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Posted: April 22 2008 at 5:24am | IP Logged Quote Pamin OZ
Has anyone done this around 8 or 9 months? This baby (no 4) is the first who has taken a pacifier. I read somewhere about taking it away around 8 or 9 months but now I can't find it. Any advice? Wait til later? Another time better?

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Posted: April 22 2008 at 8:50am | IP Logged Quote Barbara C.
In my limited experience, I don't know that there is any best time to break the pacifier habit once a little one is addicted, although it is usually recommended by age 1 with the bottle close after.

A two-stage cold turkey method seemed to work with my nephew. First, his pacifier wasn't allowed during awake periods for a week or so. Then the pacifier just "disappeared" one day altogether; it was "lost".

Good luck!!

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Posted: April 22 2008 at 7:36pm | IP Logged Quote mary theresa
I did cold turkey with my daughter too, for nighttime use. Daytime she gave up herself at about 9 mos.

I've heard of putting hot sauce or vinegar or something yucky on the nipple. That way it's supposedly less traumatic, becuase it is in a sense THEIR decision to stop. Dose that make sense?

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Posted: April 24 2008 at 9:37pm | IP Logged Quote Cheryl M.
All three of my babies loved their pacifiers, but when child #2 had to have one in his mouth and one in each hand and I had to become accountable for making sure he had three...I can tell you it became a bit too much! (and yes he would swap them out and let us know the fresh one tasted good) I started nipping the very end of the nipple with a pair of sharp sewing scissors...this caused them to deflate when sucked and he would say, "Noonie Broke" and proceed to throw them in the garbage. Yes, he was older...2 1/2 years old.

I've read that just pitching them in the garbage at 8 or 9 month is best...yes, there will be a few nights of misery, but they'll be gone. Good luck to you!!


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For my few who liked a pacifier I just threw them out around 9 months and nursed more often for a few days until they made the adjustment. A little longer to get them down at night for about a week, and then things were fine.

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Posted: May 06 2008 at 3:53pm | IP Logged Quote snowbabiesmom
I always wanted them off the pacifier before the arrival of a new baby (all dc about 2 years apart) so around 18 months, we pull out the trash can in the kitchen and we all stand around the trash and throw them in one at a time. By then the 18mth old knows the trash is a dirty place.. Sounds silly, but it worked with all 5 kids so far!
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