a bag of binkies. never asked for them again.
My youngest and oldest never really cared for it
Oh gosh, it’s been so long I don’t remember. I think we just began weaning him off it little by little. Good luck!!
Oh good luck! I’ve heard of the “paci fairy” coming and taking them to the babies since big boys and girls don’t need them…but then my little girl (who is also 2 1/2) is a thumb sucker who never took the paci so I can’t speak from experience!
my three y/o still sucks his thumb & carries around a lil’ Linus blanket. i think part of it is me not wanting to let go of my baby! good luck on your quest Mama!
2 1/2, the sooner the better. I was lucky, neither of my kids got attached to one. Ideas I have heard form other parents are the “Fairy” one and cutting it off little by little, both mentioned by previous commenter’s. Good Luck!
No help here! I’m busy pretending that it won’t be a big deal since my 10 month old “only” uses his for bedtime and naps. What a fool I am LOL
I feel your pain. I’m working on the bottle detox.
My oldest went cold turkey at around 18 months and my youngest still has hers at 20 months. My husband took the oldest’s binky away from her at nighttime with no tears and then at naptime the following day, I got to listen to the screams. I like the one commenter’s idea about the Build a Bear. I used them when it was time to potty train and had my oldest pick out some underwear for her stuffed animal. Each kid is different and you know what is best for yours! Good luck!
Thanks for all the tips! Gonna start with that “cutting a piece off”